Best Universities for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 2.88M citations received by 150K academic papers made by 264 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 Virology

#1 in South Africa

#84 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Virology

#2 in South Africa

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Virology

#3 in South Africa

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

4. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Virology

#4 in South Africa

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

5. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Virology

#1 in Uganda

#222 in the World

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

6. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Virology

#5 in South Africa

#228 in the World

Founded: 1918

7. Cairo University

For Virology

#1 in Egypt

#261 in the World

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

8. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Virology

#1 in Kenya

#331 in the World

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

9. Ain Shams University

For Virology

#2 in Egypt

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

10. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Virology

#388 in the World

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

11. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Virology

#430 in the World

Founded: 1950

12. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Virology

#457 in the World

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

13. University of Ghana

For Virology

#1 in Ghana

#466 in the World

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

14. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Virology

#3 in Egypt

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

15. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Virology

#4 in Egypt

#513 in the World

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

16. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Virology

#5 in Egypt

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

17. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Virology

#568 in the World

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

18. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Virology

#1 in Zambia

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

19. University of Malawi

For Virology

#1 in Malawi

#586 in the World

Founded: 1964

20. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Virology

#611 in the World

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

21. Assiut University

For Virology

#6 in Egypt

#626 in the World

Founded: 1957

22. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Virology

#6 in South Africa

#627 in the World

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

23. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Virology

#1 in Sudan

#640 in the World

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

24. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Virology

#7 in South Africa

#656 in the World

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

25. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Virology

#7 in Egypt

#661 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

26. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Virology

#8 in South Africa

#680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

27. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Virology

#701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

28. Al-Azhar University

For Virology

#8 in Egypt

#713 in the World

Founded: 1961

29. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Virology

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

30. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Virology

#743 in the World

Founded: 1918

31. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Virology

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

32. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Virology

#787 in the World

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

33. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Virology

#2 in Ghana

#812 in the World

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

34. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Virology

#1 in the DR Congo

#820 in the World

Founded: 1954

35. Benha University

For Virology

#9 in Egypt

#834 in the World

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

36. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Virology

#10 in Egypt

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

37. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Virology

#865 in the World

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

38. Tanta University

For Virology

#11 in Egypt

#868 in the World

Founded: 1972

39. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Virology

#875 in the World

40. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Virology

#12 in Egypt

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

41. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Virology

#9 in South Africa

#884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

42. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Virology

#10 in South Africa

#888 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

43. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Virology

#892 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

44. Minia University

For Virology

#13 in Egypt

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

45. University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Virology

#1 in Mali

#941 in the World

Founded: 2011

46. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Virology

#944 in the World

47. Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Uganda | Mbarara

For Virology

#2 in Uganda

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1989

48. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Virology

#11 in South Africa

#975 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

49. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Virology

#994 in the World

Founded: 1992

50. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Virology

#1009 in the World

Founded: 1964

51. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Virology

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

52. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Virology

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

53. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Virology

#12 in South Africa

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

54. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Virology

#14 in Egypt

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

55. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Virology

#1076 in the World

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

56. University of Jos

For Virology

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

57. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Virology

#1101 in the World

58. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Virology

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

59. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Virology

#1126 in the World

60. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Virology

#2 in Kenya

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

61. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Virology

#3 in Kenya

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

62. Joseph Ayo Babalola University

Nigeria | Ikeji-Arakeji

For Virology

#10 in Nigeria

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2006

63. University of Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Virology

#1 in Burkina Faso

#1156 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

64. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Virology

#1164 in the World

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

65. Bayero University Kano

For Virology

#11 in Nigeria

#1175 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

66. University of Yaounde I

Cameroon | Yaounde

For Virology

#1212 in the World

Founded: 1962

67. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Virology

#12 in Nigeria

#1213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

68. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Virology

#13 in South Africa

#1228 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

69. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Virology

#13 in Nigeria

#1232 in the World

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

70. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Virology

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

71. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Virology

#1242 in the World

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

72. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Virology

#14 in South Africa

#1268 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

73. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Virology

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

74. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Virology

#1 in Ivory Coast

#1294 in the World

Founded: 1964

75. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Virology

#3 in Ghana

#1296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

76. University of Sadat City

For Virology

#15 in Egypt

#1298 in the World

Enrollment: 29,702
Founded: 2013

77. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Virology

#14 in Nigeria

#1321 in the World

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

78. University of Sfax

For Virology

#1329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

79. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Virology

#1 in Libya

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

80. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Virology

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1993

81. Helwan University

For Virology

#16 in Egypt

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

82. South Valley University - Qena

For Virology

#17 in Egypt

#1397 in the World

Founded: 1995

83. Lagos State University

For Virology

#15 in Nigeria

#1402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

84. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Virology

#4 in Kenya

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

85. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Virology

#1439 in the World

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

86. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Virology

#1470 in the World

87. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Virology

#16 in Nigeria

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

88. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Virology

#15 in South Africa

#1474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

89. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Virology

#1475 in the World

Founded: 1977

90. Eduardo Mondlane University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Virology

#1 in Mozambique

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

91. University of Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone | Freetown

For Virology

#1 in Sierra Leone

#1485 in the World

Founded: 2005

92. Fayoum University

For Virology

#18 in Egypt

#1551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

93. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Virology

#17 in Nigeria

#1558 in the World

Founded: 1975

94. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Virology

#18 in Nigeria

#1560 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2000

95. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Virology

#19 in Egypt

#1564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

96. University of Namibia

Namibia | Windhoek

For Virology

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

97. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Virology

#16 in South Africa

#1585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

98. University of Lome

For Virology

#1 in Togo

#1588 in the World

Founded: 1970

99. Debre Markos University

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

For Virology

#1647 in the World

Founded: 2005

100. University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Virology

#4 in Ghana

#1652 in the World

Founded: 2011