University Education In Kenya

A comprehensive guide of all universities in Kenya including their addresses (postal and physical), contacts (telephone and e-mail) and a link to the private / public universities in Kenya website.

Accredited Universities in Kenya

Public Universities in Kenya

1. University of Nairobi

University of Nairobi (UoN) is a collegiate research university based in Nairobi Kenya. It is one of the largest universities in Kenya. Although its history as an educational institution dates back to 1956, it did not become an independent university until 1970. In this year, the University of East Africa was split into three independent universities: Makerere University in Uganda, the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, and the University of Nairobi.

For more information please visit: University of Nairobi

2. Kenyatta University

Kenyatta University,is a public university located in Nairobi Kenya.It is the second largest public university in the country (after University of Nairobi). The University is located in Kahawa, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Nairobi’s city centre, along the Nairobi-Thika road.The history of Kenyatta University began in 1965 when the British Government handed over the Templar Barracks to the newly formed government of Kenya. The Barracks were then changed into a college known as Kenyatta College. Initially, the College was divided into two; the Secondary Education Division and the Teacher Education Division, which started by offering the three-year Post – Ordinary level Secondary Teacher’s Certificate.

For more information please visit: Kenyatta University

3. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology is situated in Juja, 36 kilometres North East of Nairobi, along Nairobi-Thika Highway.It was started in 1981 as a Middle Level College (Jomo Kenyatta College of Agriculture and Technology (JKCAT)) by the Government of Kenya with the generous assistance from the Japanese Government.

For more information please visit: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

4. Egerton University

Egerton University is the oldest institution of higher learning in Kenya. It was founded as a Farm School in 1939 by Lord Maurice Egerton of Tatton, a British national who settled in Kenya in the 1920s.In 1950, the School was upgraded to an Agricultural College offering diploma programmes. The Egerton Agricultural College Ordinance was enacted in 1955. In 1979, the Government of Kenya and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded a major expansion of the institution.

For more information please visit: Egerton University

5. Moi University

Moi University is a public university located in Eldoret town in western Kenya. It was the second public university to be established in Kenya, after the University of Nairobi. It is one of seven fully fledged public institutions of higher learning in Kenya (others being the University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Maseno University, Egerton University, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology and Kenyatta University). It was established in 1984 by the Moi University Act of Parliament after recommendations from the Mackay Commission.

For more information please visit: Moi University

6. Maseno University

Maseno University is a university based in Maseno, near Kisumu, in Kenya and was founded in 1991. It is one of the seven public universities in Kenya. The University is located in Maseno Township along Kisumu-Busia road, some 25 km from Kisumu City and 400 km west of Nairobi. It has two campuses: the Kisumu campus and the Main campus. The Main campus is located along Kisumu-Busia road, while the Kisumu campus is located in Kisumu City.

For more information please visit: Maseno University

7. Egerton University

Egerton University is the oldest institution of higher learning in Kenya. It was founded as a Farm School in 1939 by Lord Maurice Egerton of Tatton, a British national who settled in Kenya in the 1920s.In 1950, the School was upgraded to an Agricultural College offering diploma programmes. The Egerton Agricultural College Ordinance was enacted in 1955. In 1979, the Government of Kenya and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded a major expansion of the institution.

For more information please visit: Egerton University

8. Chuka University

Chuka University is a public university in the Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. The University is situated approximately 186 km from Nairobi along the Nairobi-Meru highway, in a rural setting on the eastern slopes of Mt. Kenya at an altitude of approximately 2,000 meters above sea level. Chuka University is within Chuka/Igamba-ng’ombe Constituency, Tharaka-Nithi County.

For more information please visit; Chuka University

9. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

Category: Public Universities in Kenya

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST) is situated Bondo Town within Siaya County on Bondo Usenge Road. JOOUST is the successor of Bondo University College (BUC) which was established by the Government of Kenya as a Constituent College of Maseno University through a Legal Order No. 56 of 11th May 2009.

