6 Best universities for Machine Learning in Bahrain

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Bahrain ranked based on their research performance in Machine Learning. A graph of 42K citations received by 2.46K academic papers made by 6 universities in Bahrain 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 Bahrain

Bahrain | Sakhir

For Machine Learning

#535 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Enrollment: 27,379
Founded: 1986

2. University College of Bahrain

Bahrain | Manama

For Machine Learning

#1290 in Asia

#2781 in the World

Founded: 2002

3. Ahlia University

Bahrain | Manama

For Machine Learning

#1516 in Asia

#3257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2001

4. Arabian Gulf University

Bahrain | Manama

For Machine Learning

#1861 in Asia

#4031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1981

5. Gulf University

Bahrain | Sanad

For Machine Learning

#2204 in Asia

#4908 in the World

Founded: 2001

6. AMA International University Bahrain

Bahrain | Salmabad

For Machine Learning

#2367 in Asia

#5355 in the World

Founded: 2002

The best cities to study Machine Learning in Bahrain based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sakhir, Manama, Sanad, and Salmabad.

Computer Science subfields in Bahrain

Artificial Intelligence (AI)6

Bioinformatics and Computational biology2

Blockchain and Cryptography2

Cognitive Science3

Computational Linguistics2

Computer Networking4

Computer Vision2

Cyber Security5

Human-Computer Interaction3

Management Information Systems5

Telecommunications5