Moi University beat the University of Nairobi to top the list of best 20 universities in Kenya in a list published by Webometrics.The University of Nairobi was left out after students participated in the strike.
The second position was taken by Egerton University, which also ranked 2408 globally. The best private university in Kenya is Strathmore, which ranks as the 6th best University in Kenya.
Here is a complete list of top 20 best universities in Kenya for the year 2017.
Kenya
ranking in Kenya | World Rank | University | Det. | Presence Rank* | Impact Rank* | Openness Rank* | Excellence Rank* |
1 | 1755 | Moi University | 1331 | 1241 | 4032 | 2408 | |
2 | 1871 | Egerton University | 4803 | 991 | 4014 | 2759 | |
3 | 2541 | Kenyatta University | 99999 | 2595 | 1470 | 2712 | |
4 | 2860 | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology | 647 | 6734 | 2622 | 2807 | |
5 | 3646 | Maseno University | 7289 | 8733 | 2868 | 3483 | |
6 | 4824 | Strathmore University Nairobi | 422 | 5677 | 7494 | 4921 | |
7 | 6168 | Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology | 949 | 13449 | 4355 | 4703 | |
8 | 6416 | South Eastern Kenya University | 783 | 9422 | 3337 | 5789 | |
9 | 6522 | Catholic University of Eastern Africa | 2123 | 11752 | 7466 | 4703 | |
10 | 6900 | Kenya Medical Training College | 8414 | 5660 | 9491 | 5254 | |
11 | 7015 | Mount Kenya University | 254 | 9422 | 5627 | 5789 | |
12 | 7108 | United States International University | 921 | 9086 | 5847 | 5789 | |
13 | 7741 | Kenya Methodist University | 3711 | 7454 | 8426 | 5789 | |
14 | 8063 | Daystar University | 8260 | 11663 | 7169 | 5254 | |
15 | 8643 | Technical University of Kenya | 679 | 13336 | 3758 | 5789 | |
16 | 9087 | African Virtual University | 4952 | 6935 | 9491 | 5789 | |
17 | 10053 | Pwani University | 1064 | 15688 | 3049 | 5789 | |
18 | 10135 | Kenia Institute of Management | 4290 | 8298 | 9491 | 5789 | |
19 | 10560 | East African School of Aviation Embakasi Nairobi | 4716 | 8822 | 9491 | 5789 | |
20 | 10569 | Michuki Technical Institute Muranga | 12810 | 8056 | 9491 | 5789 |