For more information please visit: Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

10. Karatina University

Category: Public Universities in Kenya

Karatina University was established as a full-fledged public university in Kenya through the award of Charter on 1st March 2013. Situated 15km North off Karatina town, the University aspires to be one of the leading institutions of higher learning in Kenya and beyond. We offer quality education that is in tandem with the needs and aspirations of the global village as captured in our Vision, Mission and Core Values.

For more information please visit: Karatina University

11. Kisii University

Kisii University was founded in 1965 as a Primary Teachers’ Training College on land that was donated by the Gusii County Council. The Primary Teachers’ Training College was upgraded to the status of a Secondary Teacher’s College in 1983 offering ordinary Diploma programme. In 1994, Egerton University took over the college and was offering Post Graduate Diploma in Education up to 2001. In 1999, the first-degree programme (Business and Management) was started in the Faculty of Commerce.

For more information please visit: Kisii University

12. Laikipia University

Laikipia University is a Kenyan University located in Nyahururu. It is the premier university of education (arts) in the country currently. It has seven campuses: Nakuru campus, Embu campus, Nyahururu Town campus, Naivasha campus, Nairobi City Campus (Upper hill TBM Plaza), Mararal campus and Eldoret campus. It was started in April 1929 by a British Colonial farmer cum educationist by the name William Thomas Alfred Levet.

For more information please visit: Laikipia University

13.  Meru University

Meru University of Science and Technology (MUCST)is a public university near Meru County. It is situated in Nchiru, 15 kilometres north east of Meru, along the Meru-Makutano-Maua Highway. It offers courses in Engineering, Science, Information Technology and Business.It was established by the Kenya Government under Legal Notice No. 103 of 18th July 2008 as a constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.

For more information please visit: Meru University

14. Multimedia University of Kenya

The Multimedia University of Kenya (MMU) is a public university located in Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya.[1] The university offers ICT and mass media education.It is a constituent college of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and later granted university charter on 1st March 2013 making it one of the fully fledged Universities in Kenya.Multimedia University of Kenya Main Campus is located in a serene environment 25 Kilometres south of Nairobi along Magadi road, a kilometre away form Ongata Rongai town.

For more information please visit: Multimedia University of Kenya

15. Technical University of Mombasa

Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) is a public Technical university located in the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya. It is one of the National Polytechnics recently elevated to a fully fledged University in Kenya. It encompasses the many benefits of a small University in the nation’s Island city bordering the great Indian ocean. The various phases it has undergone so far reflect the GOK’s concerted efforts in promoting technical, industrial, vocational and entrepreneurship education and training in line with the dynamic technological and industrial growth in Kenya and in Africa.The origin of TUM can be traced back to the late 1940’s as a result of the consultations pioneered by Sir Philip Mitchell in 1948 between The Aga Khan, the Sultan of Zanzibar, the Secretary of State for the colonies, Sir Bernard Reilly and H. M. Treasury.

For more information please visit: Technical University of Mombasa

16. University of Eldoret

University of Eldoret is a public university situated approximately 9 Km along the Eldoret-Ziwa road in Eldoret town, Uasin gishu County. The University occupies 1,050 acres of land. It was founded in 1946 by the white settlers as a Large Scale Farmers Training Centre. In 1984, it was converted to a teachers’ training college and renamed Moi Teachers’ Training College to offer Diploma Science Teachers Training. Due to the double intake crisis, the College was taken over by Moi University as a Campus in 1990, renaming it Chepkoilel Campus. From 1990, the University made it a campus of natural, basic and applied science programmes. In August 2010, H.E. The President, through Legal Notice No. 125 of 13th August 2010 upgraded the campus into a University College with the name Chepkoilel University College, a Constituent College of Moi University.

For more information please visit: University of Eldoret

17. Technical University of Kenya

The Technical University of Kenya (TU-K) is a public university located at Haile Selassie Ave, Nairobi Kenya. The School was established through the elevation of The Kenya Polytechnic University College (KPUC) to full university status. TU-K was established as the first Technical University in Kenya line with the provisions of the proposed Universities Act, 2012.

