22 Best universities for Chemistry in Kenya

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 245K citations received by 17.4K academic papers made by 22 universities in Kenya was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Chemistry

#41 in Africa

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

2. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Chemistry

#103 in Africa

#2740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Chemistry

#126 in Africa

#3010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Chemistry

#133 in Africa

#3093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Egerton University

For Chemistry

#147 in Africa

#3378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Maseno University

For Chemistry

#182 in Africa

#4005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

7. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Chemistry

#233 in Africa

#4751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2010

8. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Chemistry

#256 in Africa

#5136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

9. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Chemistry

#261 in Africa

#5257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

10. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#268 in Africa

#5381 in the World

Founded: 2009

11. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Chemistry

#273 in Africa

#5448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

12. Pwani University

For Chemistry

#274 in Africa

#5475 in the World

Founded: 2007

13. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Chemistry

#281 in Africa

#5550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

14. South Eastern Kenya University

For Chemistry

#289 in Africa

#5658 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2008

15. Mount Kenya University

For Chemistry

#292 in Africa

#5684 in the World

Founded: 2008

16. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Chemistry

#300 in Africa

#5827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 8,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 2009

17. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Chemistry

#315 in Africa

#6107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 5,047
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 2002

18. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Chemistry

#321 in Africa

#6202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

19. Kenya Methodist University

For Chemistry

#322 in Africa

#6209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

20. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Chemistry

#323 in Africa

#6222 in the World

Founded: 2010

21. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Chemistry

#327 in Africa

#6259 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

22. Multimedia University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Chemistry

#333 in Africa

#6352 in the World

Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Chemistry in Kenya based on the number of universities and their ranks are Nairobi, Eldoret, Njoro, and Maseno.

Chemistry subfields in Kenya

Chemical Engineering6

Environmental Chemistry8

Inorganic Chemistry2

Materials Science14

Nanotechnology6

Nutrition and Food Science8

Organic Chemistry17

Petrology and Geochemistry2

Physical chemistry7

Radiochemistry2