Kenyatta University is the highest ranked Kenyan institution of higher learning in terms of non-state funding of research and development.
This is according to a 2018 report by CPS Research International on the state of research funding in Kenyan universities.
The top 10 most funded Universities (Non-State Funding):
- Kenyatta University
- University of Nairobi
- Strathmore University
- Mount Kenya University
- Aga Khan University
- Moi University
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
- KCA
- Egerton University
- USIU
The top 10 positions were shared equally among private and public institutions of higher learning with the top 5 positions being largely occupied by private institutions led by Strathmore university.
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However, the University of Nairobi receives the highest funding from the government followed by Kenyatta University and Moi University respectively.
Top 10 Most Funded Universities (State Funding):
- University of Nairobi
- Kenyatta university
- Moi University
- JKUAT
- Egerton University
- Maseno University
- Strathmore University
- Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST)
- Mt Kenya University(MKU)
- Aga khan University.
Strathmore, MKU and Aga Khan University are the only private institutions of higher learning that featured in the top 10 state-funded institutions of higher learning.
