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World University Rankings 2026: Kenya

4 universities ranked in Kenya, out of 2,287 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Kenya yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Kenya’s universities on the global measures.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology: Stephenwanjau · CC BY-SA 3.0; Kenyatta University: Thorkild Tylleskar · CC BY-SA 4.0.

National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	University of Nairobi	=1079	31.9	6	73	est.	719–2173
2	Moi University	=1453	27.7	23	44	est.	818–2214
3	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology	=1858	25.3	16	42	est.	859–2236
4	Kenyatta University	=2222	22.3	7	45	est.	934–2256

4 universities

Research Index for Kenya · All of Africa · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,287 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.