Academic Index Last updated: May 04, 2026

16 Best Universities in Kenya for Oceanography

We ranked the top 16 universities for Oceanography in Kenya based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 69.5K subject-specific papers and 913.6K citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Oceanography

#29 in Africa #1138 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

2

Kakamega

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#208 in Africa #3885 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

3

Nairobi

Technical University of Kenya

For Oceanography

#217 in Africa #4015 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

4

Eldoret

University of Eldoret

For Oceanography

#178 in Africa #3412 in the World

52% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

5

Nyeri

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Oceanography

#226 in Africa #4159 in the World

83% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

6

Maseno

Maseno University

For Oceanography

#141 in Africa #2845 in the World

10% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

7

Njoro

Egerton University

For Oceanography

#112 in Africa #2322 in the World

33% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

8

Karatina

Karatina University

For Oceanography

#261 in Africa #4561 in the World

61% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

9

Nairobi

Strathmore University

For Oceanography

#225 in Africa #4128 in the World

52% Acceptance

8,189 Enrollment

2002 Founded

10

Bondo

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#230 in Africa #4170 in the World

62% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

11

Eldoret

For Oceanography

#115 in Africa #2399 in the World

93% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

12

Mombasa

Technical University of Mombasa

For Oceanography

#241 in Africa #4300 in the World

30% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

13

Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Oceanography

#97 in Africa #2115 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

14

Kilifi

Pwani University

For Oceanography

#218 in Africa #4016 in the World

54% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

15

Nairobi

Kenyatta University

For Oceanography

#105 in Africa #2171 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

16

Kitui

South Eastern Kenya University

For Oceanography

#204 in Africa #3770 in the World

48% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded