26 Best universities for Environmental Science in Kenya

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Science. A graph of 550K citations received by 42.9K academic papers made by 26 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 Environmental Science

#23 in Africa

#928 in the World

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

2. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#74 in Africa

#1824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#76 in Africa

#1836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Environmental Science

#98 in Africa

#2186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Egerton University

For Environmental Science

#109 in Africa

#2318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Maseno University

For Environmental Science

#168 in Africa

#3342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

7. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Environmental Science

#200 in Africa

#3817 in the World

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

8. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Environmental Science

#220 in Africa

#4227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

9. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Environmental Science

#245 in Africa

#4621 in the World

Founded: 2009

10. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#252 in Africa

#4751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

11. Mount Kenya University

For Environmental Science

#256 in Africa

#4762 in the World

Founded: 2008

12. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#260 in Africa

#4805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2002

13. South Eastern Kenya University

For Environmental Science

#268 in Africa

#5013 in the World

Founded: 2008

14. Pwani University

For Environmental Science

#273 in Africa

#5136 in the World

Founded: 2007

15. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#277 in Africa

#5179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

16. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#283 in Africa

#5265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

17. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Environmental Science

#287 in Africa

#5324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

18. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Environmental Science

#291 in Africa

#5389 in the World

Founded: 2010

19. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Environmental Science

#298 in Africa

#5489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

20. Kenya Methodist University

For Environmental Science

#312 in Africa

#5723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

21. Daystar University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#323 in Africa

#5873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1989

22. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Environmental Science

#325 in Africa

#5904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2005

23. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Environmental Science

#336 in Africa

#6043 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

24. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

Kenya | Eldoret

For Environmental Science

#347 in Africa

#6369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1978

25. Africa International University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#348 in Africa

#6383 in the World

Founded: 2011

26. Multimedia University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#350 in Africa

#6438 in the World

Founded: 2008

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

Environmental Science subfields in Kenya

Agricultural Science19

Earth science and Geophysics11

Environmental Chemistry9

Environmental Engineering9

Environmental Management19

Geography and Cartography26

Geotechnical Engineering11

Hydrology and Water resources management4

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science11

Petrology and Geochemistry3

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation14