Kenyatta University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #2040 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #46 of 1,104 | In Africa |
| #2 of 63 | In Kenya |
| #2 of 24 | In Nairobi |
| #541 of 2,695 | For Forestry |
| Top50% | For 66 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 70%
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- ku.ac.ke
- Languages
- English
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 70% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) |
| Academic Calendar | September to June |
We've calculated the 70% acceptance rate for Kenyatta University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Research profile
Kenyatta University has published 8,851 scientific papers with 94,065 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Medicine, Biology, Sociology, Political Science, Ecology, Law, Geography and Cartography, and Business.
Kenyatta University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19 | 61 |
| 1994 | 20 | 65 |
| 1995 | 24 | 93 |
| 1996 | 11 | 78 |
| 1997 | 20 | 97 |
| 1998 | 28 | 103 |
| 1999 | 21 | 123 |
| 2000 | 19 | 166 |
| 2001 | 26 | 202 |
| 2002 | 38 | 226 |
| 2003 | 44 | 310 |
| 2004 | 72 | 403 |
| 2005 | 65 | 489 |
| 2006 | 86 | 640 |
| 2007 | 82 | 798 |
| 2008 | 61 | 909 |
| 2009 | 84 | 1105 |
| 2010 | 96 | 1287 |
| 2011 | 136 | 1563 |
| 2012 | 157 | 2027 |
| 2013 | 181 | 2433 |
| 2014 | 298 | 2843 |
| 2015 | 261 | 2927 |
| 2016 | 330 | 3219 |
| 2017 | 396 | 3507 |
| 2018 | 495 | 4257 |
| 2019 | 638 | 5055 |
| 2020 | 840 | 6749 |
| 2021 | 965 | 8655 |
| 2022 | 997 | 9947 |
| 2023 | 1067 | 11689 |
| 2024 | 761 | 11945 |
| 2025 | 347 | 11182 |
Tuition
| Local studetns | Undergraduate, 72,000-450,400 per annum for East African students, 125,000-712,220 per annum for Non-East African Students; Postgraduate, 120,000-400,000 per annum for East African students, 150,000-450,000 per annum for Non-East African Students; Summer term, c. 8,000 (KES) |
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Kenyatta University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Kenyatta University.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bachelor's Degree | Actuarial Science, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, African Studies, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Analytical Chemistry, Animal Husbandry, Applied Physics, Architecture, Arid Land Studies, Bible, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Botany, Business and Commerce, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Coastal Studies, Communication Arts, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Crop Production, Design, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Studies, Fashion Design, Film, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, Forensic Pathology, French, Gender Studies, German, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Home Economics, Hotel Management, Human Resources, Hydraulic Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Islamic Studies, Japanese, Laboratory Techniques, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medical Auxiliaries, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Parks and Recreation, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physics, Plant and Crop Protection, Police Studies, Preschool Education, Production Engineering, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Religion, Religious Education, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social Studies, Sociology, Software Engineering, Special Education, Sports Management, Statistics, Surgery, Swahili, Telecommunications Technology, Theatre, Theology, Tourism |
|---|---|
| Postgraduate Diploma | Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Forensic Pathology, Health Education, Justice Administration, Nutrition, Physical Education, Preschool Education, Psychotherapy, Social Sciences, Sports Management, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation |
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agronomy, Analytical Chemistry, Animal Husbandry, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Archaeology, Archiving, Arid Land Studies, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Curriculum, Design, Development Studies, Dietetics, Ecology, Econometrics, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, English, Entomology, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Fashion Design, Film, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, Food Science, Forestry, French, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geography, Geography (Human), Health Administration, Health Education, Health Sciences, Higher Education, History, Hotel and Restaurant, Hotel Management, Human Resources, Immunology, Information Sciences, International Business, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Leadership, Leisure Studies, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Mathematics, Medical Parasitology, Medicine, Microbiology, Music, Music Theory and Composition, Musicology, Nursing, Nutrition, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Peace and Disarmament, Pest Management, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Physical Education, Physics, Plant and Crop Protection, Plant Pathology, Police Studies, Preschool Education, Public Health, Regional Studies, Religious Studies, Rural Studies, Social and Community Services, Sociology, Soil Management, Special Education, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Swahili, Telecommunications Technology, Theatre, Tourism, Urban Studies, Water Management, Zoology |
| Doctor's Degree | Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Agronomy, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Aquaculture, Art Education, Botany, Business Administration, Chemistry, Cinema and Television, Coastal Studies, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Demography and Population, Design, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Energy Engineering, English, Entomology, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Fashion Design, Film, Fine Arts, Fishery, Food Science, French, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geography, Geography (Human), Health Administration, Horticulture, Hotel Management, Humanities and Social Science Education, Immunology, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, Laboratory Techniques, Leisure Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Music, Music Education, Nutrition, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Peace and Disarmament, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Physical Education, Physics, Plant Pathology, Police Studies, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Protective Services, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Regional Planning, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social and Community Services, Sociology, Soil Science, Special Education, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Swahili, Technology Education, Theatre, Tourism, Town Planning, Water Management, Water Science, Zoology |
Kenyatta University alumni
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Rachel Ruto
- Enrolled in Kenyatta University
- Graduated with licentiate in education
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rachel Chebet Ruto is a Kenyan educator currently serving as the First Lady of Kenya. She is the wife of William Ruto, the fifth and current President of Kenya.
