21 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 70.2K citations received by 7.77K academic papers made by 21 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 Machine Learning

#54 in Africa

#1629 in the World

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

2. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#64 in Africa

#1882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

3. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Machine Learning

#118 in Africa

#2702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

4. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#131 in Africa

#2874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

5. Egerton University

For Machine Learning

#162 in Africa

#3255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#223 in Africa

#4158 in the World

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

7. Maseno University

For Machine Learning

#229 in Africa

#4261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

8. Mount Kenya University

For Machine Learning

#244 in Africa

#4453 in the World

Founded: 2008

9. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Machine Learning

#245 in Africa

#4478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

10. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#248 in Africa

#4583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

11. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Machine Learning

#260 in Africa

#4755 in the World

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

12. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#262 in Africa

#4795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

13. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#269 in Africa

#4883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

14. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Machine Learning

#281 in Africa

#5114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

15. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#285 in Africa

#5154 in the World

Founded: 2009

16. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Machine Learning

#293 in Africa

#5238 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

17. Kenya Methodist University

For Machine Learning

#297 in Africa

#5283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

18. Pwani University

For Machine Learning

#302 in Africa

#5366 in the World

Founded: 2007

19. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Machine Learning

#309 in Africa

#5423 in the World

Founded: 2010

20. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Machine Learning

#316 in Africa

#5456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

21. South Eastern Kenya University

For Machine Learning

#319 in Africa

#5465 in the World

Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Machine Learning in Kenya based on the number of universities and their ranks are Nairobi, Eldoret, Njoro, and Maseno.

Computer Science subfields in Kenya

Artificial Intelligence (AI)19

Bioinformatics and Computational biology6

Cognitive Science4

Computer Networking13

Computer Vision6

Cyber Security12

Information Technology4

Library and Information science4

Management Information Systems12

Software Engineering2

Telecommunications14