15 Best universities for Social Psychology in Kenya

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 24K citations received by 3.65K academic papers made by 15 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 Social Psychology

#30 in Africa

#1660 in the World

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

2. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Social Psychology

#66 in Africa

#2504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#76 in Africa

#2689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#89 in Africa

#2943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

5. Maseno University

For Social Psychology

#137 in Africa

#4019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

6. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#157 in Africa

#4267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 5,047
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 2002

7. Egerton University

For Social Psychology

#171 in Africa

#4396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

8. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#178 in Africa

#4459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

9. Kenya Methodist University

For Social Psychology

#198 in Africa

#4800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

10. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Social Psychology

#217 in Africa

#4953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

11. Mount Kenya University

For Social Psychology

#222 in Africa

#5006 in the World

Founded: 2008

12. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Social Psychology

#231 in Africa

#5088 in the World

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

13. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#241 in Africa

#5177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

14. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Social Psychology

#245 in Africa

#5217 in the World

Founded: 2010

15. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#250 in Africa

#5248 in the World

Founded: 2009

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

Psychology subfields in Kenya

Child Psychology10

Clinical Psychology8

Cognitive Science4

Education Majors12

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3