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Universities in Kenya

Kenya has 68 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1912. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES68

OLDEST1912

FOUNDED 1900+66

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18990 · 0%

1900 or later66 · 97%

Date unknown2 · 3%

Oldest universities in Kenya

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1912Kamagambo Adventist College

1929Laikipia University

1939Egerton University

1946University of Eldoret

1948Multimedia University of Kenya

1956Technical University of Kenya

1956University of Nairobi

1957Machakos University

1961Strathmore University

1962Scott Christian University

1963University of East Africa

1965Kisii University

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