The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) emerged as the most preferred university after leading in the numbers of new students’ admissions for the 2020/2021 academic year. In the just released admissions results by the Kenya universities and Colleges Central Placement Service, KUCCPS, the institution admitted 6,006 students who sat for the 2019 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, KCSE, examinations. University of Nairobi, UON, cliched second spot after getting 5,894 new students. In third position is Maseno university that got a share of 5,716 admissions. Kenyatta, Kisii and Moi universities got 5,659, 5,566 and 4,948 students; respectively.
This is the third year in a row that JKUAT is taking the lion share of the new students’ slots. Last year, JKUAT lead after admitting 5,901 students. It was followed by the University of Nairobi that admitted 5,432 students. In third is Kenyatta university that got a share of 5,289 admissions. Maseno, Moi and Chuka universities got 4,633, 4,504 and 3,132 students; respectively.
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Kabarak and Daystar universities were the only universities that were able to admit more students than their declared capacity. The two are private universities.
The table below shows the KUCCPS degree placement figures per university 2020/2021 academic year;
| S/N | UNIVERSITY NAME | PROGRAMMES | CAPACITY | PLACED | % FILLED | MALE | FEMALE | % MALE | % FEMALE |
| 1 | JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY | 91 | 6,291 | 6,006 | 95.5% | 3,327 | 2,679 | 55.4% | 44.6% |
| 2 | UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI | 60 | 6,215 | 5,894 | 94.8% | 3,280 | 2,614 | 55.6% | 44.4% |
| 3 | MASENO UNIVERSITY | 78 | 6,765 | 5,716 | 84.5% | 3,057 | 2,659 | 53.5% | 46.5% |
| 4 | KENYATTA UNIVERSITY | 88 | 5,783 | 5,659 | 97.9% | 3,009 | 2,650 | 53.2% | 46.8% |
| 5 | KISII UNIVERSITY | 83 | 6,375 | 5,566 | 87.3% | 3,308 | 2,258 | 59.4% | 40.6% |
| 6 | MOI UNIVERSITY | 64 | 5,068 | 4,948 | 97.6% | 2,656 | 2,292 | 53.7% | 46.3% |
| 7 | MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY | 59 | 4,885 | 4,400 | 90.1% | 2,366 | 2,034 | 53.8% | 46.2% |
| 8 | CHUKA UNIVERSITY | 55 | 4,750 | 3,858 | 81.2% | 2,107 | 1,751 | 54.6% | 45.4% |
| 9 | KIRINYAGA UNIVERSITY | 39 | 4,310 | 3,457 | 80.2% | 2,326 | 1,131 | 67.3% | 32.7% |
| 10 | MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | 69 | 3,720 | 3,297 | 88.6% | 1,991 | 1,306 | 60.4% | 39.6% |
| 11 | EGERTON UNIVERSITY | 61 | 4,010 | 3,281 | 81.8% | 1,893 | 1,388 | 57.7% | 42.3% |
| 12 | PWANI UNIVERSITY | 50 | 3,655 | 2,964 | 81.1% | 1,741 | 1,223 | 58.7% | 41.3% |
| 13 | RONGO UNIVERSITY | 40 | 3,200 | 2,749 | 85.9% | 1,645 | 1,104 | 59.8% | 40.2% |
| 14 | MERU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 55 | 6,440 | 2,624 | 40.7% | 1,708 | 916 | 65.1% | 34.9% |
| 15 | UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET | 32 | 3,435 | 2,560 | 74.5% | 1,440 | 1,120 | 56.3% | 43.8% |
| 16 | MURANGA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | 33 | 2,645 | 2,432 | 91.9% | 1,515 | 917 | 62.3% | 37.7% |
| 17 | KABARAK UNIVERSITY | 29 | 2,325 | 2,327 | 100.1% | 1,149 | 1,178 | 49.4% | 50.6% |
| 18 | KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY | 27 | 2,645 | 2,268 | 85.7% | 1,234 | 1,034 | 54.4% | 45.6% |
| 19 | MAASAI MARA UNIVERSITY | 47 | 2,895 | 2,233 | 77.1% | 1,181 | 1,052 | 52.9% | 47.1% |
| 20 | UNIVERSITY OF EMBU | 34 | 2,900 | 2,198 | 75.8% | 1,297 | 901 | 59.0% | 41.0% |
| 21 | TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA | 40 | 2,330 | 2,170 | 93.1% | 1,518 | 652 | 70.0% | 30.0% |
| 22 | CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA | 28 | 2,440 | 2,091 | 85.7% | 918 | 1,173 | 43.9% | 56.1% |
| 23 | KCA UNIVERSITY | 17 | 2,060 | 2,062 | 100.1% | 1,215 | 847 | 58.9% | 41.1% |
| 24 | DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | 28 | 1,990 | 1,966 | 98.8% | 1,319 | 647 | 67.1% | 32.9% |
| 25 | ZETECH UNIVERSITY | 11 | 2,150 | 1,943 | 90.4% | 1,164 | 779 | 59.9% | 40.1% |
| 26 | KARATINA UNIVERSITY | 36 | 2,730 | 1,926 | 70.5% | 1,041 | 885 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 27 | SOUTH EASTERN KENYA UNIVERSITY | 35 | 2,450 | 1,925 | 78.6% | 1,162 | 763 | 60.4% | 39.6% |
| 28 | TOM MBOYA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | 31 | 2,180 | 1,861 | 85.4% | 1,154 | 707 | 62.0% | 38.0% |
| 29 | MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY | 34 | 2,360 | 1,855 | 78.6% | 1,088 | 767 | 58.7% | 41.3% |
