Best Universities for Paleontology in Africa

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 112K citations received by 3.59K academic papers made by 30 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.

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Paleontology

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1922

University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Paleontology

#2 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1874

University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Paleontology

#3 in Africa

#3 in South Africa

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1918

University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Paleontology

#4 in Africa

#4 in South Africa

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 56,483
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1908

University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Paleontology

#5 in Africa

#5 in South Africa

#364 in the World

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

University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Paleontology

#6 in Africa

#6 in South Africa

#388 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Paleontology

#7 in Africa

#389 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500

Ain Shams University

For Paleontology

#8 in Africa

#1 in Egypt

#415 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1950

Rhodes University

South Africa | Grahamstown

For Paleontology

#9 in Africa

#7 in South Africa

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Paleontology

#10 in Africa

#488 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1950

University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Paleontology

#11 in Africa

#8 in South Africa

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 2004

Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Paleontology

#12 in Africa

#1 in Mozambique

#502 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1985

Cairo University

For Paleontology

#13 in Africa

#2 in Egypt

#506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Paleontology

#14 in Africa

#3 in Egypt

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1972

Assiut University

For Paleontology

#15 in Africa

#4 in Egypt

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1957

Tanta University

For Paleontology

#16 in Africa

#5 in Egypt

#546 in the World

Founded: 1972

Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Paleontology

#17 in Africa

#9 in South Africa

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 2005

University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Paleontology

#18 in Africa

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1948

University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Paleontology

#19 in Africa

#584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1960

Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Paleontology

#20 in Africa

#6 in Egypt

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 150,642
Founded: 1942

University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Paleontology

#21 in Africa

#1 in Tanzania

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1970

University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Paleontology

#22 in Africa

#1 in Botswana

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1964

Minia University

For Paleontology

#23 in Africa

#7 in Egypt

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1976

University of Sfax

For Paleontology

#24 in Africa

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 42,500

University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Paleontology

#25 in Africa

#1 in Zimbabwe

#656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakech

For Paleontology

#26 in Africa

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500

University of N'Djamena

Chad | N'Djamena

For Paleontology

#27 in Africa

#1 in Chad

#685 in the World

Founded: 1971

South Valley University - Qena

For Paleontology

#28 in Africa

#8 in Egypt

#691 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1995

Menoufia University

Egypt | Shebin El-Kom

For Paleontology

#29 in Africa

#9 in Egypt

#708 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

Al-Azhar University

For Paleontology

#30 in Africa

#10 in Egypt

#748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1961