Best Universities for Horticulture in Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 2.27M citations received by 147K academic papers made by 263 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 KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Horticulture

#1 in South Africa

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

2. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Horticulture

#2 in South Africa

#103 in the World

Founded: 1918

3. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Horticulture

#3 in South Africa

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

4. Cairo University

For Horticulture

#1 in Egypt

#166 in the World

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

5. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Horticulture

#248 in the World

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

6. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Horticulture

#2 in Egypt

#262 in the World

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

7. Assiut University

For Horticulture

#3 in Egypt

#297 in the World

Founded: 1957

8. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Horticulture

#4 in Egypt

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

9. Ain Shams University

For Horticulture

#5 in Egypt

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

10. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Horticulture

#6 in Egypt

#353 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

11. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Horticulture

#4 in South Africa

#393 in the World

Founded: 1874

12. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Horticulture

#404 in the World

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

13. Al-Azhar University

For Horticulture

#7 in Egypt

#409 in the World

Founded: 1961

14. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Horticulture

#5 in South Africa

#417 in the World

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

15. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Horticulture

#487 in the World

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

16. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Horticulture

#495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

17. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Horticulture

#514 in the World

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

18. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Horticulture

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

19. University of Sfax

For Horticulture

#566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

20. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Horticulture

#6 in South Africa

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

21. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Horticulture

#1 in Kenya

#576 in the World

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

22. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Horticulture

#622 in the World

Founded: 1950

23. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Horticulture

#1 in Uganda

#638 in the World

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

24. Tanta University

For Horticulture

#8 in Egypt

#655 in the World

Founded: 1972

25. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Horticulture

#660 in the World

26. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Horticulture

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

27. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Horticulture

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

28. University of Ghana

For Horticulture

#1 in Ghana

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

29. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Horticulture

#7 in South Africa

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

30. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Horticulture

#9 in Egypt

#708 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

31. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Horticulture

#10 in Egypt

#736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

32. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Horticulture

#11 in Egypt

#737 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

33. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Horticulture

#747 in the World

34. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Horticulture

#2 in Ghana

#755 in the World

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

35. Benha University

For Horticulture

#12 in Egypt

#770 in the World

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

36. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Horticulture

#782 in the World

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

37. Fayoum University

For Horticulture

#13 in Egypt

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

38. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Horticulture

#8 in South Africa

#820 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

39. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Horticulture

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

40. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Horticulture

#827 in the World

41. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Horticulture

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

42. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Horticulture

#847 in the World

43. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Horticulture

#10 in Nigeria

#849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

44. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Horticulture

#9 in South Africa

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

45. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Horticulture

#882 in the World

Founded: 1993

46. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Horticulture

#11 in Nigeria

#893 in the World

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

47. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Horticulture

#2 in Kenya

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

48. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Horticulture

#10 in South Africa

#897 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

49. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Horticulture

#1 in Sudan

#899 in the World

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

50. University of Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Horticulture

#1 in Burkina Faso

#901 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

51. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Horticulture

#12 in Nigeria

#907 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

52. Minia University

For Horticulture

#14 in Egypt

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

53. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Horticulture

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

54. South Valley University - Qena

For Horticulture

#15 in Egypt

#957 in the World

Founded: 1995

55. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Horticulture

#975 in the World

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

56. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Horticulture

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

57. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Horticulture

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

58. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Horticulture

#3 in Kenya

#990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

59. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Horticulture

#11 in South Africa

#1014 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

60. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Horticulture

#13 in Nigeria

#1015 in the World

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

61. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Horticulture

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2001

62. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Horticulture

#1053 in the World

Enrollment: 89,589
Founded: 1918

63. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Horticulture

#14 in Nigeria

#1072 in the World

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

64. Egerton University

For Horticulture

#4 in Kenya

#1104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

65. University of Ngaoundere

Cameroon | Ngaoundere

For Horticulture

#1114 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1982

66. Nangui Abrogoua University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Horticulture

#1 in Ivory Coast

#1115 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1995

67. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Horticulture

#2 in Ivory Coast

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 60,189
Founded: 1964

68. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Horticulture

#15 in Nigeria

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

69. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Horticulture

#16 in Egypt

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

70. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Horticulture

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

71. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Horticulture

#1161 in the World

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

72. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Horticulture

#1183 in the World

73. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Horticulture

#16 in Nigeria

#1211 in the World

Founded: 1988

74. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Horticulture

#17 in Nigeria

#1212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

75. University of Uyo

For Horticulture

#18 in Nigeria

#1217 in the World

Founded: 1991

76. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Horticulture

#17 in Egypt

#1219 in the World

Founded: 2010

77. Helwan University

For Horticulture

#18 in Egypt

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

78. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Horticulture

#12 in South Africa

#1262 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

79. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Horticulture

#13 in South Africa

#1264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

80. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Horticulture

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

81. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Horticulture

#19 in Egypt

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

82. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Horticulture

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 17,030
Founded: 1991

83. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Horticulture

#19 in Nigeria

#1304 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

84. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Horticulture

#20 in Nigeria

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

85. University of Abomey-Calavi

Benin | Abomey-Calavi

For Horticulture

#1 in Benin

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1970

86. University of Lome

For Horticulture

#1 in Togo

#1332 in the World

Founded: 1970

87. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Horticulture

#21 in Nigeria

#1352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

88. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Horticulture

#1368 in the World

89. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Horticulture

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 45,155
Founded: 1970

90. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Horticulture

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

91. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Horticulture

#1 in Mauritius

#1423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

92. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Horticulture

#14 in South Africa

#1452 in the World

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

93. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Horticulture

#22 in Nigeria

#1459 in the World

Founded: 1992

94. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Horticulture

#1467 in the World

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

95. University of Jos

For Horticulture

#23 in Nigeria

#1468 in the World

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

96. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Horticulture

#24 in Nigeria

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,181
Founded: 1982

97. University for Development Studies

For Horticulture

#3 in Ghana

#1491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 13,132
Founded: 1992

98. Bayero University Kano

For Horticulture

#25 in Nigeria

#1493 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

99. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Horticulture

#26 in Nigeria

#1509 in the World

Founded: 1975

100. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Horticulture

#20 in Egypt

#1539 in the World

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