For more information please visit:  The Technical University of Kenya

18. Pwani University College

Pwani University is a public university in the Kilifi County in Kenya, located 60 km north of Mombasa in the resort town of Kilifi, within the larger Kilifi County. Prior to the award of a Charter, the University was a Constituent College of Kenyatta University. The College formerly the Kilifi Institute of Agriculture was established on 23 August 2007 by an order signed by H.E President Mwai Kibaki.

For more information please visit: Pwani University College

19. Cooperative University College of Kenya

The Cooperative University College of Kenya was founded in 1952, when a training centre was established at the then Jeans School in Kabete. This centre trained Government Cooperative Inspectors.In 1961, the centre was phased out and a school of cooperatives introduced at the Kenya Institute of Administration to train Government officers at both certificate and diploma levels.From 1967, the college has operated as a department of the Ministry of Cooperative Development and Marketing, with its establishment as a body corporate by the Cooperative University College of Kenya Act, 1995. In 1969, construction work at the Lang’ata campus started and the campus opened its doors in 1972, to train government and cooperative employees at both certificate and diploma levels.

For more information please visit: Cooperative University College of Kenya

20. Dedan Kimathi University College of Technology

Dedan Kimathi University College of Technology (KUCT) is a public, coeducational technological university located in Nyeri Town. It is one of 19 public universities and constituent colleges in Kenya, one of four constituent colleges of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and it employs a strong emphasis on scientific and technological programmes.Dedan Kimathi University of Technology started as a community project in 1972 then known as Kimathi Institute of Technology (KIT), opening doors to its first students in 1978. KIT rapidly emerged as a leading institution in the country in the training of Certified Public Accountants.

For more information please visit: Dedan Kimathi University College of Technology

21. Garissa University College

Garissa University College (GUC) is a public university in Garissa County. Garissa University College was founded in 2011 as a constituent college of Moi University, in the facilities of the former Garissa Teachers Training College,Located in Garissa Town.It was the first and only public post-secondary school to offer approved university degree courses in the North Eastern Province. The institution provides courses in the schools of education, information science, and arts and social sciences.

For more information please visit: Garissa University College

22. Kibabii University College

The establishment of Kibabii University College (KIBUCO) is traced to the origins of Kibabii teachers’ training college which is the precursor to the current Kibabii University College. For more than twenty years, the proposed Kibabii Teachers Training College in Bungoma South district remained a mere dream. On 19th September, 2007, His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki graciously presided over a ground breaking ceremony at the proposed site.The History of a Teacher Training College in Kibabii dates back to the pre-independence period. The idea was initiated by the Mill Hill Fathers in 1932. This college trained P4’s between 1932 and 1942 and P3’s between 1958 and 1961 in the current St. Mary’s Kibabii High School. However, the college was moved to Eregi (Eregi Teacher Training College) in 1962.

For more information please visit: Kibabii University College

23. Kirinyaga University

KyU is located approximately 115 Km North East of Nairobi on Sagana – Embu – Highway. It is the successor to Kirinyaga Technical Institute which was conceived by the people of Kirinyaga way back in 1971 when the former head of state His Excellency the President, Hon. Daniel Arap Moi C.G.H., M.P. (then Vice-president) launched the Harambee Fund Raising Drive at the request of Kirinyaga people. Kirinyaga County Council set aside 200 acres of land for the institute at Kutus and 50 more acres were also acquired at Kangaita area on the slopes of Mt. Kenya. The Institute opened doors to the first students on 2nd March 1977 when 72 students were enrolled, 48 of these students were admitted in the building and construction department while the remaining 24 were enrolled in the clothing and textile technology department. New training programmes were introduced in plumbing and Electrical installation in the early and mid-eighties respectively.

For more information please visit: Kirinyaga University

24. Machakos University

Machakos University is a higher education institute with its main campus located along Machakos – Wote road in Machakos town, Machakos County in Kenya.In 1957, the College was founded by the colonial Government as a Technical Rural Training School named Machakos Technical and Trade School. Machakos Technical School was established later in 1967 and Machakos Training Technical Institute in 1987.The Institution was elevated to Machakos University College, a constituent college of Kenyatta University, through Legal Notice No. 130, on 16 September 2011.In October 2016, Machakos University received a charter that allows it to operate as an independent public university. Machakos University mainly offers educational courses, food and beverage courses, engineering courses and secretariat courses among others.

