Best Universities for Animal Science in Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Animal Science. A graph of 519K citations received by 49.3K academic papers made by 160 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.

1. University of Pretoria

For Animal Science

#101 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

3. Zagazig University

For Animal Science

#1 in Egypt
#183 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

4. University of Ibadan

For Animal Science

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

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Animal Science

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. Cairo University

For Animal Science

#2 in Egypt
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
257,200
Founded
1908

8. Ahmadu Bello University

For Animal Science

#2 in Nigeria
#242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

9. Alexandria University

For Animal Science

#3 in Egypt
#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

13. University of Nigeria

For Animal Science

#4 in Nigeria
#393 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

14. University of Nairobi

For Animal Science

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

15. Ain Shams University

For Animal Science

#5 in Egypt
#398 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

16. Kafrelsheikh University

For Animal Science

#6 in Egypt
#435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

17. Mansoura University

For Animal Science

#7 in Egypt
#448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

19. University of Khartoum

For Animal Science

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

20. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Animal Science

#5 in Nigeria
#489 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

21. University of the Free State

For Animal Science

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

22. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Animal Science

#6 in Nigeria
#507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

23. University of Zimbabwe

For Animal Science

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

24. Sokoine University of Agriculture

For Animal Science

#1 in Tanzania
#534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1984

25. North-West University

For Animal Science

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

26. Benha University

For Animal Science

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

27. University of Ilorin

For Animal Science

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

29. Suez Canal University

For Animal Science

#9 in Egypt
#553 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

30. Rhodes University

For Animal Science

#590 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

31. Makerere University

For Animal Science

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

32. University of Abomey-Calavi

For Animal Science

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

33. Haramaya University

For Animal Science

#2 in Ethiopia
#659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

34. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Animal Science

#1 in Ghana
#687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

35. University of Ghana

For Animal Science

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

37. Hawassa University

For Animal Science

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

38. Egerton University

For Animal Science

#2 in Kenya
#778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

39. Menoufia University

For Animal Science

#11 in Egypt
#801 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

44. University of Calabar

For Animal Science

#10 in Nigeria
#928 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

45. University of Port Harcourt

For Animal Science

#11 in Nigeria
#931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

46. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Animal Science

#12 in Nigeria
#936 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

47. Beni-Suef University

For Animal Science

#14 in Egypt
#956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

48. Tanta University

For Animal Science

#15 in Egypt
#957 in the World
Founded
1972

50. University of Limpopo

For Animal Science

#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

51. University of Zambia

For Animal Science

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

52. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Animal Science

#13 in Nigeria
#988 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1990

53. Rivers State University

For Animal Science

#14 in Nigeria
#1037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

55. Fayoum University

For Animal Science

#16 in Egypt
#1041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

56. University of Lagos

For Animal Science

#16 in Nigeria
#1049 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

57. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Animal Science

#17 in Nigeria
#1057 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

58. University of Dar es Salaam

For Animal Science

#2 in Tanzania
#1116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

59. University of South Africa

For Animal Science

#1120 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

60. University of Benin

For Animal Science

#18 in Nigeria
#1127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

61. Jimma University

For Animal Science

#4 in Ethiopia
#1142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

62. University of Sfax

For Animal Science

#1 in Tunisia
#1150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%

64. Manouba University

For Animal Science

#3 in Tunisia
#1192 in the World
Enrollment
16,315

65. Minia University

For Animal Science

#17 in Egypt
#1207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

66. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Animal Science

#19 in Nigeria
#1236 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

67. University of Jos

For Animal Science

#20 in Nigeria
#1272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,169
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1975

68. University of Malawi

For Animal Science

#1 in Malawi
#1284 in the World
Founded
1964

70. Mekelle University

For Animal Science

#5 in Ethiopia
#1295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

74. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Animal Science

#22 in Nigeria
#1311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

75. University of Cape Coast

For Animal Science

#3 in Ghana
#1318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

76. Bahir Dar University

For Animal Science

#6 in Ethiopia
#1331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

77. University of Sadat City

For Animal Science

#18 in Egypt
#1342 in the World
Enrollment
29,702
Founded
2013

78. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Animal Science

#23 in Nigeria
#1381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1982

79. University of Gondar

For Animal Science

#7 in Ethiopia
#1422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
49,103
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1954

81. Kenyatta University

For Animal Science

#3 in Kenya
#1427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

82. University of Abuja

For Animal Science

#25 in Nigeria
#1446 in the World
Enrollment
4,680
Founded
1988

84. Lagos State University

For Animal Science

#26 in Nigeria
#1487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

85. University for Development Studies

For Animal Science

#4 in Ghana
#1492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

86. Sohag university

For Animal Science

#19 in Egypt
#1527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

87. Moi University

For Animal Science

#4 in Kenya
#1529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

89. Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Animal Science

#1 in Senegal
#1539 in the World
Founded
1918

90. University of the Western Cape

For Animal Science

#1540 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

91. University of Namibia

For Animal Science

#1 in Namibia
#1591 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

92. University of Botswana

For Animal Science

#1 in Botswana
#1615 in the World
Founded
1964

94. Adekunle Ajasin University

For Animal Science

#28 in Nigeria
#1621 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1982

96. University of Venda

For Animal Science

#1630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

97. University of Ngaoundere

For Animal Science

#2 in Cameroon
#1646 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1982

100. Aswan University

For Animal Science

#20 in Egypt
#1682 in the World
Enrollment
1,898
Founded
2012