Name: 2026 Kenyan University Instagram Rankings
Creator: uniRank
Published: 2026-08-12

Introduction

What are the most popular Kenyan Universities on Instagram? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Instagram University Ranking of all Kenyan higher-education institutions on Instagram meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Kenya
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank Instagram University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each Kenyan university on the Instagram social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

Kenyan Universities on Instagram

Rank	University	Followers	Posts
1	Aga Khan University, Kenya	100,709	2,831
2	Strathmore University	49,933	1,917
3	Kenyatta University	43,157	1,542
4	United States International University Africa	27,335	3,823
5	Zetech University	26,121	3,486
6	University of Nairobi	24,716	1,509
7	KCA University	17,675	988
8	Mount Kenya University	16,682	1,299
9	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology	15,707	2,802
10	Kabarak University	10,773	1,718
11	Chuka University	9,712	1,245
12	Daystar University	9,194	1,357
13	Amref International University	8,993	1,647
14	Riara University	8,522	1,356
15	The Co-operative University of Kenya	8,509	1,575
16	Africa Nazarene University	6,504	2,286
17	The Catholic University of Eastern Africa	5,617	1,444
18	Dedan Kimathi University of Technology	4,761	1,490
19	Kisii University	4,324	1,201
20	Egerton University	4,294	105
21	Meru University of Science and Technology	3,843	586
22	University of Embu	3,455	413
23	St. Paul's University	3,175	957
24	Umma University	3,113	665
25	Kirinyaga University	2,773	137
26	Pan Africa Christian University	2,597	2,066
27	Islamic University of Kenya	2,576	338
28	Machakos University	2,424	732
29	GRETSA University	2,355	930
30	Management University of Africa	2,029	781
31	Kenya Methodist University	1,918	855
32	Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology	1,903	1,078
33	Karatina University	1,833	696
34	Pioneer International University	1,618	1,320
35	Lukenya University	1,585	680
36	Tangaza University	1,425	801
37	Africa International University	1,376	616
38	KAG East University	1,354	481
39	Uzima University	1,288	n.a.
40	University of Eastern Africa, Baraton	1,288	169
41	Tharaka University	1,253	599
42	Murang'a University of Technology	1,120	271
43	Pwani University	1,061	28
44	The East African University	989	380
45	Scott Christian University	987	592
46	Kibabii University	925	22
47	The Presbyterian University of East Africa	561	85
48	Garissa University	177	4

Notice: the total number of followers and posts of the above Instagram pages were extracted in August 2026.

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