For more information please visit: Machakos University

25. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, formerly Western University College of Science and Technology, is a public university in Kenya. The university is named after Masinde Muliro, a beloved Kenyan politician who helped found the school. Muliro died in 1992. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology started as Western College of Arts and Applied Sciences. In 1972, former Cabinet Minister Masinde Muliro was the chairman of the project committee. The first students joined in 1977 to study certificate and diploma courses in engineering mechanical, motor vehicle, electrical and electronic agriculture, water, building, architecture, accounting and finance.

For more information please visit: Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

26. South Eastern Kenya University

South Eastern Kenya University is one of the public universities in the country. Its Main Campus is located in Kitui County in a serene and conducive learning environment, 12 Kilometers off Kwa Vonza Market, along the Kitui-Machakos main road. University is a fully fledged University and is the successor to the South Eastern University College (SEUCO) which was a Constituent College of the University of Nairobi. The University has undergone tremendous growth since inception in 2008. The current student population stands at around 6,000 students.They pride ourselves in having highly qualified teaching staff consisting of Professors and lecturers most of whom have a Ph. D and vast experience in both teaching and research.

For more information please visit: South Eastern Kenya University

27. Taita Taveta university College

Taita Taveta university College is located in Taita Taveta County and it lies between Chyulu Hills National Park, Tsavo east National Park, and Tsavo West National Park. It is located in Voi on the Voi-Mwatate road, 8 Km from the Nairobi-Mombasa Highway Junction.TTU opened her gates in 2007 as Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Taita Taveta Campus and later in 2011 was upgraded to a Constituent until 7th October 2016 when it was given a charter to be a fully fledged university.

 For more information please visit: Taita Taveta university College

28. Tom Mboya University College

Tom Mboya University one of the public in Kenya.The university was established in 2015 and admitted its first studentsin January 2016. It is situated Homa Bay County in Nyanza region. Tom Mboya University is the first public university to be established in Homa Bay county and has taken over the facilities at the Homa Bay Agricultural Training College.

For more information please visit: Tom Mboya University

29. Embu University College

The Embu Agricultural Staff Training (EAST) College was established in 1947 as an agriculture training school for pre-service training at certificate level to Kenya African Preliminary Examination (KAPE) students.Later in 1968, the Centre was renamed Embu Institute of Agriculture and started admitting secondary school leavers for two-year certificate training as Technical Assistants. In 1990, it was up-graded to an Agricultural Staff Training College whose mandate was to develop and implement short management and technical courses, and offer research and consultancy services to enhance performance in the agricultural sector.

For more information please visit: Embu University College

30. University of Kabianga

University of Kabianga is located in Kabianga Division in Kericho County. The University is situated in the Kabianga Complex, comprising of the then Kabianga Farmers Training Center, Kabianga High School and Primary School and the Kipsigis County Council Tea Farm. The Kabianga Complex has along history. The Government School, Kabianga ,was started in 1925. Kabianga Teachers’ Training College existed between 1929 and 1963, when the College was moved to the present Kericho Teachers Training College.After the relocation ,Kabianga Farmers Training Centre was established in 1959 at the premises.Its objective was to serve as an Agricultural Training facility for farmers from the South Rift and beyond.

For more information please visit: University of Kabianga

31. Murang’a University College

Murang’a University College (MRUC) was established in September 2011 via Murang’a University College order legal notice No. 129 of September 2011 as a constituent College of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. MRUC is the successor of Murang’a College of Technology. The University College currently operates under the provision of the Universities Act 2012 CAP 210 B of the laws of Kenya. MRUC is positioning itself to develop a distinctive profile as a progressive and international Technical University, growing its enrolment strategically. Although the University College has just opened its doors to undergraduate students, MRUC remains strongly committed to exploring how best to harness technology to improve the quality of education it offers students.

