Best Universities for Genetics in Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Genetics. A graph of 11.5M citations received by 665K academic papers made by 333 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 Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Genetics

#1 in South Africa

#336 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. Cairo University

For Genetics

#1 in Egypt

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

3. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Genetics

#2 in South Africa

#436 in the World

Founded: 1918

4. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Genetics

#3 in South Africa

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

5. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Genetics

#4 in South Africa

#498 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Genetics

#5 in South Africa

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

7. Ain Shams University

For Genetics

#2 in Egypt

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

8. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Genetics

#3 in Egypt

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

9. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Genetics

#4 in Egypt

#611 in the World

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

10. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Genetics

#5 in Egypt

#685 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

11. Assiut University

For Genetics

#6 in Egypt

#759 in the World

Founded: 1957

12. Al-Azhar University

For Genetics

#7 in Egypt

#789 in the World

Founded: 1961

13. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Genetics

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

14. Tanta University

For Genetics

#8 in Egypt

#871 in the World

Founded: 1972

15. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Genetics

#9 in Egypt

#944 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

16. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Genetics

#1 in Uganda

#991 in the World

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

17. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Genetics

#10 in Egypt

#1024 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

18. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Genetics

#1048 in the World

19. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Genetics

#6 in South Africa

#1063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

20. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Genetics

#1068 in the World

Founded: 1950

21. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Genetics

#7 in South Africa

#1072 in the World

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

22. University of Sfax

For Genetics

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

23. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Genetics

#1 in Kenya

#1087 in the World

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

24. Benha University

For Genetics

#11 in Egypt

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 88,016
Founded: 1976

25. University of Ghana

For Genetics

#1 in Ghana

#1142 in the World

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

26. Minia University

For Genetics

#12 in Egypt

#1162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

27. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Genetics

#1176 in the World

28. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Genetics

#13 in Egypt

#1179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

29. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Genetics

#1180 in the World

30. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Genetics

#8 in South Africa

#1192 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

31. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Genetics

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

32. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Genetics

#9 in South Africa

#1224 in the World

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

33. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Genetics

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

34. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Genetics

#1 in Sudan

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

35. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Genetics

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

36. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Genetics

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

37. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Genetics

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

38. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Genetics

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 49,103
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1954

39. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Genetics

#10 in South Africa

#1381 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

40. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Genetics

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,399
Founded: 1955

41. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Genetics

#14 in Egypt

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

42. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Genetics

#1464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

43. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Genetics

#15 in Egypt

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

44. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Genetics

#1540 in the World

45. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Genetics

#2 in Ghana

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

46. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Genetics

#1617 in the World

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

47. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Genetics

#11 in South Africa

#1623 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

48. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Genetics

#12 in South Africa

#1624 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

49. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Genetics

#1628 in the World

50. Helwan University

For Genetics

#16 in Egypt

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

51. South Valley University - Qena

For Genetics

#17 in Egypt

#1692 in the World

Founded: 1995

52. University of Malawi

For Genetics

#1 in Malawi

#1701 in the World

Founded: 1964

53. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Genetics

#1718 in the World

Founded: 1918

54. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Genetics

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

55. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Genetics

#1735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

56. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Genetics

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

57. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Genetics

#1782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

58. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Genetics

#10 in Nigeria

#1784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

59. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Genetics

#11 in Nigeria

#1788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

60. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Genetics

#13 in South Africa

#1809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

61. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Genetics

#1867 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

62. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Genetics

#1881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

63. Fayoum University

For Genetics

#18 in Egypt

#1888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

64. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Genetics

#1 in Zambia

#1907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

65. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Genetics

#1908 in the World

Founded: 1993

66. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Genetics

#12 in Nigeria

#1930 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

67. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Genetics

#1955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 57,852
Founded: 2001

68. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Genetics

#19 in Egypt

#1960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2012

69. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Genetics

#13 in Nigeria

#1966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

70. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Genetics

#14 in Nigeria

#1989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1990

71. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Genetics

#14 in South Africa

#2014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

72. Bayero University Kano

For Genetics

#15 in Nigeria

#2035 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

73. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Genetics

#2044 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

74. University of Sadat City

For Genetics

#20 in Egypt

#2064 in the World

Enrollment: 29,702
Founded: 2013

75. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Genetics

#2139 in the World

Founded: 1992

76. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Genetics

#2149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

77. University of Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Genetics

#1 in Burkina Faso

#2165 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

78. Durban University of Technology

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South Africa | Durban

For Genetics

#15 in South Africa

#2177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

79. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Genetics

#1 in the DR Congo

#2187 in the World

Founded: 1954

80. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Genetics

#2189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

81. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Genetics

#21 in Egypt

#2203 in the World

Founded: 2010

82. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Genetics

#2205 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

83. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Genetics

#2208 in the World

Founded: 1964

84. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Genetics

#2231 in the World

Enrollment: 30,414
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1976

85. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Genetics

#2239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

86. University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Genetics

#1 in Mali

#2242 in the World

Founded: 2011

87. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Genetics

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

88. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Genetics

#3 in Ghana

#2291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

89. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Genetics

#2309 in the World

90. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Genetics

#16 in South Africa

#2329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

91. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Genetics

#2355 in the World

92. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Genetics

#2 in Kenya

#2361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

93. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Genetics

#3 in Kenya

#2364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

94. University of Jos

For Genetics

#16 in Nigeria

#2372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

95. Lagos State University

For Genetics

#17 in Nigeria

#2376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

96. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Genetics

#22 in Egypt

#2387 in the World

Founded: 2010

97. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Genetics

#4 in Kenya

#2402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

98. Nelson Mandela University

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South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Genetics

#17 in South Africa

#2405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

99. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Genetics

#2408 in the World

100. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Genetics

#18 in Nigeria

#2422 in the World

Founded: 1975