Best Universities for Zoology 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 Zoology. A graph of 1.6M citations received by 89.2K academic papers made by 213 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 Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Zoology

#1 in South Africa

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Zoology

#2 in South Africa

#106 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Zoology

#3 in South Africa

#146 in the World

Founded: 1918

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Zoology

#4 in South Africa

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Zoology

#5 in South Africa

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

6. Cairo University

For Zoology

#1 in Egypt

#250 in the World

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

7. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Zoology

#6 in South Africa

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

8. Ain Shams University

For Zoology

#2 in Egypt

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

9. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Zoology

#3 in Egypt

#435 in the World

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

10. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Zoology

#452 in the World

Founded: 1950

11. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Zoology

#7 in South Africa

#466 in the World

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

12. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Zoology

#8 in South Africa

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

13. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Zoology

#9 in South Africa

#536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

14. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Zoology

#557 in the World

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

15. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Zoology

#4 in Egypt

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

16. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Zoology

#5 in Egypt

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

17. University of Ghana

For Zoology

#1 in Ghana

#635 in the World

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

18. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Zoology

#1 in Kenya

#639 in the World

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

19. Nelson Mandela University

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South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Zoology

#10 in South Africa

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

20. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Zoology

#1 in Uganda

#673 in the World

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

21. Al-Azhar University

For Zoology

#6 in Egypt

#720 in the World

Founded: 1961

22. Assiut University

For Zoology

#7 in Egypt

#733 in the World

Founded: 1957

23. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Zoology

#749 in the World

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

24. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Zoology

#1 in Sudan

#751 in the World

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

25. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Zoology

#8 in Egypt

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

26. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Zoology

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

27. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Zoology

#847 in the World

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

28. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Zoology

#863 in the World

Founded: 1918

29. University of Antananarivo

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Madagascar | Antananarivo

For Zoology

#1 in Madagascar

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1961

30. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Zoology

#11 in South Africa

#883 in the World

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

31. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Zoology

#889 in the World

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

32. Tanta University

For Zoology

#9 in Egypt

#905 in the World

Founded: 1972

33. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Zoology

#919 in the World

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

34. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Zoology

#1 in Zambia

#962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

35. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Zoology

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

36. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Zoology

#1002 in the World

Founded: 1992

37. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Zoology

#1027 in the World

38. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Zoology

#1058 in the World

39. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Zoology

#12 in South Africa

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

40. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Zoology

#2 in Ghana

#1111 in the World

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

41. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Zoology

#1 in Ivory Coast

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1964

42. University of Sfax

For Zoology

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

43. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Zoology

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

44. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Zoology

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

45. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Zoology

#1177 in the World

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

46. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Zoology

#10 in Egypt

#1184 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

47. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Zoology

#1221 in the World

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

48. South Valley University - Qena

For Zoology

#11 in Egypt

#1232 in the World

Founded: 1995

49. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Zoology

#12 in Egypt

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

50. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Zoology

#13 in South Africa

#1275 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

51. Benha University

For Zoology

#13 in Egypt

#1276 in the World

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

52. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Zoology

#1284 in the World

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

53. University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Zoology

#1 in Mali

#1325 in the World

Founded: 2011

54. Minia University

For Zoology

#14 in Egypt

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

55. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Zoology

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

56. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Zoology

#1367 in the World

Founded: 1993

57. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Zoology

#1371 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

58. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Zoology

#1384 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

59. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Zoology

#1400 in the World

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

60. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Zoology

#1417 in the World

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

61. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Zoology

#1427 in the World

62. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Zoology

#14 in South Africa

#1438 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

63. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Zoology

#1446 in the World

64. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Zoology

#1477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

65. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Zoology

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

66. University of Jos

For Zoology

#10 in Nigeria

#1514 in the World

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

67. University of Malawi

For Zoology

#1 in Malawi

#1520 in the World

Founded: 1964

68. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Zoology

#2 in Kenya

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

69. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Zoology

#3 in Kenya

#1567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

70. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Zoology

#1573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

71. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Zoology

#11 in Nigeria

#1576 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

72. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Zoology

#12 in Nigeria

#1614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

73. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Zoology

#1635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

74. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Zoology

#15 in Egypt

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

75. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Zoology

#1677 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

76. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Zoology

#13 in Nigeria

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

77. University of Venda

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South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Zoology

#15 in South Africa

#1706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

78. University of Abomey-Calavi

Benin | Abomey-Calavi

For Zoology

#1 in Benin

#1707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1970

79. University of Lome

For Zoology

#1 in Togo

#1736 in the World

Founded: 1970

80. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Zoology

#16 in Egypt

#1745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

81. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Zoology

#1776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

82. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Zoology

#1 in the DR Congo

#1785 in the World

Founded: 1954

83. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Zoology

#14 in Nigeria

#1802 in the World

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

84. Nangui Abrogoua University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Zoology

#2 in Ivory Coast

#1804 in the World

Founded: 1995

85. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Zoology

#1812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

86. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Zoology

#17 in Egypt

#1815 in the World

Founded: 2010

87. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Zoology

#15 in Nigeria

#1817 in the World

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

88. Helwan University

For Zoology

#18 in Egypt

#1824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

89. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Zoology

#16 in South Africa

#1840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

90. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Zoology

#1 in Libya

#1852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

91. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Zoology

#1 in Mauritius

#1858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

92. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Zoology

#16 in Nigeria

#1859 in the World

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

93. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Zoology

#1866 in the World

94. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Zoology

#3 in Ghana

#1907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

95. University of Namibia

Namibia | Windhoek

For Zoology

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

96. Eduardo Mondlane University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Zoology

#1 in Mozambique

#1922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

97. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Zoology

#1927 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

98. Fayoum University

For Zoology

#19 in Egypt

#1933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

99. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Zoology

#1951 in the World

Founded: 1977

100. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Zoology

#1965 in the World

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