16 Best universities for Machine Learning in Ethiopia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ethiopia ranked based on their research performance in Machine Learning. A graph of 315K citations received by 20.2K academic papers made by 16 universities in Ethiopia 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 Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Machine Learning

#14 in Africa

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 49,103
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1954

2. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Machine Learning

#19 in Africa

#963 in the World

Founded: 1950

3. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Machine Learning

#33 in Africa

#1235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

4. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Machine Learning

#39 in Africa

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2001

5. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Machine Learning

#56 in Africa

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

6. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Machine Learning

#60 in Africa

#1794 in the World

Enrollment: 30,414
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1976

7. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Machine Learning

#65 in Africa

#1894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 17,030
Founded: 1991

8. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Machine Learning

#77 in Africa

#2064 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

9. Debre Markos University

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

For Machine Learning

#93 in Africa

#2402 in the World

Founded: 2005

10. Wollega University

Ethiopia | Nekemte

For Machine Learning

#116 in Africa

#2642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

11. Mizan Tepi University

Ethiopia | Mizan

For Machine Learning

#119 in Africa

#2706 in the World

Founded: 2006

12. Debre Berhan University

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

For Machine Learning

#123 in Africa

#2746 in the World

Founded: 2007

13. Madda Walabu University

Ethiopia | Bale Robe

For Machine Learning

#136 in Africa

#2969 in the World

Founded: 2006

14. Adama Science and Technology University

Ethiopia | Adama

For Machine Learning

#140 in Africa

#2990 in the World

Founded: 1993

15. Aksum University

Ethiopia | Aksum

For Machine Learning

#159 in Africa

#3217 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2007

16. Rift Valley University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Machine Learning

#317 in Africa

#5459 in the World

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 2000

The best cities to study Machine Learning in Ethiopia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Gondar, Addis Ababa, Jimma, and Bahir Dar.

Computer Science subfields in Ethiopia

Artificial Intelligence (AI)15

Bioinformatics and Computational biology11

Blockchain and Cryptography2

Cognitive Science13

Computational Linguistics4

Computer Networking13

Computer Vision13

Cyber Security13

Data Science3

Management Information Systems4

Neuroscience13

Telecommunications13