19 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 43.9K citations received by 4.86K 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#85 in Africa

#2561 in the World

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

2. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#89 in Africa

#2661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#131 in Africa

#3569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#156 in Africa

#3903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Egerton University

Kenya | Njoro

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#195 in Africa

#4575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#200 in Africa

#4591 in the World

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

7. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

Kenya | Nyeri

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#211 in Africa

#4688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

8. Maseno University

Kenya | Maseno

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#229 in Africa

#4944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

9. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#236 in Africa

#5094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

10. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#266 in Africa

#5538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

11. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Bondo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#268 in Africa

#5577 in the World

Founded: 2009

12. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#271 in Africa

#5632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

13. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#274 in Africa

#5658 in the World

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

14. Mount Kenya University

Kenya | Thika

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#285 in Africa

#5738 in the World

Founded: 2008

15. South Eastern Kenya University

Kenya | Kitui

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#301 in Africa

#5905 in the World

Founded: 2008

16. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#302 in Africa

#5910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

17. Multimedia University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#304 in Africa

#5934 in the World

Founded: 2008

18. Pwani University

Kenya | Kilifi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#305 in Africa

#5938 in the World

Founded: 2007

19. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#306 in Africa

#5939 in the World

Founded: 2010

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Kenya based on the number of universities and their ranks are Nairobi, Eldoret, Njoro, and Nyeri.

Computer Science subfields in Kenya

Bioinformatics and Computational biology6

Cognitive Science4

Computer Networking13

Computer Vision6

Cyber Security12

Data Science2

Information Technology4

Library and Information science4

Machine Learning21

Management Information Systems12

Neuroscience12

Software Engineering2

Telecommunications14