Best Universities for Genetics in Africa

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Genetics. A graph of 309K citations received by 7.42K academic papers made by 31 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. University of Pretoria

For Genetics

#405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
56,483
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
1908

5. University of the Western Cape

For Genetics

#740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
18,720
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1959

6. Cairo University

For Genetics

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

8. University of Ibadan

For Genetics

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

10. University of the Free State

For Genetics

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

12. North-West University

For Genetics

#1010 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

13. University of Khartoum

For Genetics

#1 in Sudan
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

15. Makerere University

For Genetics

#1 in Uganda
#1074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

17. University of Ghana

For Genetics

#1 in Ghana
#1095 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

18. Alexandria University

For Genetics

#3 in Egypt
#1180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
120,000
Founded
1942

19. University of Nairobi

For Genetics

#1 in Kenya
#1189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

20. Mansoura University

For Genetics

#4 in Egypt
#1197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

24. Suez Canal University

For Genetics

#5 in Egypt
#1304 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

25. Zagazig University

For Genetics

#6 in Egypt
#1314 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

27. Sokoine University of Agriculture

For Genetics

#1 in Tanzania
#1406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1984

29. University of Lagos

For Genetics

#2 in Nigeria
#1437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

31. Benha University

For Genetics

#8 in Egypt
#1479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976