UoN among Top 10 Universities in Africa

The University of Nairobi was ranked among the top 10 universities in Africa in the just released ranking by Edurank 2024.

University of Nairobi was ranked 1 In Kenya, 8 in Africa and 824 in the world, Makerere University was ranked no. 7 in Africa and 819 in the world. University of Capetown, Witwatersrand and Stellenbosch were ranked 1, 2 and 3 in Africa respectively.  Kenyatta University was ranked No. 2 in Kenya, 38 in Africa and 2230 in the world.

According to the Edurank website, the ranking is according to research output, non-academic prominence and alumni influence. Over 24.5M citations have been analyzed made by over 1,104 universities from Africa.

UoN scored in the top 50% across 124 research topics. Edurank’s index has 17,002 academic publications of the UoN and 254, 746 citations, and analysis of non-academic reputation and the impact of 94 notable alumni.

On alumni prominence, the University is 1 in Kenya, 16^th in Africa and 731^st in the world. The alumni listed range from the Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai, President William Ruto, Chief Justice Martha Koome, CJ Emeritus David Maraga, Malik Obama, Musician Avril, World Record holder Ferdinand Omanyala among many other prominent Kenyan leaders.

The Analysis of UoN Ranking by Subject

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