Best Universities for Virology in Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Virology. A graph of 3.11M citations received by 160K academic papers made by 269 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 Virology

#1 in South Africa

#80 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Virology

#2 in South Africa

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Virology

#3 in South Africa

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

4. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Virology

#4 in South Africa

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

5. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Virology

#1 in Uganda

#212 in the World

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

6. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Virology

#5 in South Africa

#216 in the World

Founded: 1918

7. Cairo University

For Virology

#1 in Egypt

#259 in the World

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

8. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Virology

#1 in Kenya

#336 in the World

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

9. Ain Shams University

For Virology

#2 in Egypt

#349 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

10. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Virology

#387 in the World

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

11. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Virology

#420 in the World

Founded: 1950

12. University of Ghana

For Virology

#1 in Ghana

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

13. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Virology

#458 in the World

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

14. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Virology

#3 in Egypt

#506 in the World

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

15. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Virology

#4 in Egypt

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

16. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Virology

#535 in the World

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

17. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Virology

#5 in Egypt

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

18. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Virology

#1 in Zambia

#574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

19. University of Malawi

For Virology

#1 in Malawi

#591 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1964

20. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Virology

#6 in South Africa

#611 in the World

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

21. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Virology

#623 in the World

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

22. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Virology

#1 in Sudan

#643 in the World

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

23. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Virology

#7 in South Africa

#644 in the World

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

24. Assiut University

For Virology

#6 in Egypt

#645 in the World

Founded: 1957

25. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Virology

#7 in Egypt

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

26. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Virology

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

27. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Virology

#8 in South Africa

#700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

28. Al-Azhar University

For Virology

#8 in Egypt

#707 in the World

Founded: 1961

29. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Virology

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

30. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Virology

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

31. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Virology

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 89,589
Founded: 1918

32. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Virology

#777 in the World

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

33. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Virology

#2 in Ghana

#797 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

#813 in the World

Founded: 1954

35. Benha University

For Virology

#9 in Egypt

#840 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. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Virology

#11 in Egypt

#852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

38. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Virology

#863 in the World

39. Tanta University

For Virology

#12 in Egypt

#867 in the World

Founded: 1972

40. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Virology

#9 in South Africa

#869 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

41. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Virology

#875 in the World

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

42. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Virology

#10 in South Africa

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

43. Minia University

For Virology

#13 in Egypt

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

44. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Virology

#11 in South Africa

#914 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

45. Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Uganda | Mbarara

For Virology

#2 in Uganda

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1989

46. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Virology

#919 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

47. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Virology

#945 in the World

48. University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Virology

#1 in Mali

#961 in the World

Founded: 2011

49. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Virology

#994 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1992

50. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Virology

#1019 in the World

Founded: 1964

51. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Virology

#12 in South Africa

#1035 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

52. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Virology

#1043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

53. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Virology

#1045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

54. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Virology

#14 in Egypt

#1077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

55. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Virology

#1090 in the World

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

56. University of Jos

For Virology

#1097 in the World

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

57. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Virology

#1104 in the World

58. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Virology

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

59. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Virology

#1131 in the World

60. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Virology

#2 in Kenya

#1137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

61. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Virology

#3 in Kenya

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

62. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Virology

#1156 in the World

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

63. University of Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Virology

#1 in Burkina Faso

#1179 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

64. Bayero University Kano

For Virology

#10 in Nigeria

#1181 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

65. Joseph Ayo Babalola University

Nigeria | Ikeji-Arakeji

For Virology

#11 in Nigeria

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2006

66. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Virology

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2001

67. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Virology

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

68. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Virology

#12 in Nigeria

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

69. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Virology

#13 in Nigeria

#1234 in the World

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

70. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Virology

#3 in Ghana

#1235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

71. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Virology

#13 in South Africa

#1237 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

72. University of Yaounde I

Cameroon | Yaounde

For Virology

#1248 in the World

Founded: 1962

73. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Virology

#1258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 17,030
Founded: 1991

74. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Virology

#14 in South Africa

#1280 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

75. University of Sadat City

For Virology

#15 in Egypt

#1294 in the World

Founded: 2013

76. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Virology

#1 in Ivory Coast

#1307 in the World

Enrollment: 60,189
Founded: 1964

77. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Virology

#14 in Nigeria

#1340 in the World

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

78. Fayoum University

For Virology

#16 in Egypt

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

79. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Virology

#1 in Libya

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

80. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Virology

#1376 in the World

Founded: 1993

81. University of Sfax

For Virology

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

82. Helwan University

For Virology

#17 in Egypt

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

83. South Valley University - Qena

For Virology

#18 in Egypt

#1409 in the World

Founded: 1995

84. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Virology

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 45,155
Founded: 1970

85. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Virology

#4 in Kenya

#1432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

86. Lagos State University

For Virology

#15 in Nigeria

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

87. University of Venda

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South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Virology

#15 in South Africa

#1448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

88. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Virology

#1464 in the World

Founded: 1977

89. University of Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone | Freetown

For Virology

#1 in Sierra Leone

#1472 in the World

Founded: 2005

90. Eduardo Mondlane University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Virology

#1 in Mozambique

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

91. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Virology

#1488 in the World

92. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Virology

#16 in Nigeria

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

93. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Virology

#17 in Nigeria

#1535 in the World

Founded: 1975

94. Debre Markos University

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

For Virology

#1539 in the World

Founded: 2005

95. Durban University of Technology

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South Africa | Durban

For Virology

#16 in South Africa

#1547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

96. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Virology

#19 in Egypt

#1568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

97. University of Namibia

Namibia | Windhoek

For Virology

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

98. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Virology

#18 in Nigeria

#1575 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2000

99. University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Virology

#4 in Ghana

#1576 in the World

Founded: 2011

100. University of Lome

For Virology

#1 in Togo

#1595 in the World

Founded: 1970