26 Best universities for Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science. A graph of 346K citations received by 31.6K 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

#999 in the World

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

2. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#79 in Africa

#1989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

3. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#81 in Africa

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Environmental Science

#94 in Africa

#2206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Egerton University

For Environmental Science

#116 in Africa

#2545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Maseno University

For Environmental Science

#166 in Africa

#3560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

7. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Environmental Science

#207 in Africa

#4131 in the World

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

8. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Environmental Science

#230 in Africa

#4570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

9. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#248 in Africa

#4879 in the World

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

10. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#249 in Africa

#4883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

11. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Environmental Science

#252 in Africa

#4945 in the World

Founded: 2009

12. South Eastern Kenya University

For Environmental Science

#256 in Africa

#4981 in the World

Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2008

13. Mount Kenya University

For Environmental Science

#271 in Africa

#5204 in the World

Founded: 2008

14. Pwani University

For Environmental Science

#272 in Africa

#5267 in the World

Founded: 2007

15. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#276 in Africa

#5349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

16. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Environmental Science

#288 in Africa

#5561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

17. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Environmental Science

#292 in Africa

#5600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

18. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Environmental Science

#296 in Africa

#5686 in the World

Founded: 2010

19. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Environmental Science

#299 in Africa

#5708 in the World

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

20. Kenya Methodist University

For Environmental Science

#302 in Africa

#5778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

21. Daystar University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#316 in Africa

#5961 in the World

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

22. Africa International University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#326 in Africa

#6123 in the World

Founded: 2011

23. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Environmental Science

#330 in Africa

#6138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2005

24. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Environmental Science

#337 in Africa

#6242 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

25. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

Kenya | Eldoret

For Environmental Science

#349 in Africa

#6529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1978

26. Multimedia University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Environmental Science

#350 in Africa

#6536 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 Science17

Earth science and Geophysics8

Environmental Chemistry8

Environmental Engineering8

Environmental Management16

Geography and Cartography24

Geotechnical Engineering9

Hydrology and Water resources management4

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science9

Petrology and Geochemistry2

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation10