Best Universities for Literature in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 512K citations received by 67K academic papers made by 210 universities in Africa 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.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

8. University of the Free State

For Literature

#526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

10. Cairo University

For Literature

#1 in Egypt
#668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
207,853
Founded
1908

11. University of the Western Cape

For Literature

#714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

12. Rhodes University

For Literature

#750 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

13. University of Ibadan

For Literature

#1 in Nigeria
#767 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

14. University of Nigeria

For Literature

#2 in Nigeria
#931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

15. Ain Shams University

For Literature

#2 in Egypt
#1022 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

16. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Literature

#3 in Nigeria
#1026 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

17. University of Ghana

For Literature

#1 in Ghana
#1038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

18. Mansoura University

For Literature

#3 in Egypt
#1069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

19. Alexandria University

For Literature

#4 in Egypt
#1074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

20. Zagazig University

For Literature

#5 in Egypt
#1118 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

22. University of Ilorin

For Literature

#4 in Nigeria
#1223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

23. University of Botswana

For Literature

#1 in Botswana
#1227 in the World
Founded
1964

24. Makerere University

For Literature

#1 in Uganda
#1230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

27. American University in Cairo

For Literature

#6 in Egypt
#1348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

28. University of Lagos

For Literature

#5 in Nigeria
#1361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

29. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#2 in Ghana
#1368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

30. University of Nairobi

For Literature

#1 in Kenya
#1369 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

32. University of Calabar

For Literature

#6 in Nigeria
#1401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

34. University of Port Harcourt

For Literature

#7 in Nigeria
#1434 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

35. University of Benin

For Literature

#8 in Nigeria
#1463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

36. University of Zimbabwe

For Literature

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

37. University of Fort Hare

For Literature

#1505 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

38. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Literature

#9 in Nigeria
#1541 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

39. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Literature

#10 in Nigeria
#1545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

41. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Literature

#11 in Nigeria
#1586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

43. Menoufia University

For Literature

#7 in Egypt
#1643 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

46. Benha University

For Literature

#8 in Egypt
#1713 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

49. Covenant University

For Literature

#12 in Nigeria
#1796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

52. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Literature

#2 in Morocco
#1851 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

54. Ahmadu Bello University

For Literature

#14 in Nigeria
#1871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

55. University of Limpopo

For Literature

#1882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

56. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Literature

#1883 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

58. University of Khartoum

For Literature

#1 in Sudan
#1924 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

59. Helwan University

For Literature

#10 in Egypt
#1932 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

61. University of Dar es Salaam

For Literature

#1 in Tanzania
#1958 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

62. University of Cape Coast

For Literature

#3 in Ghana
#1968 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

63. Minia University

For Literature

#11 in Egypt
#1983 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

65. University of Malawi

For Literature

#1 in Malawi
#2008 in the World
Founded
1964

66. Lagos State University

For Literature

#16 in Nigeria
#2019 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

68. Rivers State University

For Literature

#17 in Nigeria
#2099 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

69. University of Education, Winneba

For Literature

#4 in Ghana
#2102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1992

70. Suez Canal University

For Literature

#14 in Egypt
#2163 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

71. University of Venda

For Literature

#2168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

74. University of Gondar

For Literature

#2 in Ethiopia
#2224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
49,103
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1954

75. Moi University

For Literature

#2 in Kenya
#2245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

76. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Literature

#18 in Nigeria
#2254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

79. Kenyatta University

For Literature

#3 in Kenya
#2323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

83. Jimma University

For Literature

#3 in Ethiopia
#2403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

86. Bayero University Kano

For Literature

#21 in Nigeria
#2536 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

89. Midlands State University

For Literature

#2 in Zimbabwe
#2560 in the World
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
2000

90. University of Jos

For Literature

#22 in Nigeria
#2563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

92. University of Mauritius

For Literature

#1 in Mauritius
#2651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

94. University of Zambia

For Literature

#1 in Zambia
#2694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

95. University for Development Studies

For Literature

#5 in Ghana
#2704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

97. Beni-Suef University

For Literature

#16 in Egypt
#2759 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005