Seven Kenyan universities ranked among Africa’s best 100

The Times Higher Education World University has released its 2012-2013  universities and colleges rankings and Kenyan universities are prominently featuring. The list features University of Nairobi as the top ranked in Kenya and 17th in Africa. Strathmore University and JKUAT follow at 44 and 56 respectively. Kenyatta University is at 61  USIU (77), Egerton (80), and Moi University (85).

The top university in the world is California State University in US, followed by Stanford University and Oxford University in UK.

The top university in Africa is the University of Cape Town followed by University of Witwatersrand and Stellenbosch University all in South Africa.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2012-2013 is powered by Thomson Reuters and is the only global university performance tables to judge world class universities across all of their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. The top universities rankings employ 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available, which are trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry and governments.

Complete rankings:
1 University of Cape Town South Africa
2 University of South Africa South Africa
3 University of Pretoria South Africa
4 Universiteit Stellenbosch South Africa
5 University of the Witwatersrand South Africa
6 University of Dar es Salaam Tanzania
7 Cairo University Egypt
8 University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
9 The American University in Cairo Egypt
10 Makerere University Uganda
11 Rhodes University South Africa
12 University of the Western Cape South Africa
13 Mansoura University Egypt
14 University of Johannesburg South Africa
15 Université Cheikh Anta Diop Senegal
16 Assiut University Egypt
17 University of Nairobi Kenya
18 Zagazig University Egypt
19 University of Botswana Botswana
20 Université Mohammed V – Agdal Morocco
21 University of Ghana Ghana
22 Universiteit van die Vrystaat South Africa
23 University of Ibadan Nigeria
24 Addis Ababa University Ethiopia
25 North-West University South Africa
26 Alexandria University Egypt
27 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University South Africa
28 University of Zambia Zambia
29 Université des Sciences et de la Technologie
Houari Boumediène Algeria
30 The German University in Cairo Egypt
31 Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria
32 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane Mozambique
33 University of Mauritius Mauritius
34 Ain Shams University Egypt
35 University of Lagos Nigeria
36 Tanta University Egypt
37 Université de Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
38 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology Ghana
39 Université de la Reunion Reunion
40 Université Nationale du Rwanda Rwanda
41 Helwan University Egypt
42 Cape Peninsula University of Technology South Africa
43 University of Zululand South Africa
44 Strathmore University Kenya
45 Université Cadi Ayyad Morocco
46 Al Akhawayn University Morocco
47 Université d’Alger Algeria
48 Université Mentouri de Constantine Algeria
49 Université Badji Mokhtar de Annaba Algeria
50 Université d’Oran Algeria
51 Université Hassan II – Casablanca Morocco
52 University of Fort Hare South Africa
53 Université Abdelmalek Essadi Morocco
54 Ahmadu Bello University Nigeria
55 Jaamacada Muqdisho Somalia
56 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology Kenya
57 University of Swaziland Swaziland
58 University of Ilorin Nigeria
59 Sudan University of Science and Technology – Sudan
60 Université Mohammed V – Souissi Morocco
61 Kenyatta University Kenya
62 University of Khartoum Sudan
63 University of Namibia Namibia
64 Université de Batna Algeria
65 University of Malawi Malawi
66 Benha University Egypt
67 Université Hassan II – Mohammedia Morocco
68 Al-Azhar University Egypt
69 Fayoum University Egypt
70 Université de la Manouba Tunisia
71 University of Benin Nigeria
72 Minoufiya University Egypt
73 Durban University of Technology South Africa
74 Université de Tunis El Manar Tunisia
75 Université de Carthage Tunisia
76 Tshwane University of Technology South Africa
77 United States International University Kenya
78 Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen Algeria
79 Polytechnic of Namibia Namibia
80 Egerton University Kenya
81 Université de Gabès Tunisia
82 Université de Sousse Tunisia
83 Université d’Antananarivo Madagascar
84 Minia University Egypt
85 Moi University Kenya
86 Université de Nouakchott Mauritania
87 Université Mouloud Maameri de Tizi Ouzou – Algeria
88 University of Venda South Africa
89 Central University of Technology South Africa
90 Université Ibn Tofail Morocco
91 University of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
92 Suez Canal University Egypt
93 University of Cape Coast Ghana
94 Misr International University Egypt
95 University of Jos Nigeria
96 University of Maiduguri Nigeria
97 University of Limpopo South Africa
98 The Hubert Kairuki Memorial University – Tanzania
99 Jimma University Ethiopia
100 Modern Sciences and Arts Uni, Egypt