15 Best universities for Horticulture in Ethiopia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ethiopia ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 105K citations received by 7.51K academic papers made by 15 universities in Ethiopia 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. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Horticulture

#22 in Africa

#622 in the World

Founded: 1950

2. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Horticulture

#27 in Africa

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

3. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Horticulture

#53 in Africa

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

4. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Horticulture

#61 in Africa

#1041 in the World

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

5. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Horticulture

#71 in Africa

#1161 in the World

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

6. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Horticulture

#82 in Africa

#1287 in the World

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

7. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Horticulture

#94 in Africa

#1467 in the World

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

8. Wollega University

Ethiopia | Nekemte

For Horticulture

#124 in Africa

#1908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

9. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Horticulture

#142 in Africa

#2135 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

10. Debre Berhan University

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

For Horticulture

#146 in Africa

#2161 in the World

Founded: 2007

11. Debre Markos University

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

For Horticulture

#167 in Africa

#2518 in the World

Founded: 2005

12. Aksum University

Ethiopia | Aksum

For Horticulture

#173 in Africa

#2601 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2007

13. Adama Science and Technology University

Ethiopia | Adama

For Horticulture

#179 in Africa

#2659 in the World

Founded: 1993

14. Mizan Tepi University

Ethiopia | Mizan

For Horticulture

#190 in Africa

#2823 in the World

Founded: 2006

15. Madda Walabu University

Ethiopia | Bale Robe

For Horticulture

#223 in Africa

#3325 in the World

Founded: 2006

The best cities to study Horticulture in Ethiopia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Addis Ababa, Haramaya, Jimma, and Bahir Dar.

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