26 Best universities for Psychology in Kenya

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 177K citations received by 16.9K 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

#1243 in the World

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

2. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Psychology

#65 in Africa

#2129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#69 in Africa

#2171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#103 in Africa

#2846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

5. Egerton University

For Psychology

#148 in Africa

#3816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Maseno University

For Psychology

#153 in Africa

#3861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

7. Mount Kenya University

For Psychology

#181 in Africa

#4343 in the World

Founded: 2008

8. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Psychology

#200 in Africa

#4567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

9. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#207 in Africa

#4638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

10. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#212 in Africa

#4685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2002

11. Pwani University

For Psychology

#231 in Africa

#4913 in the World

Founded: 2007

12. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Psychology

#254 in Africa

#5342 in the World

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

13. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#273 in Africa

#5573 in the World

Founded: 2009

14. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#274 in Africa

#5589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

15. Kenya Methodist University

For Psychology

#284 in Africa

#5718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

16. Daystar University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#296 in Africa

#5844 in the World

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

17. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Psychology

#301 in Africa

#5886 in the World

Founded: 2010

18. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Psychology

#303 in Africa

#5911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2005

19. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Psychology

#307 in Africa

#6007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

20. Africa International University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#310 in Africa

#6047 in the World

Founded: 2011

21. South Eastern Kenya University

For Psychology

#313 in Africa

#6080 in the World

Founded: 2008

22. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Psychology

#316 in Africa

#6157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

23. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Psychology

#318 in Africa

#6177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

24. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Psychology

#319 in Africa

#6205 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

25. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

Kenya | Eldoret

For Psychology

#323 in Africa

#6267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1978

26. Adventist University of Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Psychology

#346 in Africa

#6557 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 Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3

Social Psychology19

Special Education2