18 Best universities for Machine Learning in Kenya

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 40.8K citations received by 5.56K academic papers made by 18 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

#49 in Africa

#1654 in the World

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

2. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#85 in Africa

#2336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

3. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Machine Learning

#110 in Africa

#2683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

4. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#133 in Africa

#3120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

5. Egerton University

For Machine Learning

#162 in Africa

#3494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

6. Strathmore University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#216 in Africa

#4317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 5,047
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 2002

7. Maseno University

For Machine Learning

#233 in Africa

#4569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1991

8. Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#237 in Africa

#4663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

9. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Kenya | Kakamega

For Machine Learning

#239 in Africa

#4687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

10. Mount Kenya University

For Machine Learning

#241 in Africa

#4698 in the World

Founded: 2008

11. Catholic University of Eastern Africa

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#255 in Africa

#4829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1984

12. University of Eldoret

Kenya | Eldoret

For Machine Learning

#265 in Africa

#4977 in the World

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

13. Technical University of Kenya

Kenya | Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#274 in Africa

#5062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

14. Technical University of Mombasa

Kenya | Mombasa

For Machine Learning

#279 in Africa

#5170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

15. Kenya Methodist University

For Machine Learning

#284 in Africa

#5212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

16. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#287 in Africa

#5238 in the World

Founded: 2009

17. Pwani University

For Machine Learning

#291 in Africa

#5259 in the World

Founded: 2007

18. Karatina University

Kenya | Karatina

For Machine Learning

#300 in Africa

#5298 in the World

Founded: 2010

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)14

Bioinformatics and Computational biology4

Cognitive Science4

Computer Networking9

Computer Vision5

Cyber Security5

Information Technology3

Library and Information science3

Management Information Systems8

Software Engineering2

Telecommunications11