Best Universities for Microbiology in Africa

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Microbiology. A graph of 259K citations received by 11.6K academic papers made by 63 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

South Africa | Pretoria

For Microbiology

#1 in South Africa

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 56,483
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1908

2. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Microbiology

#2 in South Africa

#233 in the World

Founded: 1918

3. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Microbiology

#3 in South Africa

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1922

4. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Microbiology

#4 in South Africa

#341 in the World

Founded: 1874

5. Cairo University

For Microbiology

#1 in Egypt

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Microbiology

#5 in South Africa

#520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

7. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Microbiology

#2 in Egypt

#573 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

8. Ain Shams University

For Microbiology

#3 in Egypt

#580 in the World

Founded: 1950

9. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Microbiology

#4 in Egypt

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1942

10. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Microbiology

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

11. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Microbiology

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

12. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Microbiology

#6 in South Africa

#652 in the World

Founded: 1916

13. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Microbiology

#5 in Egypt

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

14. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Microbiology

#736 in the World

Founded: 1950

15. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Microbiology

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

16. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Microbiology

#7 in South Africa

#808 in the World

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

17. Assiut University

For Microbiology

#6 in Egypt

#811 in the World

Founded: 1957

18. University of Sfax

For Microbiology

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

19. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Microbiology

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

20. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Microbiology

#874 in the World

21. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Microbiology

#1 in Uganda

#885 in the World

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

22. Al-Azhar University

For Microbiology

#7 in Egypt

#886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1961

23. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Microbiology

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

24. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Microbiology

#8 in Egypt

#909 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

25. University of Ghana

For Microbiology

#1 in Ghana

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

26. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Microbiology

#1 in Sudan

#935 in the World

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

27. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Microbiology

#8 in South Africa

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

28. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Microbiology

#9 in South Africa

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

29. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Microbiology

#10 in South Africa

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 18,720
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1959

30. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Microbiology

#1062 in the World

Founded: 1993

31. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Microbiology

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

32. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Microbiology

#1 in Kenya

#1083 in the World

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

33. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Microbiology

#9 in Egypt

#1089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

34. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Microbiology

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

35. Tanta University

For Microbiology

#10 in Egypt

#1105 in the World

Founded: 1972

36. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Microbiology

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1975

37. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Microbiology

#11 in Egypt

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2005

38. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Microbiology

#1153 in the World

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

39. Minia University

For Microbiology

#12 in Egypt

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

40. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Microbiology

#1160 in the World

41. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Microbiology

#11 in South Africa

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

42. Benha University

For Microbiology

#13 in Egypt

#1187 in the World

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

43. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Microbiology

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1990

44. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Microbiology

#12 in South Africa

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

45. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Microbiology

#1274 in the World

Founded: 1975

46. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Microbiology

#10 in Nigeria

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

47. Lagos State University

For Microbiology

#11 in Nigeria

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

48. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Microbiology

#1 in Tanzania

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

49. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Microbiology

#14 in Egypt

#1315 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

50. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Microbiology

#12 in Nigeria

#1317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

51. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Microbiology

#2 in Ghana

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1951

52. Helwan University

For Microbiology

#15 in Egypt

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

53. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Microbiology

#1359 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

54. South Valley University - Qena

For Microbiology

#16 in Egypt

#1362 in the World

Founded: 1995

55. University of Abomey-Calavi

Benin | Abomey-Calavi

For Microbiology

#1 in Benin

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 86,694
Male:Female: 73:27
Founded: 1970

56. University of Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Microbiology

#1 in Burkina Faso

#1382 in the World

Founded: 1974

57. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Microbiology

#2 in Kenya

#1390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1994

58. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Microbiology

#17 in Egypt

#1394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

59. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Microbiology

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

60. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Microbiology

#13 in South Africa

#1478 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

61. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Microbiology

#1 in Zambia

#1507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

62. University of Sadat City

For Microbiology

#18 in Egypt

#1513 in the World

Enrollment: 29,702
Founded: 2013

63. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Microbiology

#1 in Senegal

#1521 in the World

Founded: 1918