| 30 | JARAMOGI OGINGA ODINGA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 24 | 2,148 | 1,835 | 85.4% | 1,170 | 665 | 63.8% | 36.2% |
| 31 | KIBABII UNIVERSITY | 20 | 2,260 | 1,794 | 79.4% | 1,085 | 709 | 60.5% | 39.5% |
| 32 | LAIKIPIA UNIVERSITY | 25 | 2,170 | 1,777 | 81.9% | 924 | 853 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 33 | UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA | 31 | 2,405 | 1,734 | 72.1% | 961 | 773 | 55.4% | 44.6% |
| 34 | TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA | 53 | 1,662 | 1,667 | 100.3% | 1,080 | 587 | 64.8% | 35.2% |
| 35 | UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA, BARATON | 26 | 1,860 | 1,647 | 88.5% | 981 | 666 | 59.6% | 40.4% |
| 36 | CO-OPERATIVE UNIVERSITY OF KENYA | 17 | 2,030 | 1,438 | 70.8% | 737 | 701 | 51.3% | 48.7% |
| 37 | MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA | 1,417 | 1,392 | 98.2% | 893 | 499 | 64.2% | 35.8% | |
| 38 | THARAKA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | 24 | 1,710 | 1,380 | 80.7% | 800 | 580 | 58.0% | 42.0% |
| 39 | TAITA TAVETA UNIVERSITY | 17 | 1,600 | 1,335 | 83.4% | 903 | 432 | 67.6% | 32.4% |
| 40 | PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA | 10 | 1,240 | 1,169 | 94.3% | 654 | 515 | 55.9% | 44.1% |
| 41 | KAIMOSI FRIENDS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | 13 | 1,250 | 1,164 | 93.1% | 662 | 502 | 56.9% | 43.1% |
| 42 | PIONEER INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | 4 | 1,200 | 1,157 | 96.4% | 645 | 512 | 55.7% | 44.3% |
| 43 | ST PAULS UNIVERSITY | 15 | 1,070 | 1,023 | 95.6% | 535 | 488 | 52.3% | 47.7% |
| 44 | LUKENYA UNIVERSITY | 6 | 1,100 | 973 | 88.5% | 545 | 428 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 45 | GARISSA UNIVERSITY | 13 | 860 | 783 | 91.0% | 514 | 269 | 65.6% | 34.4% |
| 46 | MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY OF AFRICA | 3 | 750 | 715 | 95.3% | 362 | 353 | 50.6% | 49.4% |
| 47 | BOMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | 14 | 705 | 650 | 92.2% | 308 | 342 | 47.4% | 52.6% |
| 48 | KENYA HIGHLANDS EVANGELICAL UNIVERSITY | 6 | 820 | 619 | 75.5% | 349 | 270 | 56.4% | 43.6% |
| 49 | SCOTT CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY | 10 | 610 | 552 | 90.5% | 311 | 241 | 56.3% | 43.7% |
| 50 | AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY | 13 | 580 | 541 | 93.3% | 237 | 304 | 43.8% | 56.2% |
| 51 | GRETSA UNIVERSITY | 5 | 730 | 525 | 71.9% | 280 | 245 | 53.3% | 46.7% |
| 52 | KIRIRI WOMENS UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | 5 | 650 | 505 | 77.7% | – | 505 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| 53 | UMMA UNIVERSITY | 9 | 710 | 498 | 70.1% | 291 | 207 | 58.4% | 41.6% |
| 54 | THE EAST AFRICAN UNIVERSITY | 4 | 500 | 450 | 90.0% | 293 | 157 | 65.1% | 34.9% |
| 55 | TURKANA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | 11 | 740 | 432 | 58.4% | 260 | 172 | 60.2% | 39.8% |
| 56 | AFRICA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | 8 | 570 | 423 | 74.2% | 214 | 209 | 50.6% | 49.4% |
| 57 | DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY | 12 | 330 | 337 | 102.1% | 146 | 191 | 43.3% | 56.7% |
| 58 | TANGAZA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | 7 | 330 | 313 | 94.8% | 142 | 171 | 45.4% | 54.6% |
| 59 | MARIST INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | 2 | 300 | 292 | 97.3% | 144 | 148 | 49.3% | 50.7% |
| 60 | KENYA ASSEMBLIES OF GOD EAST UNIVERSITY | 7 | 360 | 288 | 80.0% | 133 | 155 | 46.2% | 53.8% |
| 61 | ALUPE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | 8 | 320 | 276 | 86.3% | 159 | 117 | 57.6% | 42.4% |
| 62 | UZIMA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | 4 | 260 | 227 | 87.3% | 149 | 78 | 65.6% | 34.4% |
| 63 | RAF INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY | 2 | 200 | 195 | 97.5% | 110 | 85 | 56.4% | 43.6% |
| 64 | KOITALEEL SAMOEI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | 3 | 210 | 186 | 88.6% | 98 | 88 | 52.7% | 47.3% |
| 65 | PAN AFRICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY | 7 | 140 | 128 | 91.4% | 66 | 62 | 51.6% | 48.4% |
| 66 | RIARA UNIVERSITY | 5 | 90 | 90 | 100.0% | 47 | 43 | 52.2% | 47.8% |
| 67 | KENYATTA UNIVERSITY – MAMA NGINA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | 3 | 90 | 83 | 92.2% | 53 | 30 | 63.9% | 36.1% |
| 68 | INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY | 3 | 150 | 2 | 1.3% | – | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| GRAND TOTAL | 605 | 145,129 | 122,831 | 84.6% | 70,050 | 52,781 | 57.0% | 43.0% |
