Kenya's best Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 24.9K citations received by 1.4K academic papers made by 8 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 Earth science and Geophysics

#34 in Africa

#1141 in the World

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

2. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#105 in Africa

#2284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

3. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Earth science and Geophysics

#128 in Africa

#2518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

4. Egerton University

Kenya | Njoro

For Earth science and Geophysics

#134 in Africa

#2601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

5. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#137 in Africa

#2618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

6. Maseno University

Kenya | Maseno

For Earth science and Geophysics

#162 in Africa

#3002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

7. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

Kenya | Nyeri

For Earth science and Geophysics

#186 in Africa

#3404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

8. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#198 in Africa

#3530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

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