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 604K citations received by 42.3K 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
#861 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

2. Moi University

For Medicine

#75 in Africa
#1827 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

3. Kenyatta University

For Medicine

#80 in Africa
#1892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

5. Egerton University

For Medicine

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

6. Maseno University

For Medicine

#168 in Africa
#3419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

9. University of Eldoret

For Medicine

#239 in Africa
#4604 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

10. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Medicine

#254 in Africa
#4830 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

12. Strathmore University

For Medicine

#265 in Africa
#4938 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
8,189
Founded
2002

13. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Medicine

#269 in Africa
#4988 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

14. Kenya Methodist University

For Medicine

#278 in Africa
#5062 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

15. Technical University of Mombasa

For Medicine

#280 in Africa
#5087 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

16. Technical University of Kenya

For Medicine

#281 in Africa
#5103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

18. University of Kabianga

For Medicine

#318 in Africa
#5717 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
2009

20. Daystar University

For Medicine

#321 in Africa
#5751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

21. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Medicine

#323 in Africa
#5762 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

23. Machakos University

For Medicine

#337 in Africa
#6127 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2011

24. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

For Medicine

#350 in Africa
#6308 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.