20+ Best Kenyan Universities & Their Locations 2017

Top 20 Kenya’s Best Universities And Their Locations |In Kenya there are 22 public universities, 14 chartered private universities and 13 universities with Letter of Interim Authority. 

These universities are established through institutional Acts of Parliament under the Universities Act, 2012 which provides for the development of university education, the establishment, accreditation and governance of universities.

According to a 2004 report on reforming higher education in Kenya, the rapid expansion of university education in the country was a spontaneous response to the increasing demand for higher education necessitated by the increasing flow of students from schools. This ranking is based on the report from 4icu.

1. University of Nairobi, Nairobi
2 Moi University, Eldoret
3 Egerton University, Njoro
4 Kenyatta University, Nairobi
5 Strathmore University, Nairobi
6 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi
7 United States International University Nairobi
8 Mount Kenya University, Thika
9 Kenya Methodist University, Meru
10 Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi
11 Maseno University, Maseno
12 Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi
13 Africa Nazarene University, Nairobi
14 Daystar University, Nairobi
15 South Eastern Kenya University, Kitui
16 University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Eldoret
17 KCA University, Nairobi
18 Chuka University, Chuka
19 Pwani University, Kilifi
20 Technical University of Mombasa, Mombasa