21 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 63.5K citations received by 7.58K 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

#52 in Africa

#1607 in the World

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

2. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#65 in Africa

#1890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

3. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Machine Learning

#118 in Africa

#2680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

4. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#127 in Africa

#2833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

5. Egerton University

For Machine Learning

#156 in Africa

#3215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Maseno University

For Machine Learning

#225 in Africa

#4223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

7. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#226 in Africa

#4224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 2002

8. Mount Kenya University

For Machine Learning

#236 in Africa

#4385 in the World

Founded: 2008

9. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Machine Learning

#244 in Africa

#4481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

10. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#248 in Africa

#4592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

11. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#259 in Africa

#4758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

12. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Machine Learning

#263 in Africa

#4811 in the World

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

13. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#269 in Africa

#4895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

14. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#283 in Africa

#5149 in the World

Founded: 2009

15. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Machine Learning

#288 in Africa

#5176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

16. Kenya Methodist University

For Machine Learning

#294 in Africa

#5256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

17. Machakos University

Kenya | Machakos

For Machine Learning

#295 in Africa

#5262 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2011

18. Pwani University

For Machine Learning

#302 in Africa

#5365 in the World

Founded: 2007

19. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Machine Learning

#306 in Africa

#5385 in the World

Founded: 2010

20. University of Kabianga

Kenya | Kericho

For Machine Learning

#313 in Africa

#5423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2009

21. South Eastern Kenya University

For Machine Learning

#316 in Africa

#5441 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