27 Best Medical schools in Kenya

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Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 555K citations received by 40.7K 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

For Medicine

#19 in Africa
#854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

2. Moi University

For Medicine

#72 in Africa
#1810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

3. Kenyatta University

For Medicine

#79 in Africa
#1871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

5. Egerton University

For Medicine

#145 in Africa
#3003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Medicine

#165 in Africa
#3404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

9. University of Eldoret

For Medicine

#236 in Africa
#4612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

10. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Medicine

#249 in Africa
#4819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

12. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Medicine

#265 in Africa
#4980 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

13. Strathmore University

For Medicine

#266 in Africa
#4985 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
2002

14. Kenya Methodist University

For Medicine

#271 in Africa
#5025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

15. Technical University of Mombasa

For Medicine

#279 in Africa
#5097 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

16. Technical University of Kenya

For Medicine

#282 in Africa
#5146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

19. Daystar University

For Medicine

#318 in Africa
#5749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

20. University of Kabianga

For Medicine

#319 in Africa
#5750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
2009

22. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Medicine

#323 in Africa
#5812 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

23. Machakos University

For Medicine

#339 in Africa
#6167 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2011

24. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

For Medicine

#349 in Africa
#6298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1978

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