For more information please visit: Murang’a University College

Private Universities in Kenya

1. Africa International University

Africa International University (AIU) formerly Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST) came into being through the vision of the late Dr. Byang Kato of Nigeria, who was at the time the first African General Secretary of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa and Madagascar (AEAM, now AEA).

For more information please visit: Africa International University

2. Africa Nazarene

ANU is a private Christian university and an institution of the international Church of the Nazarene.ANU is proud of its humble beginnings and development since August 1994 when Dr. Martha John, ANU’s first Vice Chancellor, opened the University’s doors to 62 students from eleven African countries taking undergraduate courses in Theology and Business Administration or a Masters of Arts in Religion. One year later, the university introduced the Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, welcoming an additional 42 students.

For more information please visit: Africa Nazarene University

3. Kenya Methodist University (KeMU)

The Kenya Methodist University (KeMU) is a Chartered private University founded by the Methodist Church in Kenya. It is situated within woodland on the North Eastern slopes of Mount Kenya, five kilometres from Meru Town.

For more information please visit: Kenya Methodist University

4. Daystar University

Daystar was co-founded in 1964 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, by Dr. S.E. Motsoko Pheko, a political refugee from South Africa, and Dr. Donald and Mrs. Faye K. Smith, an American missionary couple.The name ‘Daystar’ is derived from the Bible (2nd Peter 1:19), which is used to describe Jesus Christ. With this in mind, every member of Daystar University is encouraged to emulate Jesus Christ in behaviour, lifestyle and speech.

For more information please visit: Daystar University

5. United States International University – USIU

United States International University seeks “to identify, recruit and admit qualified students to the university” in accordance with the published standards determined by the university leadership and in keeping with the university mission as described in the university catalog.

For more information please visit: United States International University

6. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

The Institute was established in 1998 to respond to these challenges and to make a contribution towards the paradigm shift needed for the achievement of sustainable development at various levels particularly in Africa. In this respect, GLUK subscribes to the philosophy of self-propagated development, which is made sustainable through communities’ own participation.

For more information please visit: Great Lakes University of Kisumu

7. Kabarak University

Kabarak University is located 20kms north of Nakuru town,along the Nakuru-Eldama Ravine highway.It is in a serene environment that makes it an ideal place for learning.Today the University has over 1000 students pursuing various academic courses in Science,Engineering,Technology,Business,Law,Theology and Education.It has since had several graduation ceremonies in which over 2,000 graduands have graduated.

For more information please visit: Kabarak University

8. KCA University

KCA University (KCAU) is a non-profit making institution Located in Ruaraka along the Nairobi Thika highway and just 15 minutes from the city center. It was founded as Kenya College of Accountancy in July 1989 by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) to improve the quality of accountancy and financial management training in the country.The college was founded after a study conducted by Chart Foulks Lynch CIPFA services of the UK in 1987/88. The study revealed that the Kenyan economy required an additional four hundred qualified Accountants every year.

For more information please visit: KCA University

9. Kenya Highlands Evangelical University

KHEU earned University status in 2011 after being a Bible School/College (KHBC) for more than 50 years. During those years producing hundreds of graduates many of whom have gone on to become leaders in various institutions throughout Kenya and East Africa.
KHEU is the only University whose main campus is in the Kericho area. Known for its quality programs, excellent and committed faculty, KHEU is determined to keep its costs low to serve those who otherwise would need to forgo a University education.

For more information please visit: Kenya Highlands Evangelical University

10. Mount Kenya University

Mount Kenya University (MKU) is a private, multi-campus, chartered university in Kenya. It is one of the largest private universities in the country.The institution was founded in 1996 as Thika Institute of Technology.In 2000, the Institute developed into a commercial college offering management and computer training programmes.

For more information please visit: Mount Kenya University

11. Pan Africa Christian University

Pan Africa Christian (PAC) University is a Christian university in Nairobi Kenya. The institution is a fully accredited and chartered private university, approved by the Kenyan Commission for Higher Education, and authorized by the Government of Kenya to award undergraduate and graduate degrees. PAC was founded by its prime sponsor, the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC), and began its operations in 1978 as a Bible College.

