Best Universities for Neuroscience in Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Neuroscience. A graph of 1.2M citations received by 108K academic papers made by 234 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

South Africa | Cape Town

For Neuroscience

#1 in South Africa

#406 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. Cairo University

For Neuroscience

#1 in Egypt

#494 in the World

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

3. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Neuroscience

#2 in South Africa

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

4. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Neuroscience

#3 in South Africa

#544 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Neuroscience

#4 in South Africa

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

6. Ain Shams University

For Neuroscience

#2 in Egypt

#661 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Neuroscience

#5 in South Africa

#744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

8. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Neuroscience

#3 in Egypt

#794 in the World

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

9. Assiut University

For Neuroscience

#4 in Egypt

#818 in the World

Founded: 1957

10. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Neuroscience

#5 in Egypt

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

11. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Neuroscience

#6 in South Africa

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

12. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Neuroscience

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

13. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Neuroscience

#6 in Egypt

#1027 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

14. Tanta University

For Neuroscience

#7 in Egypt

#1172 in the World

Founded: 1972

15. University of Sfax

For Neuroscience

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

16. Al-Azhar University

For Neuroscience

#8 in Egypt

#1193 in the World

Founded: 1961

17. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Neuroscience

#7 in South Africa

#1221 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

18. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Neuroscience

#8 in South Africa

#1245 in the World

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

19. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Neuroscience

#9 in Egypt

#1258 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

20. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Neuroscience

#1300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

21. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Neuroscience

#1 in Uganda

#1345 in the World

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

22. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Neuroscience

#1435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

23. Minia University

For Neuroscience

#10 in Egypt

#1450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

24. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Neuroscience

#11 in Egypt

#1458 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

25. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Neuroscience

#1469 in the World

Founded: 1950

26. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Neuroscience

#9 in South Africa

#1477 in the World

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

27. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Neuroscience

#10 in South Africa

#1482 in the World

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

28. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Neuroscience

#1486 in the World

29. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Neuroscience

#11 in South Africa

#1535 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

30. University of Ghana

For Neuroscience

#1 in Ghana

#1561 in the World

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

31. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Neuroscience

#1570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

32. Benha University

For Neuroscience

#12 in Egypt

#1598 in the World

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

33. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Neuroscience

#1621 in the World

34. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Neuroscience

#1 in Kenya

#1642 in the World

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

35. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Neuroscience

#13 in Egypt

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

36. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Neuroscience

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

37. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Neuroscience

#1741 in the World

38. Helwan University

For Neuroscience

#14 in Egypt

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

39. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Neuroscience

#15 in Egypt

#1767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

40. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Neuroscience

#1785 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

41. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Neuroscience

#1786 in the World

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

42. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Neuroscience

#1855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

43. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Neuroscience

#12 in South Africa

#1868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

44. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Neuroscience

#1899 in the World

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

45. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Neuroscience

#2 in Ghana

#1949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

46. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Neuroscience

#2042 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

47. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Neuroscience

#3 in Ghana

#2050 in the World

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

48. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Neuroscience

#13 in South Africa

#2090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

49. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Neuroscience

#1 in Sudan

#2096 in the World

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

50. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Neuroscience

#14 in South Africa

#2210 in the World

Founded: 1916

51. South Valley University - Qena

For Neuroscience

#16 in Egypt

#2242 in the World

Founded: 1995

52. University of Malawi

For Neuroscience

#1 in Malawi

#2252 in the World

Founded: 1964

53. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Neuroscience

#1 in Botswana

#2256 in the World

Founded: 1964

54. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Neuroscience

#1 in Zambia

#2257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

55. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Neuroscience

#2269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

56. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Neuroscience

#2301 in the World

57. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Neuroscience

#2307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 17,672
Founded: 1981

58. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Neuroscience

#2316 in the World

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

59. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Neuroscience

#15 in South Africa

#2326 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

60. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Neuroscience

#2337 in the World

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

61. University of Antananarivo

Madagascar | Antananarivo

For Neuroscience

#1 in Madagascar

#2348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1961

62. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Neuroscience

#2384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

63. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Neuroscience

#2385 in the World

Enrollment: 22,270
Male:Female: 52:48

64. Fayoum University

For Neuroscience

#17 in Egypt

#2402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

65. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Neuroscience

#10 in Nigeria

#2489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

66. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Neuroscience

#2535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

67. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Neuroscience

#11 in Nigeria

#2585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

68. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Neuroscience

#18 in Egypt

#2620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

69. Bayero University Kano

For Neuroscience

#12 in Nigeria

#2673 in the World

Founded: 1975

70. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Neuroscience

#19 in Egypt

#2675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

71. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Neuroscience

#2706 in the World

Enrollment: 16,315

72. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Neuroscience

#16 in South Africa

#2711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

73. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Neuroscience

#17 in South Africa

#2741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

74. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Neuroscience

#1 in Senegal

#2750 in the World

Founded: 1918

75. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Neuroscience

#2751 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

76. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Neuroscience

#18 in South Africa

#2779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

77. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Neuroscience

#13 in Nigeria

#2826 in the World

Founded: 1975

78. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Neuroscience

#20 in Egypt

#2829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 6,857
Founded: 1919

79. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Neuroscience

#2873 in the World

80. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Neuroscience

#1 in the DR Congo

#2878 in the World

Founded: 1954

81. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Neuroscience

#2885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1970

82. University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Neuroscience

#4 in Ghana

#2982 in the World

Founded: 2011

83. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Neuroscience

#2985 in the World

Enrollment: 8,443

84. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Neuroscience

#2991 in the World

Founded: 1993

85. Lagos State University

For Neuroscience

#14 in Nigeria

#3014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

86. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Neuroscience

#21 in Egypt

#3034 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

87. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Neuroscience

#15 in Nigeria

#3046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

88. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Neuroscience

#19 in South Africa

#3124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

89. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Neuroscience

#3126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

90. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Neuroscience

#16 in Nigeria

#3166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

91. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Neuroscience

#2 in Kenya

#3210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

92. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Neuroscience

#3221 in the World

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

93. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Neuroscience

#3 in Kenya

#3222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

94. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Neuroscience

#1 in Mauritius

#3234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

95. University of Jos

For Neuroscience

#17 in Nigeria

#3237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,169
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1975

96. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Neuroscience

#22 in Egypt

#3246 in the World

Founded: 2010

97. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Neuroscience

#18 in Nigeria

#3252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

98. Covenant University

For Neuroscience

#19 in Nigeria

#3262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

99. Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Uganda | Mbarara

For Neuroscience

#2 in Uganda

#3297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1989

100. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Neuroscience

#20 in Nigeria

#3313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982