Securing employment has become as hard as earning Ksh 10 million in Kenya. The college/university you attend plays a significant role in relation to your chances of securing employment. It’s not a secret anymore that employers prefer graduates from certain universities and colleges as compared to those from other training institutions.
There are factors that determine how fast one secures employment, they include:
- Who they know
- Available job opportunities
- How marketable is the course they pursued in college
- Aggressiveness of a graduate
- Professional courses associated with the career(added advantage)
Webometric is one of the few institutions that rank universities world over.Each year the institution ranks Kenyan universities based on their presence online and quality of education. Some employers use the ranking to determine who to employ and who to leave out. Based on Webometric ranking, the following are top 50 universities and colleges you should pursue your education in Kenya:
| ranking | World Rank | University | Det. | Presence Rank* | Impact Rank* | Openness Rank* | Excellence Rank* |
| 1 | 850 | University of Nairobi | 42 | 652 | 1074 | 1569 | |
| 2 | 1450 | Kenyatta University | 164 | 792 | 1360 | 2742 | |
| 3 | 1707 | Egerton University | 1915 | 618 | 4329 | 2875 | |
| 4 | 1865 | Moi University | 1781 | 2114 | 2276 | 2288 | |
| 5 | 2661 | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology | 1148 | 5327 | 2616 | 2625 | |
| 6 | 3972 | Maseno University | 4532 | 10164 | 2996 | 3663 | |
| 7 | 4517 | Strathmore University Nairobi | 770 | 5404 | 7228 | 4866 | |
| 8 | 5037 | Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology | 1937 | 13465 | 3778 | 4283 | |
| 9 | 5939 | Catholic University of Eastern Africa | 3215 | 11892 | 6210 | 4866 | |
| 10 | 6441 | Kibabii University | 3033 | 6119 | 7391 | 5974 | |
| 11 | 6677 | United States International University | 1389 | 8176 | 5754 | 5974 | |
| 12 | 6745 | Daystar University | 2274 | 11395 | 7449 | 5243 | |
| 13 | 6755 | South Eastern Kenya University | 1351 | 9870 | 3441 | 5974 | |
| 14 | 7727 | Mount Kenya University | 507 | 10718 | 5976 | 5974 | |
| 15 | 7790 | Technical University of Kenya | 1019 | 11820 | 4126 | 5974 | |
| 16 | 8720 | Kenya Methodist University | 3191 | 9928 | 8259 | 5974 | |
| 17 | 9032 | Kenya Medical Training College | 19643 | 8117 | 10776 | 5529 | |
| 18 | 9697 | Kenya Coast National Polytechnic | 20075 | 6131 | 10776 | 5974 | |
| 19 | 9822 | African Virtual University | 6363 | 7197 | 10776 | 5974 | |
| 20 | 9874 | Kenia Institute of Management | 8075 | 7163 | 10776 | 5974 | |
| 21 | 10268 | Pwani University | 2570 | 15126 | 4237 | 5974 | |
| 22 | 10376 | Technical University of Mombasa (Mombasa Polytechnic University College) | 1219 | 14776 | 5376 | 5974 | |
| 23 | 10700 | University of Eastern Africa Baraton | 4543 | 13416 | 7042 | 5974 | |
| 24 | 10742 | University of Eldoret | 4513 | 14817 | 5270 | 5974 | |
| 25 | 10848 | Masai Mara University | 3829 | 14407 | 6127 | 5974 | |
| 26 | 10856 | Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (Kimathi University College of Technology) | 3540 | 15049 | 5364 | 5974 | |
| 27 | 11175 | Kisii University | 3156 | 11521 | 9771 | 5974 | |
| 28 | 11229 | Kabarak University | 1584 | 14142 | 7632 | 5974 | |
| 29 | 11493 | Embu University College | 2248 | 16224 | 5220 | 5974 | |
| 30 | 11777 | Kenya Forestry Research Institute | 10590 | 13845 | 7737 | 5974 | |
| 31 | 11900 | Africa Nazarene University | 14983 | 12155 | 9321 | 5974 | |
| 32 | 11944 | Meru University of Science & Technology | 2900 | 16665 | 5343 | 5974 | |
| 33 | 12380 | Saint Paul’s University Limuru | 6987 | 15939 | 6532 | 5974 | |
| 34 | 12443 | KCA University | 2380 | 14573 | 8791 | 5974 | |
| 35 | 12556 | Murang’a University of Technology | 2011 | 16890 | 6399 | 5974 | |
| 36 | 12604 | Karatina University | 2422 | 17590 | 5359 | 5974 | |
| 37 | 13189 | Machakos University | 2546 | 18654 | 5011 | 5974 | |
| 38 | 13240 | Chuka University | 3848 | 15173 | 9082 | 5974 | |
| 39 | 13582 | Amani College | 11228 | 11770 | 10776 | 5974 | |
| 40 | 13668 | Michuki Technical Institute Muranga | 11446 | 11890 | 10776 | 5974 | |
| 41 | 13748 | Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science & Technology (Bondo University College) | 3979 | 17472 | 7417 | 5974 | |
| 42 | 13856 | Pan Africa Christian University | 2841 | 17127 | 8151 | 5974 | |
| 43 | 13990 | East African School of Aviation Embakasi Nairobi | 2725 | 13071 | 10776 | 5974 | |
| 44 | 14442 | Zetech University | 15863 | 13829 | 10363 | 5974 | |
| 45 | 14707 | University of Kabianga | 11698 | 17795 | 7752 | 5974 | |
| 46 | 14879 | Co-operative University of Kenya | 8433 | 19372 | 6293 | 5974 | |
| 47 | 15066 | Laikipia University | 22601 | 17790 | 7397 | 5974 | |
| 48 | 15180 | Multimedia University of Kenya | 3375 | 15608 | 10473 | 5974 | |
| 49 | 15488 | Kenya School of Government | 13986 | 14125 | 10776 | 5974 |
If you don’t find A university ranked among the top 50 then it’s not one of the best in Kenya.
Away from Webometric ranking, here are the best courses to pursue in each university or college
UoN(Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, Bachelor of Law, Bachelor of architecture, Bachelor of Pharmacy, Bachelor of Actuarial Science)
JKUAT (Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of IT, Bachelor of Computer Science)
Maseno University (Bachelor of Applied Statistics, Bachelor of Journalism)
Kenya Institute of Management (Management short courses)
Kenya Institute of Mass Communication (Journalism courses)
Daystar University (Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication)
Strathmore University (Business related courses)
Technical University of Kenya (Engineering related courses)
