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 239K citations received by 17.9K 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

#65 in Africa
#2036 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

3. Kenyatta University

For Physics

#141 in Africa
#3287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

4. Moi University

For Physics

#146 in Africa
#3413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

5. Egerton University

For Physics

#169 in Africa
#3905 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Physics

#215 in Africa
#4500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

7. University of Eldoret

For Physics

#242 in Africa
#4906 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

9. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Physics

#250 in Africa
#5052 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

10. Technical University of Kenya

For Physics

#252 in Africa
#5101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

11. Technical University of Mombasa

For Physics

#272 in Africa
#5473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

12. Strathmore University

For Physics

#277 in Africa
#5561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
8,189
Founded
2002

16. University of Kabianga

For Physics

#296 in Africa
#5793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
2009

19. Machakos University

For Physics

#320 in Africa
#6118 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2011

20. Kenya Methodist University

For Physics

#326 in Africa
#6314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

21. Daystar University

For Physics

#328 in Africa
#6316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

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