Best Universities for Multimedia in Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Multimedia. A graph of 45.9K citations received by 8.71K academic papers made by 55 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.

1. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Multimedia

#1 in South Africa

#395 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Multimedia

#2 in South Africa

#575 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Multimedia

#3 in South Africa

#586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

4. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Multimedia

#4 in South Africa

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

5. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Multimedia

#5 in South Africa

#767 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

6. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Multimedia

#6 in South Africa

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

7. University of Sfax

For Multimedia

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

8. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Multimedia

#7 in South Africa

#984 in the World

Founded: 1918

9. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Multimedia

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

10. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Multimedia

#1 in Egypt

#1029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

11. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Multimedia

#8 in South Africa

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

12. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Multimedia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

13. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Multimedia

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

14. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Multimedia

#1 in Mauritius

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

15. Helwan University

For Multimedia

#2 in Egypt

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

16. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Multimedia

#9 in South Africa

#1235 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

17. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Multimedia

#10 in South Africa

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

18. Ain Shams University

For Multimedia

#3 in Egypt

#1247 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

19. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Multimedia

#11 in South Africa

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

20. Cairo University

For Multimedia

#4 in Egypt

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

21. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Multimedia

#12 in South Africa

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

22. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Multimedia

#1319 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

23. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Multimedia

#1 in Uganda

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

24. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Multimedia

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

25. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Multimedia

#13 in South Africa

#1440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

26. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Multimedia

#1465 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

27. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Multimedia

#1 in Algeria

#1468 in the World

Enrollment: 8,443

28. University of Ghana

For Multimedia

#1 in Ghana

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

29. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Multimedia

#14 in South Africa

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

30. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Multimedia

#5 in Egypt

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

31. Covenant University

For Multimedia

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

32. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Multimedia

#1528 in the World

33. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Multimedia

#15 in South Africa

#1537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

34. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Multimedia

#2 in Ghana

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

35. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Multimedia

#1600 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

36. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Multimedia

#1612 in the World

Enrollment: 16,315

37. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Multimedia

#1 in Botswana

#1627 in the World

Founded: 1964

38. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Multimedia

#1645 in the World

39. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Multimedia

#1 in Tanzania

#1664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1970

40. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Multimedia

#6 in Egypt

#1674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 197,278
Founded: 1942

41. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Multimedia

#1696 in the World

Enrollment: 98,720
Male:Female: 54:46

42. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Multimedia

#7 in Egypt

#1707 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

43. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Multimedia

#1726 in the World

Enrollment: 22,270
Male:Female: 52:48

44. Namibia University of Science and Technology

Namibia | Windhoek

For Multimedia

#1 in Namibia

#1744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1985

45. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Multimedia

#8 in Egypt

#1763 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

46. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Multimedia

#3 in Ghana

#1856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

47. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Multimedia

#9 in Egypt

#1860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 6,857
Founded: 1919

48. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Multimedia

#10 in Egypt

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,228
Founded: 2005

49. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Multimedia

#1916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

50. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Multimedia

#1921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

51. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Multimedia

#1 in Senegal

#1943 in the World

Founded: 1918

52. Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Multimedia

#1 in Mozambique

#1945 in the World

Founded: 1985

53. Tanta University

For Multimedia

#11 in Egypt

#1959 in the World

Founded: 1972

54. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Multimedia

#12 in Egypt

#2018 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

55. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Multimedia

#1 in Kenya

#2043 in the World

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