27 Best universities for Environmental Science in Kenya

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 597K citations received by 44.5K academic papers made by 27 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

#935 in the World

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

2. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#75 in Africa

#1818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#82 in Africa

#1852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Environmental Science

#103 in Africa

#2212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Egerton University

For Environmental Science

#108 in Africa

#2312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Maseno University

For Environmental Science

#170 in Africa

#3345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

7. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Environmental Science

#202 in Africa

#3800 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

#4165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

9. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Environmental Science

#244 in Africa

#4571 in the World

Founded: 2009

10. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#250 in Africa

#4663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

11. Mount Kenya University

For Environmental Science

#255 in Africa

#4757 in the World

Founded: 2008

12. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#256 in Africa

#4759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 8,189
Founded: 2002

13. South Eastern Kenya University

For Environmental Science

#269 in Africa

#4987 in the World

Founded: 2008

14. Pwani University

For Environmental Science

#273 in Africa

#5076 in the World

Founded: 2007

15. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#278 in Africa

#5163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

16. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#281 in Africa

#5213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

17. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Environmental Science

#284 in Africa

#5275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

18. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Environmental Science

#292 in Africa

#5366 in the World

Founded: 2010

19. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Environmental Science

#299 in Africa

#5471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

20. Kenya Methodist University

For Environmental Science

#315 in Africa

#5764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

21. Daystar University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#323 in Africa

#5861 in the World

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

22. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Environmental Science

#324 in Africa

#5893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2005

23. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Environmental Science

#332 in Africa

#5990 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

24. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

Kenya | Eldoret

For Environmental Science

#347 in Africa

#6329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1978

25. Multimedia University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#348 in Africa

#6377 in the World

Founded: 2008

26. Africa International University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#349 in Africa

#6379 in the World

Founded: 2011

27. Adventist University of Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#369 in Africa

#6884 in the World

Founded: 2005

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 Science12

Petrology and Geochemistry3

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation13