Best Machine Learning Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Machine Learning

#1 in Egypt #323 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Machine Learning

#1 in South Africa #401 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

3

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Machine Learning

#2 in South Africa #490 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

4

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Machine Learning

#3 in South Africa #551 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

5

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Machine Learning

#4 in South Africa #595 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Machine Learning

#5 in South Africa #598 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

7

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Machine Learning

#8 in South Africa #947 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Machine Learning

#1 in Nigeria #1001 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

9

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Machine Learning

#1 in Ghana #1126 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#2 in Ghana #1382 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

11

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Machine Learning

#5 in Ethiopia #1721 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

12

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Machine Learning

#11 in South Africa #1944 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

13

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Machine Learning

#4 in Ghana #2275 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

14

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Machine Learning

#15 in South Africa #2429 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Egypt | Badr

Egyptian Russian University

For Machine Learning

#36 in Egypt #4344 in the World

75% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

16

Egypt | Damanhur

Damanhour University

For Machine Learning

#34 in Egypt #3731 in the World

71% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2010 Founded

17

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Rift Valley University

For Machine Learning

#16 in Ethiopia #5459 in the World

51% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

18

Ghana | Accra

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

For Machine Learning

#8 in Ghana #3248 in the World

52% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

19

Malawi | Mzuzu

Mzuzu University

For Machine Learning

#2 in Malawi #4960 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

20

Nigeria | Ijebu-Ode

Tai Solarin University of Education

For Machine Learning

#64 in Nigeria #4868 in the World

40% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

21

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Afe Babalola University

For Machine Learning

#31 in Nigeria #3177 in the World

78% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2009 Founded

22

South Africa | Thohoyandou

University of Venda

For Machine Learning

#21 in South Africa #3291 in the World

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

23

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Carthage

For Machine Learning

#6 in Tunisia #1418 in the World

53% Acceptance

50,314 Enrollment

24

Algeria | Jijel

University of Jijel

For Machine Learning

#14 in Algeria #2485 in the World

51% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

25

Egypt | New Cairo

German University in Cairo

For Machine Learning

#25 in Egypt #2578 in the World

20% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2003 Founded

26

Ethiopia | Awasa

Hawassa University

For Machine Learning

#6 in Ethiopia #1794 in the World

55% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1976 Founded

27

Kenya | Nairobi

Technical University of Kenya

For Machine Learning

#13 in Kenya #4883 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

28

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Machine Learning

#4 in Morocco #1295 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

29

Nigeria | Uturu

Abia State University

For Machine Learning

#54 in Nigeria #4181 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

30

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Machine Learning

#7 in Nigeria #1581 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

31

Sudan | Omdurman

Karary University

For Machine Learning

#7 in Sudan #5279 in the World

71% Acceptance

11,203 Enrollment

1994 Founded

32

Uganda | Kampala

Kyambogo University

For Machine Learning

#4 in Uganda #4312 in the World

42% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

33

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

National University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#2 in Zimbabwe #3059 in the World

73% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1991 Founded

34

Burundi | Bujumbura

University of Burundi

For Machine Learning

#1 in Burundi #4955 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

35

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Machine Learning

#7 in Egypt #1047 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

36

Ghana | Sunyani

Catholic University College of Ghana

For Machine Learning

#21 in Ghana #5143 in the World

50% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

37

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

For Machine Learning

#4 in Kenya #2874 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

38

Nigeria | Otuoke

Federal University, Otuoke

For Machine Learning

#67 in Nigeria #5081 in the World

49% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

39

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Machine Learning

#19 in Nigeria #2575 in the World

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

40

Senegal | Thies

University of Thies

For Machine Learning

#3 in Senegal #5386 in the World

54% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

2007 Founded

41

Tanzania | Arusha

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#4 in Tanzania #3649 in the World

40% Acceptance

117 Enrollment

2009 Founded

42

Egypt | Cairo

Nahda University

For Machine Learning

#38 in Egypt #4968 in the World

75% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

43

Egypt | Cairo

Misr International University

For Machine Learning

#31 in Egypt #3137 in the World

60% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

44

Ethiopia | Aksum

Aksum University

For Machine Learning

#15 in Ethiopia #3217 in the World

54% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

45

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

For Machine Learning

#5 in Ghana #2770 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

46

Malawi | Zomba

University of Malawi

For Machine Learning

#1 in Malawi #1866 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

47

Nigeria | Osogbo

Osun State University

For Machine Learning

#45 in Nigeria #3814 in the World

26% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

2007 Founded

48

Nigeria | Uyo

University of Uyo

For Machine Learning

#17 in Nigeria #2495 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

49

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Machine Learning

#17 in South Africa #2791 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

50

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Machine Learning

#4 in Tunisia #1135 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

51

Algeria | Ouargla

University of Ouargla

For Machine Learning

#18 in Algeria #2918 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

52

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#24 in Egypt #2527 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,741 Enrollment

2010 Founded

53

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

For Machine Learning

#4 in Ethiopia #1319 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

54

Kenya | Meru

Kenya Methodist University

For Machine Learning

#17 in Kenya #5283 in the World

93% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

55

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Machine Learning

#1 in Morocco #722 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

56

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

Niger Delta University

For Machine Learning

#30 in Nigeria #3163 in the World

38% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

57

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

For Machine Learning

#23 in Nigeria #2917 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

58

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Medical Sciences and Technology

For Machine Learning

#5 in Sudan #5201 in the World

71% Acceptance

20,463 Enrollment

1996 Founded

59

Uganda | Kampala

Kampala International University

For Machine Learning

#3 in Uganda #4133 in the World

82% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

60

Zimbabwe | Mutare

Africa University

For Machine Learning

#7 in Zimbabwe #5264 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,434 Enrollment

1992 Founded

61

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Machine Learning

#1 in Algeria #1032 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

62

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Machine Learning

#1 in Botswana #2048 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

63

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Machine Learning

#9 in Egypt #1185 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

64

Ghana | Ho

Ho Technical University

For Machine Learning

#11 in Ghana #3894 in the World

71% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

65

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Machine Learning

#1 in Kenya #1629 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

66

Nigeria | Auta Balifi

Bingham University

For Machine Learning

#46 in Nigeria #3914 in the World

49% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

67

Nigeria | Abakaliki

Ebonyi State University

For Machine Learning

#21 in Nigeria #2863 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

2000 Founded

68

Senegal | Saint-Louis

University Gaston Berger

For Machine Learning

#2 in Senegal #3593 in the World

46% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1990 Founded

69

Tanzania | Dodoma

University of Dodoma

For Machine Learning

#3 in Tanzania #3521 in the World

30% Acceptance

28,949 Enrollment

2007 Founded

70

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Machine Learning

#1 in DR Congo #3375 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

71

Egypt | Alexandria

Pharos University in Alexandria

For Machine Learning

#37 in Egypt #4707 in the World

75% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

2006 Founded

72

Ethiopia | Mizan

Mizan Tepi University

For Machine Learning

#11 in Ethiopia #2706 in the World

62% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

73

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Machine Learning

#3 in Ghana #1623 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

74

Mali | Bamako

University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Machine Learning

#1 in Mali #4905 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

75

Nigeria | Oyo

Ajayi Crowther University

For Machine Learning

#73 in Nigeria #5389 in the World

83% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

76

Nigeria | Sokoto

Usmanu Danfodio University

For Machine Learning

#29 in Nigeria #3101 in the World

29% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

77

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Machine Learning

#14 in South Africa #2349 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

78

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Machine Learning

#5 in Tunisia #1238 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

79

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

For Machine Learning

#13 in Algeria #2411 in the World

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

80

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Machine Learning

#28 in Egypt #2631 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

81

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Machine Learning

#3 in Ethiopia #1235 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

82

Kenya | Eldoret

University of Eldoret

For Machine Learning

#11 in Kenya #4755 in the World

52% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

83

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

For Machine Learning

#1 in Mozambique #3048 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

84

Nigeria | Lokoja

Federal University, Lokoja

For Machine Learning

#52 in Nigeria #4144 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

85

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Machine Learning

#11 in Nigeria #2203 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

86

Sudan | Khartoum

Al Zaiem Al Azhari University

For Machine Learning

#6 in Sudan #5258 in the World

63% Acceptance

20,463 Enrollment

1993 Founded

87

Uganda | Mbarara

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#2 in Uganda #3125 in the World

8% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

88

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Machine Learning

#1 in Zimbabwe #2498 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

89

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Machine Learning

#4 in Algeria #1788 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

90

Algeria | Skikda

20 August 1955 University of Skikda

For Machine Learning

#15 in Algeria #2493 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,462 Enrollment

91

Egypt | Alexandria

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For Machine Learning

#12 in Egypt #1344 in the World

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

92

Ghana | Accra

Accra Technical University

For Machine Learning

#16 in Ghana #4874 in the World

100% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

93

Lesotho | Maseru

National University of Lesotho

For Machine Learning

#1 in Lesotho #4076 in the World

45% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

94

Nigeria | Abuja

African University of Science and Technology

For Machine Learning

#57 in Nigeria #4277 in the World

54% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2007 Founded

95

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

Landmark University

For Machine Learning

#18 in Nigeria #2541 in the World

100% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2011 Founded

96

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Machine Learning

#1 in Senegal #2714 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

97

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Machine Learning

#2 in Tanzania #3309 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

2007 Founded

98

Cameroon | Buea

University of Buea

For Machine Learning

#3 in Cameroon #3213 in the World

46% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

99

Egypt | Aswan

Aswan University

For Machine Learning

#18 in Egypt #1936 in the World

74% Acceptance

1,898 Enrollment

2012 Founded

100

Ethiopia | Nekemte

Wollega University

For Machine Learning

#10 in Ethiopia #2642 in the World

73% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

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