25 Best Medical schools in Kenya

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Kenya ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 367K citations received by 30.4K academic papers made by 25 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

For Medicine

#18 in Africa
#875 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

2. Moi University

For Medicine

#72 in Africa
#1903 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

3. Kenyatta University

For Medicine

#83 in Africa
#2054 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

5. Egerton University

For Medicine

#137 in Africa
#3176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

6. Maseno University

For Medicine

#163 in Africa
#3629 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

9. University of Eldoret

For Medicine

#233 in Africa
#4764 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
2010

10. Strathmore University

For Medicine

#249 in Africa
#4964 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
5,047
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
2002

11. Kenya Methodist University

For Medicine

#255 in Africa
#5007 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1997

12. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Medicine

#260 in Africa
#5118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1984

13. Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Medicine

#269 in Africa
#5184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

16. Technical University of Kenya

For Medicine

#279 in Africa
#5387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

17. Technical University of Mombasa

For Medicine

#283 in Africa
#5459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2007

18. South Eastern Kenya University

For Medicine

#310 in Africa
#5874 in the World
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2008

19. Daystar University

For Medicine

#314 in Africa
#5909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1989

21. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Medicine

#321 in Africa
#6033 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2007

22. University of Kabianga

For Medicine

#322 in Africa
#6037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
8,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
2009

24. Machakos University

For Medicine

#334 in Africa
#6261 in the World
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2011

25. University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

For Medicine

#351 in Africa
#6439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1978

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