5 Best universities for Health Science in Nairobi

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Nairobi ranked based on their research performance in Health Science. A graph of 21.2K citations received by 2.16K academic papers made by 5 universities in Nairobi 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

For Health Science

#1 in Kenya
#20 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

2. Kenyatta University

For Health Science

#3 in Kenya
#55 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

3. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Health Science

#6 in Kenya
#123 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1994

4. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Health Science

#9 in Kenya
#156 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

5. Strathmore University

For Health Science

#13 in Kenya
#197 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
2002

Universities for Health Science near Nairobi

Distance, km
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University
Country rank
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City
263 Moi University 2
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Eldoret
506 Makerere University 1
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Kampala
666 University of Dar es Salaam 2
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Dar es Salaam
672 Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences 1
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Dar es Salaam
689 Mbarara University of Science and Technology 2
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Mbarara
947 Hawassa University 7
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Awasa
998 Jimma University 4
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Jimma
1154 Wollega University 8
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Nekemte
1169 Addis Ababa University 1
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Addis Ababa
1296 Debre Markos University 6
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Debre Markos