Best Universities for Zoology 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 Zoology. A graph of 1.71M citations received by 92.8K academic papers made by 218 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

#56 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

#104 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Zoology

#3 in South Africa

#148 in the World

Founded: 1918

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Zoology

#4 in South Africa

#157 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

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

6. Cairo University

For Zoology

#1 in Egypt

#248 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

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

8. Ain Shams University

For Zoology

#2 in Egypt

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

9. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Zoology

#3 in Egypt

#434 in the World

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

10. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Zoology

#447 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. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Zoology

#8 in South Africa

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

13. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Zoology

#9 in South Africa

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

14. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Zoology

#563 in the World

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

15. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Zoology

#4 in Egypt

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

16. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Zoology

#5 in Egypt

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

17. University of Ghana

For Zoology

#1 in Ghana

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

18. Nelson Mandela University

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South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Zoology

#10 in South Africa

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

19. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Zoology

#1 in Kenya

#657 in the World

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

20. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Zoology

#1 in Uganda

#660 in the World

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

21. Al-Azhar University

For Zoology

#6 in Egypt

#707 in the World

Founded: 1961

22. Assiut University

For Zoology

#7 in Egypt

#732 in the World

Founded: 1957

23. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Zoology

#763 in the World

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

24. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Zoology

#1 in Sudan

#772 in the World

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

25. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Zoology

#820 in the World

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

26. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Zoology

#8 in Egypt

#821 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

27. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Zoology

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

28. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Zoology

#861 in the World

Enrollment: 89,589
Founded: 1918

29. University of Antananarivo

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Madagascar | Antananarivo

For Zoology

#1 in Madagascar

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1961

30. Tanta University

For Zoology

#9 in Egypt

#884 in the World

Founded: 1972

31. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Zoology

#11 in South Africa

#889 in the World

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

32. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Zoology

#901 in the World

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

33. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Zoology

#934 in the World

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

34. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Zoology

#1 in Zambia

#966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

35. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Zoology

#973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

36. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Zoology

#989 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1992

37. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Zoology

#1003 in the World

38. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Zoology

#1038 in the World

39. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Zoology

#2 in Ghana

#1075 in the World

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

40. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Zoology

#12 in South Africa

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

41. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Zoology

#1 in Ivory Coast

#1113 in the World

Enrollment: 60,189
Founded: 1964

42. University of Sfax

For Zoology

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

43. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Zoology

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

44. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Zoology

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

45. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Zoology

#10 in Egypt

#1181 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

46. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Zoology

#1202 in the World

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

47. South Valley University - Qena

For Zoology

#11 in Egypt

#1213 in the World

Founded: 1995

48. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Zoology

#1214 in the World

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

49. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Zoology

#12 in Egypt

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

50. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Zoology

#1228 in the World

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

51. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Zoology

#13 in South Africa

#1252 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

52. Benha University

For Zoology

#13 in Egypt

#1259 in the World

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

53. Minia University

For Zoology

#14 in Egypt

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

54. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Zoology

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

55. University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Zoology

#1 in Mali

#1339 in the World

Founded: 2011

56. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Zoology

#1343 in the World

Founded: 1993

57. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Zoology

#1368 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

58. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Zoology

#1380 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

59. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Zoology

#1401 in the World

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

60. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Zoology

#1415 in the World

61. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Zoology

#1431 in the World

62. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Zoology

#1437 in the World

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

63. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Zoology

#14 in South Africa

#1440 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

64. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Zoology

#1503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

65. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Zoology

#1506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

66. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Zoology

#2 in Kenya

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

67. University of Jos

For Zoology

#10 in Nigeria

#1543 in the World

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

68. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Zoology

#1555 in the World

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

69. University of Malawi

For Zoology

#1 in Malawi

#1558 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1964

70. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Zoology

#3 in Kenya

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

71. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Zoology

#11 in Nigeria

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

72. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Zoology

#12 in Nigeria

#1610 in the World

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

73. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Zoology

#15 in Egypt

#1620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

74. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Zoology

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

75. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Zoology

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

76. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Zoology

#13 in Nigeria

#1685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

77. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Zoology

#16 in Egypt

#1688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

78. University of Venda

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South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Zoology

#15 in South Africa

#1710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

79. University of Lome

For Zoology

#1 in Togo

#1722 in the World

Founded: 1970

80. University of Abomey-Calavi

Benin | Abomey-Calavi

For Zoology

#1 in Benin

#1742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1970

81. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Zoology

#1 in the DR Congo

#1758 in the World

Founded: 1954

82. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Zoology

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

83. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Zoology

#1769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

84. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Zoology

#17 in Egypt

#1774 in the World

Founded: 2010

85. Helwan University

For Zoology

#18 in Egypt

#1789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

86. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Zoology

#16 in South Africa

#1801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

87. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Zoology

#14 in Nigeria

#1803 in the World

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

88. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Zoology

#15 in Nigeria

#1811 in the World

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

89. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Zoology

#16 in Nigeria

#1815 in the World

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

90. Nangui Abrogoua University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Zoology

#2 in Ivory Coast

#1827 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1995

91. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Zoology

#3 in Ghana

#1836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

92. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Zoology

#1 in Mauritius

#1850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

93. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Zoology

#1851 in the World

94. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Zoology

#1 in Libya

#1866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

95. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Zoology

#1870 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

96. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Zoology

#1909 in the World

97. University of Namibia

Namibia | Windhoek

For Zoology

#1910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

98. Eduardo Mondlane University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Zoology

#1 in Mozambique

#1911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

99. Fayoum University

For Zoology

#19 in Egypt

#1919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

100. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Zoology

#1948 in the World

Founded: 1977