19 Best universities for Social 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 41.2K citations received by 5.1K academic papers made by 19 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

#29 in Africa

#1494 in the World

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

2. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#62 in Africa

#2268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

3. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Social Psychology

#68 in Africa

#2344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

4. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#72 in Africa

#2414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

5. Maseno University

For Social Psychology

#126 in Africa

#3553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

6. Egerton University

For Social Psychology

#150 in Africa

#3955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

7. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#154 in Africa

#3994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

8. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#157 in Africa

#4066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2002

9. Mount Kenya University

For Social Psychology

#183 in Africa

#4352 in the World

Founded: 2008

10. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Social Psychology

#205 in Africa

#4640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

11. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#230 in Africa

#4989 in the World

Founded: 2009

12. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Social Psychology

#234 in Africa

#5043 in the World

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

13. Kenya Methodist University

For Social Psychology

#251 in Africa

#5228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

14. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Social Psychology

#252 in Africa

#5247 in the World

Founded: 2010

15. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#258 in Africa

#5290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

16. Daystar University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#260 in Africa

#5302 in the World

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

17. Pwani University

For Social Psychology

#280 in Africa

#5474 in the World

Founded: 2007

18. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Social Psychology

#281 in Africa

#5492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

19. South Eastern Kenya University

For Social Psychology

#282 in Africa

#5495 in the World

Founded: 2008

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 Psychology13

Clinical Psychology10

Cognitive Science4

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3

Special Education2