20 Best universities for Social 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 44.6K citations received by 5.24K academic papers made by 20 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

#1523 in the World

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

2. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#63 in Africa

#2272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

3. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Social Psychology

#68 in Africa

#2355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

4. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#72 in Africa

#2409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

5. Maseno University

For Social Psychology

#129 in Africa

#3594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

6. Egerton University

For Social Psychology

#150 in Africa

#3954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

7. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#154 in Africa

#4000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

8. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#156 in Africa

#4025 in the World

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

9. Mount Kenya University

For Social Psychology

#182 in Africa

#4345 in the World

Founded: 2008

10. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Social Psychology

#203 in Africa

#4621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

11. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#232 in Africa

#4986 in the World

Founded: 2009

12. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Social Psychology

#236 in Africa

#5048 in the World

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

13. Kenya Methodist University

For Social Psychology

#239 in Africa

#5091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

14. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#255 in Africa

#5274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

15. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Social Psychology

#256 in Africa

#5277 in the World

Founded: 2010

16. Daystar University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Social Psychology

#262 in Africa

#5337 in the World

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

17. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Social Psychology

#273 in Africa

#5432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

18. Pwani University

For Social Psychology

#283 in Africa

#5501 in the World

Founded: 2007

19. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Social Psychology

#285 in Africa

#5522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

20. South Eastern Kenya University

For Social Psychology

#286 in Africa

#5526 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 Majors19

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3

Special Education2