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The recent 2022 published world, continental and individual country’s Webometrics University rankings has yet revealed shocking revelations on the state of universities research and innovations in Kenya. ONLY Four Kenyan universities – UoN, KU, EGERTON and JKUAT  - made it among 2022 world’s leading 2,500 institutions of higher learning.

Shockingly, Only five Kenyan universities have made it to top 100 list in new ranking of universities in Africa.

The University of Nairobi has been ranked the top University in Kenya, and among the top universities in Africa and the world. The Webometrics ranking released in January 2022 placed the UoN at Position 1 in Kenya and East Africa, Position 12 in Africa, and 1077 in a total of over 30,000 universities ranked globally.

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Kenyatta University is at second position in Kenya, Position 52 in Africa, and 2260 in the world.  Egerton University retains its ranking as the third best varsity in Kenya, ranking 66th in Africa and 2444th in the world.

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and Moi University are ranked four and five respectively in Kenya. In Africa, the two universities are ranked position 67 and 72 respectively.

Under the private universities category, Strathmore ranked number 7 and it’s the only institution that made it to the the top 10 universities in Kenya.

Below is a comprehensive list of the top 20 ranking universities in Kenya.

KE	World Rank	University	Category
1	1077	University of Nairobi	Public
2	2260	Kenyatta University	Public
3	2444	Egerton University	Public
4	2459	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology	Public
5	2503	Moi University	Public
6	3459	Maseno University	Public
7	4034	Strathmore University Nairobi	Private
8	4146	Technical University of Kenya	Public
9	5337	Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology	Public
10	5452	Murang’a University of Technology	Public
11	5939	United States International University	Private
12	6027	University of Embu	Public
13	6365	Daystar University	Private
14	6653	Catholic University of Eastern Africa	Private
15	7135	Mount Kenya University	Private
16	7222	South Eastern Kenya University	Public
17	7370	Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (Kimathi University College of Technology)	Public
18	7868	Machakos University	Public
19	7903	Pwani University	Public
20	8441	Kisii University	Public

   

Under the Webometrics Ranking, universities are assessed in three critical categories of impact, openness and excellence.

The first African university on the ranking is the University of Cape Town (South Africa) which ranks at position 240 in the world.

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The University of Nairobi is the largest and pioneer institution of University education in Kenya and the region.

Over the years, the University of Nairobi has been ranked among the top universities in Africa and the world. Recently, the Webometrics ranking released in January 2021 placed the UoN at Position 1 in Kenya and East Africa, Position 13 in Africa, and 1052 in a total of over 30,000 universities ranked globally.