23 Best universities for Physics in Kenya

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Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 215K citations received by 17.3K academic papers made by 23 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 Physics

#63 in Africa
#2018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

3. Kenyatta University

For Physics

#140 in Africa
#3272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

4. Moi University

For Physics

#145 in Africa
#3397 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

5. Egerton University

For Physics

#170 in Africa
#3953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Physics

#209 in Africa
#4476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

7. University of Eldoret

For Physics

#242 in Africa
#4947 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

9. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Physics

#250 in Africa
#5112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

10. Technical University of Kenya

For Physics

#254 in Africa
#5171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

11. Technical University of Mombasa

For Physics

#272 in Africa
#5497 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

12. Strathmore University

For Physics

#277 in Africa
#5629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
2002

16. University of Kabianga

For Physics

#294 in Africa
#5818 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
2009

19. Machakos University

For Physics

#322 in Africa
#6222 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2011

20. Daystar University

For Physics

#326 in Africa
#6319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

21. Kenya Methodist University

For Physics

#327 in Africa
#6326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

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