For more information please visit: Pan Africa Christian University

12. Scott Christian University

Scott Christian University (SCU) is a private Christian university in Machakos County. It was established by the Africa Inland Mission in 1962 as Scott Theological College (STC), and named after AIM’s founder, Peter Cameron Scott.Scott received its university charter in 1997, adopting its present name in 2012.

For more information please visit: Scott Christian University

13. St. Pauls University

St. Paul’s is a Christian Chartered University in Kenya that offers societal relevant education focusing on the whole person. The graduates are therefore competent in areas of study and general skills of life. The University has its Main Campus in Limuru and other campuses in Nairobi, Nakuru, Machakos and Butere.The origin of the University goes back to the early years of missionary work in East Africa.

For more information please visit: St.Pauls University

14. The Management University of Africa

The Management University of Africa (MUA) is a premier private university that aims at providing innovation, leadership and management solutions to industries and communities in Africa and beyond. The distinct focus of the Management University of Africa is to be the centre of excellence in capacity building in management, leadership, governance and entrepreneurship.

For more information please visit: The Management University of Africa

 15. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

The University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, is a fully accredited institution of higher learning accredited by the Adventist Accrediting Association of the Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges and Universities, and was chartered by the Government of the Republic of Kenya on March 28, 1991. It is also a member of the Commonwealth Association of Universities, and the Inter-University Council for East Africa.The institution is founded on principles which address the needs of the society in which it functions; and to inculcate the institution’s philosophy of education.

For more information please visit: University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

16. Adventist University of Africa

Adventist University of Africa is private university located at advent Hill ,Ongata rongai off Magandi Road, Kenya. In 1994 the General Conference Department of Education commissioned a study to determine the best way to provide postgraduate education for all of Africa. Traveling abroad, spending several years in Europe or America, was not a viable option for most African pastors, church administrators, and prospective professors. To solve their problem, a few African Adventist institutions negotiated affiliation agreements with Andrews University and Loma Linda University, but even these arrangements proved unsatisfactory because the cost was high and contextualization could not be achieved.

For more university please visit; Adventist University of Africa

17. Aga Khan University

Aga Khan University is an independent research university located at 2nd parklards Avenue, in Nairobi County.

For more information please visit: Aga Khan University

18. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

On 26 November 2008 construction of a modernistic, multi-purpose resource centre began. The whole project is expected to reach completion sometime in 2012 and will serve as the main hub for most activities and events of the college.The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA), like most other universities, started in a modest way. It commenced as a graduate school of theology known as the Catholic Higher Institute of Eastern Africa (CHIEA).

 For more information please visit: Catholic University of Eastern Africa

19. Strathmore University

Strathmore University is a chartered university based in Nairobi, Kenya. Strathmore College was started in 1961 as an Advanced-level Sixth Form College offering Science and Arts subjects by a group of professionals, who formed a charitable Educational Trust (now the Strathmore Educational Trust). Saint Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, inspired and encouraged them to start the College.

 For more information please visit: Strathmore University

20. Inoorero University

Inoorero University is located in Nairobi in Kenya.It is anchored on over a quarter of a century of excellence in education having been founded on what was originally known as the Kenya School of Professional Studies. (KSPS.)Inoorero is a Kikuyu word meaning “the sharpening place”. IU by concept positions itself as an institution that sharpens people’s minds, knowledge, attitude and skills.

For more information please visit: Inoorero University

21. Presbyterian University of East Africa

The Presbyterian University of East Africa (PUEA) is an institution of higher education registered with the Ministry of Higher Education and the Commission for Higher Education (CHE) to offer the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and various Bachelors Degree programmes.

For more information please visit: Presbyterian University of East Africa

22. Umma University

Umma University is an established university in Kenya accredited by the Commission for University Education. The University has two campuses; Thika and Kajiado. Umma University offers courses in Business Management, Information and Communication Technology, Islamic Shari’ah, Islamic Banking and Finance and Islamic Studies.
Umma University was established to increase access to quality higher education to diverse individuals and communities. Umma University is ‘the University of the People’ with the objective of delivering knowledge in various platforms from traditional classroom learning, Distance and Open Learning, On-Line courses and learning using modern technology.

