22 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 137K citations received by 12.7K academic papers made by 22 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

#62 in Africa
#2080 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

3. Kenyatta University

For Physics

#137 in Africa
#3432 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

4. Moi University

For Physics

#139 in Africa
#3468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

5. Egerton University

For Physics

#178 in Africa
#4165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Physics

#213 in Africa
#4649 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

7. University of Eldoret

For Physics

#241 in Africa
#5146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

8. Technical University of Kenya

For Physics

#246 in Africa
#5236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

10. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Physics

#254 in Africa
#5349 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

11. Technical University of Mombasa

For Physics

#267 in Africa
#5565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

12. Strathmore University

For Physics

#281 in Africa
#5847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
5,047
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
2002

15. University of Kabianga

For Physics

#293 in Africa
#6002 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
8,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
2009

16. South Eastern Kenya University

For Physics

#298 in Africa
#6055 in the World
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2008

19. Machakos University

For Physics

#321 in Africa
#6349 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2011

20. Kenya Methodist University

For Physics

#322 in Africa
#6361 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.