Best Universities for Entrepreneurship in Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Entrepreneurship. A graph of 32.9K citations received by 5.16K academic papers made by 38 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

South Africa | Pretoria

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in South Africa

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in South Africa

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Entrepreneurship

#3 in South Africa

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Entrepreneurship

#4 in South Africa

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. University of Sfax

For Entrepreneurship

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

6. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Entrepreneurship

#5 in South Africa

#281 in the World

Founded: 1874

7. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Entrepreneurship

#6 in South Africa

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

8. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Uganda

#358 in the World

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

9. University of Ghana

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Ghana

#370 in the World

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

10. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Entrepreneurship

#7 in South Africa

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

11. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Entrepreneurship

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

12. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Entrepreneurship

#8 in South Africa

#550 in the World

Founded: 1918

13. Covenant University

For Entrepreneurship

#594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

14. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Entrepreneurship

#616 in the World

15. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Entrepreneurship

#9 in South Africa

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

16. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Entrepreneurship

#10 in South Africa

#655 in the World

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

17. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Entrepreneurship

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

18. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Entrepreneurship

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

19. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Entrepreneurship

#11 in South Africa

#716 in the World

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

20. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Egypt

#722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 6,857
Founded: 1919

21. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Entrepreneurship

#730 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

22. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Entrepreneurship

#12 in South Africa

#754 in the World

Founded: 1916

23. Namibia University of Science and Technology

Namibia | Windhoek

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Namibia

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1985

24. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Kenya

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

25. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Entrepreneurship

#13 in South Africa

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

26. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Entrepreneurship

#14 in South Africa

#798 in the World

Founded: 1981

27. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Entrepreneurship

#805 in the World

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

28. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in Ghana

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

29. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in Kenya

#823 in the World

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

30. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Entrepreneurship

#829 in the World

Founded: 2002

31. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Entrepreneurship

#15 in South Africa

#841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

32. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Entrepreneurship

#855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

33. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Entrepreneurship

#865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

34. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#3 in Ghana

#867 in the World

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

35. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Entrepreneurship

#16 in South Africa

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

36. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Entrepreneurship

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

37. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Botswana

#880 in the World

Founded: 1964

38. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Entrepreneurship

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962