Best Universities for Biology in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 17.5M citations received by 1.32M academic papers made by 361 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.

3. Cairo University

For Biology

#1 in Egypt
#373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
257,200
Founded
1908

7. Ain Shams University

For Biology

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

8. Mansoura University

For Biology

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

9. Alexandria University

For Biology

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

10. Zagazig University

For Biology

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

12. University of Ibadan

For Biology

#1 in Nigeria
#810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

15. University of the Free State

For Biology

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

17. North-West University

For Biology

#965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

18. Makerere University

For Biology

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

22. University of Nairobi

For Biology

#1 in Kenya
#1077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

23. Menoufia University

For Biology

#9 in Egypt
#1085 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

25. Suez Canal University

For Biology

#10 in Egypt
#1183 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

26. University of Ghana

For Biology

#1 in Ghana
#1184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

29. University of Nigeria

For Biology

#2 in Nigeria
#1215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

30. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Biology

#3 in Nigeria
#1217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

31. Benha University

For Biology

#11 in Egypt
#1227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

32. University of South Africa

For Biology

#1233 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

33. University of the Western Cape

For Biology

#1242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

34. Minia University

For Biology

#12 in Egypt
#1273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

35. Mohammed V University

For Biology

#1 in Morocco
#1295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
67,415

36. University of Zimbabwe

For Biology

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
18,040
Founded
1955

37. Beni-Suef University

For Biology

#13 in Egypt
#1360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

38. Ahmadu Bello University

For Biology

#4 in Nigeria
#1374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

39. University of Lagos

For Biology

#5 in Nigeria
#1429 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

41. University of Khartoum

For Biology

#1 in Sudan
#1473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

42. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Biology

#2 in Ghana
#1532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

44. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Biology

#6 in Nigeria
#1583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

46. Helwan University

For Biology

#14 in Egypt
#1653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

49. Kafrelsheikh University

For Biology

#15 in Egypt
#1682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

50. University of Gondar

For Biology

#2 in Ethiopia
#1685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
49,103
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1954

51. Sohag university

For Biology

#16 in Egypt
#1701 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

52. University of Ilorin

For Biology

#7 in Nigeria
#1704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

57. University of Dar es Salaam

For Biology

#1 in Tanzania
#1800 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

59. University of Abomey-Calavi

For Biology

#1 in Benin
#1821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
86,694
Male:Female
73:27
Founded
1970

60. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Biology

#4 in Morocco
#1829 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

63. University of Calabar

For Biology

#9 in Nigeria
#1847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

64. Jimma University

For Biology

#3 in Ethiopia
#1848 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

65. University of Limpopo

For Biology

#1855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

66. University of Benin

For Biology

#10 in Nigeria
#1878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

68. University of Zambia

For Biology

#1 in Zambia
#1938 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

69. Fayoum University

For Biology

#18 in Egypt
#1987 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

70. Bahir Dar University

For Biology

#4 in Ethiopia
#2007 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

73. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Biology

#12 in Nigeria
#2055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

76. Durban University of Technology

For Biology

#2070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

79. University of Mauritius

For Biology

#1 in Mauritius
#2135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

80. Haramaya University

For Biology

#5 in Ethiopia
#2151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

81. Mekelle University

For Biology

#6 in Ethiopia
#2171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

82. American University in Cairo

For Biology

#19 in Egypt
#2174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

84. Damietta University

For Biology

#20 in Egypt
#2200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2012

85. University of Cape Coast

For Biology

#3 in Ghana
#2205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

87. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Biology

#5 in Morocco
#2227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
36,000

88. Ibn Tofail University

For Biology

#6 in Morocco
#2248 in the World
Enrollment
22,270
Male:Female
52:48

92. Hawassa University

For Biology

#7 in Ethiopia
#2371 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

93. Kenyatta University

For Biology

#3 in Kenya
#2372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

97. Moi University

For Biology

#4 in Kenya
#2409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

99. Covenant University

For Biology

#16 in Nigeria
#2418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002