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Fred Matiangi
- Occupations
- ministercivil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Fred Okengo Matiang'i is a Kenyan academic and former Cabinet Secretary who served in various high-profile dockets under the administration of President Uhuru Kenyatta. Most notably, he served as the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government from 2017 to 2022, a tenure characterized by a "super-minister" status following a 2019 executive order that granted him oversight over all cabinet sub-committees. While credited with implementing stringent reforms in the education and security sectors, his time in office was frequently marked by intense friction with the Judiciary of Kenya and widespread criticism from human rights organizations regarding the expansion of executive power and the use of state security apparatus against political opponents.
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Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
- Occupations
- writerauthornovelistscreenwriter
- Biography
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Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor is a Kenyan writer who is the author of novels, short stories and essays. She won the 2003 Caine Prize for African Writing for her story "Weight of Whispers". Yvonne is also the co-founder of The Macondo Literary Festival,a non-profit organization that seeks to organize regular literary festivals that promote literature and authors of Africa and from the Global.
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Charles Keter
- Years
- 1969-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- politicianminister
- Biography
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Charles Cheruiyot Keter is a Kenyan politician. He has belonged to the United Democratic Alliance Party of Kenya (UDA) since 2022.
Kenyatta University faculties and divisions
| School : Agriculture and Environmental Studies | Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Development Studies, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Social and Community Services |
|---|---|
| School : Business, Economics and Tourism | Accountancy, Business Administration, Econometrics, Economics, Finance, Hotel Management, Management, Parks and Recreation, Sports Management, Statistics, Tourism |
| School : Digital School of Virtual and Open Learning | Agricultural Business, Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Educational Sciences, Food Science, Health Education, Hotel and Restaurant, Information Technology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Nutrition, Parks and Recreation, Physical Education, Social and Community Services, Social Sciences, Special Education, Sports, Teacher Training, Tourism |
| School : Education | Curriculum, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Library Science, Preschool Education, Special Education |
| School : Engineering and Architecture | Agricultural Engineering, Architecture, Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering, Information Technology, Interior Design, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Real Estate |
| School : Graduate | Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Education, Environmental Studies, Health Sciences, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences |
| School : Health Sciences | Anatomy, Clinical Psychology, Community Health, Dermatology, Dietetics, Epidemiology, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Laboratory Techniques, Medicine, Microbiology, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Sports, Surgery |
| School : Law, Arts and Social Sciences | African Languages, Archaeology, Civil Security, Communication Studies, Dance, Design, Development Studies, English, Film, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, French, Gender Studies, Geography, German, History, International Relations and Diplomacy, Japanese, Korean, Linguistics, Literature, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Music, Peace and Disarmament, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Private Law, Protective Services, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Law, Religious Studies, Sociology, Swahili, Theatre |
| School : Pure and Applied Sciences | Actuarial Science, Analytical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Forensic Pathology, Information Sciences, Mathematics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Physics, Zoology |
General information
| Alternative names | KU |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| Accreditation | Commission for University Education (CUE); Inter-university Council for East Africa |
| Motto | Transforming Higher Education, Enhancing Lives |
Location and contacts
| Address | PO Box 43844 Nairobi, 00100 Kenya |
|---|---|
| City population | 5,545,000 |