26 Best universities for Psychology in Kenya

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 187K citations received by 17.5K academic papers made by 26 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

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#28 in Africa

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

2. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Psychology

#67 in Africa

#2161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#70 in Africa

#2199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#106 in Africa

#2852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

5. Egerton University

For Psychology

#150 in Africa

#3845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Maseno University

For Psychology

#159 in Africa

#3910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

7. Mount Kenya University

For Psychology

#182 in Africa

#4333 in the World

Founded: 2008

8. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Psychology

#201 in Africa

#4552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

9. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#208 in Africa

#4629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

10. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#214 in Africa

#4681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 8,189
Founded: 2002

11. Pwani University

For Psychology

#230 in Africa

#4882 in the World

Founded: 2007

12. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Psychology

#259 in Africa

#5338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 2010

13. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#274 in Africa

#5542 in the World

Founded: 2009

14. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#275 in Africa

#5553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

15. Kenya Methodist University

For Psychology

#276 in Africa

#5599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

16. Daystar University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#299 in Africa

#5864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1989

17. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Psychology

#306 in Africa

#5904 in the World

Founded: 2010

18. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Psychology

#307 in Africa

#5940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2005

19. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Psychology

#308 in Africa

#5959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

20. Africa International University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#311 in Africa

#6036 in the World

Founded: 2011

21. South Eastern Kenya University

For Psychology

#312 in Africa

#6061 in the World

Founded: 2008

22. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Psychology

#314 in Africa

#6104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

23. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Psychology

#318 in Africa

#6151 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

24. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Psychology

#319 in Africa

#6164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

25. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

Kenya | Eldoret

For Psychology

#328 in Africa

#6292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1978

26. Adventist University of Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#337 in Africa

#6409 in the World

Founded: 2005

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

Psychology subfields in Kenya

Child Psychology13

Clinical Psychology10

Cognitive Science4

Education Majors19

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3

Social Psychology20

Special Education2