Universities in Kenya

In Kenya there’re a number of universities and other institutions of higher learning, established under the Universities Act 2012, which provides for the development of university education, the establishment, accreditation and governance of universities.

Published on Apr 19, 2022 by CalebCategory Resources

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Below is a list of Public (Government) and Private Universities in Kenya, together with their codes, locations and websites - incase you may need to know more about any of them.

PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
CODE	NAME	AREA	WEBSITE
UON	University of Nairobi	Nairobi	https://uonbi.ac.ke/
MU	Moi University	Eldoret	https://www.mu.ac.ke/
KU	Kenyatta University	Kiambu	http://www.ku.ac.ke/
EU	Egerton University	Njoro	https://www.egerton.ac.ke/
MSU	Maseno University	Maseno	https://www.maseno.ac.ke/
JKUAT	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology	Kiambu	https://www.jkuat.ac.ke/
TUK	Technical University of Kenya	Nairobi	https://tukenya.ac.ke/
TUM	Technical University of Mombasa	Mombasa	https://www.tum.ac.ke/
MMUST	Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology	Kakamega	https://www.mmust.ac.ke/
DKUT	Dedan Kimathi University of Technology	Nyeri	https://www.dkut.ac.ke/
CU	Chuka University	Chuka	https://www.chuka.ac.ke/
LU	Laikipia University	Laikipia	https://laikipia.ac.ke/
SEKU	South Eastern Kenya University	Kitui	https://www.seku.ac.ke/
KSU	Kisii University	Kisii	https://kisiiuniversity.ac.ke/
MMU	Multimedia University of Kenya	Nairobi	https://www.mmu.ac.ke/
UOK	University of Kabianga	Kericho	http://kabianga.ac.ke/
KARY	Karatina University	Karatina	https://karu.ac.ke/
MUST	Meru University of Science and Technology	Meru	https://www.must.ac.ke/
KYU	Kirinyaga University	Kerugoya	https://www.kyu.ac.ke/
PU	Pwani University	Kilifi	https://www.pu.ac.ke/
MUT	Murang’a University of Technology	Murang’a	https://www.mut.ac.ke/
MCKU	Machakos University	Machakos	https://www.mksu.ac.ke/
UOE	University of Eldoret	Eldoret	https://www.uoeld.ac.ke/
KBBU	Kibabii University	Bungoma	https://kibu.ac.ke/
MMARAU	Maasai Mara University	Narok	https://www.mmarau.ac.ke/
COPUK	The Co-operative University of Kenya	Nairobi	https://www.cuk.ac.ke/
GU	Garissa University	Garissa	https://www.gau.ac.ke/
LU	Laikipia University	Nyahururu	https://laikipia.ac.ke/
RNU	Rongo University	Rongo	https://www.rongovarsity.ac.ke/
TTU	Taita Taveta University	Voi	https://www.ttu.ac.ke/
UOEM	University of Embu	Embu	https://embuni.ac.ke/
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
CODE	NAME	AREA	WEBSITE
KAGEU	KAG East University	Nairobi	https://east.ac.ke/
MKU	Mount Kenya University	Thika	https://www.mku.ac.ke/
UUC	Uzima University College	Kisumu	https://uzimauniversity.ac.ke/
BARA	University of Eastern Africa, Baraton	Eldoret	https://ueab.ac.ke/
DAYSTAR	Daystar University	Nairobi	https://www.daystar.ac.ke/
ANU	Africa Nazarene University	Nairobi	https://www.anu.ac.ke/
SCU	Scott Christian University	Machakos	https://scott.ac.ke/
KABU	Kabarak University	Nakuru	https://kabarak.ac.ke/
USIU	United States International University Africa	Nairobi	https://www.usiu.ac.ke/
-	Strathmore University	Nairobi	https://strathmore.edu/
ZETECH	Zetech University	Ruiru	https://www.zetech.ac.ke/
KWUST	Kiriri Women’s University of Science and Technology	Nairobi	https://www.kwust.ac.ke/
CUEA	Catholic University of Eastern Africa	Nairobi	https://www.cuea.edu/
PAC	Pan Africa Christian University	Nairobi	https://www.pacuniversity.ac.ke/
KeMU	Kenya Methodist University	Meru	https://kemu.ac.ke/
-	Adventist University of Africa	Ongata Rongai	https://www.aua.ac.ke/
GRETSA	Gretsa University	Thika	https://gretsauniversity.ac.ke/
GLUK	Great Lakes University of Kisumu	Kisumu	http://www.gluk.ac.ke/
PUEA	Presbyterian University of East Africa	Kikuyu	https://puea.ac.ke/
SPU	St. Paul’s University	Limuru	https://www.spu.ac.ke/
KCA	KCA University	Nairobi	https://www.kca.ac.ke/
AIU	Africa International University	Nairobi	https://www.aiu.ac.ke/
RU	Riara University	Nairobi	https://www.riarauniversity.ac.ke/
MUA	Management University of Africa	Nairobi	https://www.mua.ac.ke/
-	Amref International University	Nairobi	https://amref.ac.ke/
KHEU	Kenya Highlands University	Kericho	https://khu.ac.ke/
	Aga Khan University	Nairobi	https://www.aku.edu/
LUKENYA	Lukenya University	Mtito Andei	https://lukenyauniversity.ac.ke/
ILU	International Leadership University	Nairobi	https://kenya.ilu.edu/
PIU	Pioneer International University	Nairobi	https://piu.ac.ke/
RU	Riara University	Nairobi	https://www.riarauniversity.ac.ke/
TEAU	The East African University	Kajiado East	https://teau.ac.ke/
UMMA	Umma University	Kajiado	https://umma.ac.ke/
UZIMA	Uzima University	Kisumu	https://uzimauniversity.ac.ke/

So, which university/universities did you or are you planning to attend? What course did you or are you planning to pursue? Share your comments below.

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