19 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 38.9K citations received by 4.65K 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)

#84 in Africa

#2546 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)

#90 in Africa

#2705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

3. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#128 in Africa

#3534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

4. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#151 in Africa

#3889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

5. Egerton University

Kenya | Njoro

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#194 in Africa

#4577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#200 in Africa

#4641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2002

7. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

Kenya | Nyeri

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#211 in Africa

#4780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

8. Maseno University

Kenya | Maseno

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#227 in Africa

#4939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

9. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#237 in Africa

#5163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

10. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#264 in Africa

#5556 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

#5582 in the World

Founded: 2009

12. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#275 in Africa

#5673 in the World

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

13. Mount Kenya University

Kenya | Thika

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#281 in Africa

#5733 in the World

Founded: 2008

14. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#283 in Africa

#5739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

15. South Eastern Kenya University

Kenya | Kitui

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#300 in Africa

#5882 in the World

Founded: 2008

16. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#302 in Africa

#5892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

17. Multimedia University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#303 in Africa

#5911 in the World

Founded: 2008

18. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#304 in Africa

#5912 in the World

Founded: 2010

19. Pwani University

Kenya | Kilifi

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#305 in Africa

#5920 in the World

Founded: 2007

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