Nepal's 5 best Machine Learning universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nepal ranked based on their research performance in Machine Learning. A graph of 30.7K citations received by 3.14K academic papers made by 5 universities in Nepal 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. Tribhuvan University

Nepal | Kathmandu

For Machine Learning

#597 in Asia

#1469 in the World

Founded: 1958

2. Kathmandu University

Nepal | Dhulikhel

For Machine Learning

#1440 in Asia

#3109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1991

3. Pokhara University

Nepal | Pokhara

For Machine Learning

#1466 in Asia

#3175 in the World

Founded: 1996

4. Agriculture and Forestry University

Nepal | Bharatpur

For Machine Learning

#1841 in Asia

#4009 in the World

Founded: 2010

5. Purbanchal University

Nepal | Biratnagar

For Machine Learning

#2308 in Asia

#5186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1993

The best cities to study Machine Learning in Nepal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kathmandu, Dhulikhel, Pokhara, and Bharatpur.

Computer Science subfields in Nepal

Artificial Intelligence (AI)4

Bioinformatics and Computational biology4

Cognitive Science3

Computational Linguistics2

Computer Networking4

Computer Vision4

Cyber Security4

Library and Information science2

Management Information Systems3

Neuroscience4

Telecommunications4