For more information please visit: Umma University

23. Gretsa University

Gretsa University is a private university located within Thika Municipality along Garissa Road approximately four kilometres from the junction of Garissa Road and Murang’a-Nairobi highway. Gretsa University admitted its pioneer students in September 2006 after receiving the Letter of Interim Authority from the Commission for Higher Education in May 2006. The University began with three pioneer degree programmes in Business, Computer Science and Hospitality Management. he third lot of degree students graduated in December 2012. Several diploma and Certificate groups have graduated over the years.

For more information please visit: Gretsa University

24. Pioneer International University

Established in 2012, Pioneer International University is a private higher education institution located in the large city of Nairobi.Pioneer International University (PIU) addresses these concerns through a combination of carefully developed curricula in line with industries and entrepreneurship needs. To this end, PIU students engage in practical work through mandatory industrial attachment programs, projects and exhibitions.

For more information please visit: Pioneer International University

25. Riara University

The Riara University was born out of a sincere desire to provide a holistic approach in higher education. It is a logical continuation of our commitment, dating back to 1974, to ensure education and development of the whole child, learner and person. Ours is a concept that goes beyond the classroom, syllabus-based learning, and reaches out to provide stimulation and motivation for self-development and capacity for life-long education.The process of education from kindergarten through primary and secondary and now university flows like that of the perennial Riara River: forever challenging, forever nourishing, forever fulfilling.

For more information please visit: Riara University

26. Hekima University College

Hekima University College is a Jesuit school of theology in Nairobi, Kenya, affiliated with the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. It opened in 1984 mainly as a seminary for Jesuits studying to be priests, and has greatly expanded since then. In 2004 it opened the Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations .Hekima College was founded in 1984 as a school of theology by the Major Superiors of the Society of Jesus in Africa and Madagascar.

For more information please visit: Hekima University College

27. Marist International University College

Marist International University College (MIUC) is a Constituent College of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). It was established in 1986. It is founded on Christian principles. It is located in Keren – along Lang’ata Road away from the hustles and bustle of Nairobi County in a serene environment that is conducive for learning. They have opened a center at Ongata Rongai Township with the aim of bringing quality education closer to the people.

For more information please visit: Marist International University College

28. Tangaza University College

Tangaza College is a Catholic University College jointly owned by the member religious congregations. It has its roots in Catholic Tradition, especially as planted and nourished in East Africa (the AMECEA region) through the missionary endeavors which spanned the late 19th and entire 20th centuries. Now in the 21st century, and in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council, the people of Tangaza recognize that they themselves are sent to participate in the renewal and development of that Tradition. As befits an institution of higher learning this will be realized primarily through commitment to academic excellence and the personal transformation of its students, both lay and religious.

For more information please visit: Tangaza University College

29. Uzima University College

Uzima University College was been established by the Archdiocese of Kisumu as a constituent college of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa –CUEA with specialization in teaching and research of Medical and Biomedical sciences.The main campus of the College is established on 64 acres of land on the foot of Riat hills which is about 10 kilometers from the CBD of Kisumu city.

For more information please visit: Uzima University College

30. Regina Pacis University College

Regina Pacis University College (RPUC) is a Constituent College of The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). The College is administratively autonomous but an integral part of CUEA for all academic purposes. It is sponsored by The Assumption Sisters of Nairobi (ASN) and governed by a Board of Trustees and a Governing Board.

For more information please visit; Regina Pacis University College

 31. Genco University

Genco University is an online university located in Parkside Towers, Nairobi, Kenya. It is seeking accreditation from the Commission for Higher Education (CHE) to meet international recognition. Genco University is one of the world’s leading open universities specializing in distance education. Genco University attempts to remove the barriers of time, space, past educational experience, and, to a great extent, level of income. By focusing on innovation in learning, Genco University makes it possible to earn a university education regardless of where you are.

For more information please visit: Genco University