The University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) Ranking 2021 has placed the University of Nairobi top in Kenya and position 1222 in the world.

In the 2021 ranking, Egerton University is position 1945, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology is 2377, Moi University is 2429 and Kenyatta University is 2679.

Globally, Harvard University, University of Toronto and Stanford University were ranked position 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

The University of Nairobi has been ranked best university in the country and in the East and Central Africa Region for more than 5 years in row in the just released Webometrics Ranking. The Ranking web of Universities (Webometrics) has released the July 2021 edition of the Webometrics report placing the University of Nairobi position 1 in Kenya, 13 in Africa and 1054 in the world.

Ferdinand Omanyala clocked 10.00 to finish third in heat one of the 100m semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics breaking his own national record. He however failed to make it to the finals.

The second year, University of Nairobi student took to Instagram after the race on Sunday, August 1, 2021, to express his delight of being part of the Olympics and the joy of beating his idol, Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake.