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Egerton University was founded in 1939 as Egerton Farm School and was upgraded to an
Agricultural College in 1950. In 1986, the Agricultural College became a Constituent College of the
University of Nairobi. It was elevated to a University in 1987 through an Act of Parliament. Since its
inception, the University has registered significant expansion in student numbers, academic
programmes and physical facilities. Currently the University has a student population of over 20,000
and a staff number of over 1200, with two (2) campuses (Njoro Campus and Nakuru City Campus
College)
