Best Universities for Paleontology in Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 7.8M citations received by 453K academic papers made by 330 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

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Paleontology

#1 in South Africa

#183 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Paleontology

#2 in South Africa

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Paleontology

#3 in South Africa

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

4. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Paleontology

#4 in South Africa

#283 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Paleontology

#5 in South Africa

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

6. Cairo University

For Paleontology

#1 in Egypt

#351 in the World

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

7. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Paleontology

#2 in Egypt

#562 in the World

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

8. Ain Shams University

For Paleontology

#3 in Egypt

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

9. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Paleontology

#4 in Egypt

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

10. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Paleontology

#6 in South Africa

#665 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

11. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Paleontology

#7 in South Africa

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

12. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Paleontology

#5 in Egypt

#686 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

13. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Paleontology

#8 in South Africa

#727 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

14. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Paleontology

#760 in the World

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

15. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Paleontology

#766 in the World

Founded: 1950

16. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Paleontology

#9 in South Africa

#767 in the World

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

17. University of Sfax

For Paleontology

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

18. Assiut University

For Paleontology

#6 in Egypt

#827 in the World

Founded: 1957

19. Al-Azhar University

For Paleontology

#7 in Egypt

#839 in the World

Founded: 1961

20. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Paleontology

#10 in South Africa

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

21. Tanta University

For Paleontology

#8 in Egypt

#909 in the World

Founded: 1972

22. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Paleontology

#921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

23. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Paleontology

#940 in the World

24. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Paleontology

#945 in the World

25. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Paleontology

#11 in South Africa

#984 in the World

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

26. University of Ghana

For Paleontology

#1 in Ghana

#999 in the World

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

27. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Paleontology

#1 in Kenya

#1035 in the World

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

28. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Paleontology

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

29. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Paleontology

#9 in Egypt

#1041 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

30. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Paleontology

#1 in Uganda

#1054 in the World

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

31. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Paleontology

#1065 in the World

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

32. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Paleontology

#1066 in the World

33. Benha University

For Paleontology

#10 in Egypt

#1163 in the World

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

34. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Paleontology

#1164 in the World

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

35. Nelson Mandela University

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South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Paleontology

#12 in South Africa

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

36. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Paleontology

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

37. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Paleontology

#1212 in the World

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

38. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Paleontology

#1238 in the World

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

39. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Paleontology

#1250 in the World

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

40. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Paleontology

#11 in Egypt

#1273 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

41. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Paleontology

#13 in South Africa

#1277 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

42. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Paleontology

#1330 in the World

43. Minia University

For Paleontology

#12 in Egypt

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

44. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Paleontology

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

45. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Paleontology

#13 in Egypt

#1385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

46. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#2 in Ghana

#1388 in the World

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

47. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Paleontology

#1401 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

48. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Paleontology

#1403 in the World

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

49. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Paleontology

#1430 in the World

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

50. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Paleontology

#1437 in the World

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

51. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Paleontology

#1461 in the World

Founded: 1964

52. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Paleontology

#14 in South Africa

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

53. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Paleontology

#1522 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

54. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Paleontology

#1527 in the World

Founded: 1918

55. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Paleontology

#1558 in the World

56. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Paleontology

#14 in Egypt

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

57. Helwan University

For Paleontology

#15 in Egypt

#1573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

58. South Valley University - Qena

For Paleontology

#16 in Egypt

#1577 in the World

Founded: 1995

59. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Paleontology

#1586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

60. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Paleontology

#10 in Nigeria

#1589 in the World

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

61. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Paleontology

#1614 in the World

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

62. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Paleontology

#17 in Egypt

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

63. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Paleontology

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

64. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Paleontology

#1 in Sudan

#1690 in the World

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

65. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Paleontology

#11 in Nigeria

#1694 in the World

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

66. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Paleontology

#1704 in the World

Founded: 1993

67. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Paleontology

#12 in Nigeria

#1807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

68. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Paleontology

#15 in South Africa

#1816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

69. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Paleontology

#1829 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

70. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Paleontology

#1874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

71. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Paleontology

#1883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

72. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Paleontology

#1925 in the World

73. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Paleontology

#1945 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

74. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Paleontology

#2 in Kenya

#1948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

75. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Paleontology

#1 in Mauritius

#1951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

76. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Paleontology

#16 in South Africa

#1964 in the World

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

77. Durban University of Technology

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South Africa | Durban

For Paleontology

#17 in South Africa

#2002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

78. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Paleontology

#13 in Nigeria

#2008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

79. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Paleontology

#1 in Zambia

#2013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

80. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Paleontology

#2020 in the World

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

81. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Paleontology

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

82. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Paleontology

#14 in Nigeria

#2026 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

83. Covenant University

For Paleontology

#15 in Nigeria

#2027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

84. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Paleontology

#16 in Nigeria

#2031 in the World

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

85. University of Antananarivo

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Madagascar | Antananarivo

For Paleontology

#1 in Madagascar

#2044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1961

86. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Paleontology

#2071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

87. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Paleontology

#3 in Kenya

#2119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

88. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Paleontology

#2123 in the World

89. University of Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Paleontology

#1 in Burkina Faso

#2126 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

90. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Paleontology

#2133 in the World

Founded: 1992

91. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Paleontology

#1 in Ivory Coast

#2145 in the World

Founded: 1964

92. Fayoum University

For Paleontology

#18 in Egypt

#2147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

93. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Paleontology

#2153 in the World

94. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Paleontology

#2190 in the World

95. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Paleontology

#19 in Egypt

#2193 in the World

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

96. University of Malawi

For Paleontology

#1 in Malawi

#2217 in the World

Founded: 1964

97. University of Venda

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South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Paleontology

#18 in South Africa

#2231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

98. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Paleontology

#3 in Ghana

#2234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

99. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Paleontology

#2298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

100. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Paleontology

#20 in Egypt

#2304 in the World

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