The University of Nairobi, Kenya’s top institution for higher learning ranks 11th in Africa and 924th globally. It is also the only university in Kenya appearing among world’s top 1,000. This is according to the latest University rankings by UniRanks.
In Kenya, UniRanks has listed only 6 universities as below;
1. University of Nairobi (11th in Africa, 924 globally)
2. Kenyatta University (35th in Africa, not ranked globally)
3. Moi University (55th in Africa, not ranked globally)
4. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (56th in Africa, not ranked globally)
5. Egerton University (69th in Africa, not ranked globally)
6. Strathmore University (93rd in Africa, not ranked globally)
In Africa, the top 10 universities are;
1. University of Cape Town (South Africa) – 236th globally
2. Stellenbosch University (South Africa) – 336th globally
3. University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) – 363rd globally
4. Cairo University (Egypt) – 451st globally
5. University of Kwazulu Natal (South Africa) – 492nd globally
6. University of Johannesburg (South Africa) – 532nd globally
7. University of Pretoria (South Africa) – 566th globally
8. Alexandria University (Egypt) – 717th globally
9. University of the Western Cape (South Africa) – 766th globally
10. Mansoura University (Egypt) – Not listed globally
Globally, the top 10 universities are;
1. Harvard University (US)
2. Stanford University (US)
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
4. University of Oxford (UK)
5. University of Cambridge (Europe)
6. University of Pennsylvania (US)
7. University of Michigan (US)
8. Columbia University (US)
9. University of California Berkeley (US)
10. Johns Hopkins University (US)
