Top 60 universities and colleges in Kenya: If you have subscribed to Kenyayote email alerts here, then you might have noticed that at least every month we share information about the top ranked universities and colleges in Kenya and the rankings sometimes differ which raises a lot of criticism. We thought we should explain how this happens.
There are about 3 reliable multinational companies that rank Higher institutions of learning in Kenya. These companies are are 4icu, Webometrics and QS World University Rankings. The 3 companies use different methodologies to rank universities and they release there results at different times. One releases its results after 3 months, the other after 6 months and the other after 12 months.
The Kenyan college and university rankings differ because the ranking companies are different and use a different approaches of rankings. Because today we are focusing on Webometrics July 2015 results of Kenya universities and colleges rankings lets also get to understand briefly the criteria that it uses to rank higher institutions of learning in Kenya.
Webometrics Rankings of Higher Education Institutions is conducted by one of the largest public research organization based in Spain called “Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)“. After every six months an independent, free objective, open scientific research is performed by CSIC to provide information about the performance of universities globally. You can read more about Webometrics ranking criteria here
Our work here at Kenyayote is to pick only Kenyan universities and colleges and arranged them in the order of their Webometrics Ranking from top to bottom as shown below
Top 66 Universities and colleges in Kenya according to Webometrics August 2015 rankings
- University of Nairobi
- Moi University
- Kenyatta University
- Egerton University
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
- Strathmore University Nairobi
- Maseno University
- African Virtual University
- Catholic University of Eastern Africa
- United States International University
- Kenya Methodist University
- Technical University of Kenya
- Kabarak University
- Kenya Medical Training College
- Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology
- Mount Kenya University
- KCA University
- Saint Paul’s University Limuru
- Daystar University
- Technical University of Mombasa
- Pwani University College
- International School of Kenya
- Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (Kimathi University College of Technology)
- University of Eastern Africa Baraton
- Taita Taveta University College
- Pan Africa Christian University
- Kenya Institute of Management
- Africa Nazarene University
- Multimedia University College of Kenya
- South Eastern Kenya University
- Riara University
- Tangaza College
- Inoorero University (Kenya School of Professional Studies)
- Eldoret University
- East Africa School of Management
- Kisii University
- Meru University of Science & Technology
- Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science & Technology (Bondo University College)
- Adventist University of Africa
- Laikipia University College
- University of Kabianga
- Maryknoll Institute of African Studies Nairobi
- Great Lakes University of Kisumu
- Management University of Africa
- Rongo University College
- Scott Theological College
- Kibabii University College
- Chuka University
- Masai Mara University
- Africa International University (Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology)
- Co-operative University College of Kenya
- International Leadership University (Nairobi International School of Theology)
- Nairobi Institute of Business Studies
- Presbyterian University of East Africa
- Machakos University College
- Gretsa University
- Institute of Advanced Technology Kenya
- Murang’a University College
- Embu University College
- Zetech University
- Umma University
- Kenya Christian Industrial Training Institute
- Kirinyaga University College
- Kenya Highlands Evangelical University (Kenya Highlands Bible College)
- Riccatti Business College
- Karatina University
The top university rankings are based on webometrics data. As much as Kenyayote might agree 100% with the rankings, they remain to be the most reliable in the world compared to others.
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