Best Universities for Entrepreneurship in Africa

Updated:

EduRank

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

For Entrepreneurship

#119 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Entrepreneurship

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of Sfax

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Tunisia
#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%

7. University of South Africa

For Entrepreneurship

#301 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

8. Makerere University

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

For Entrepreneurship

#436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

11. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Nigeria
#456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

13. Covenant University

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in Nigeria
#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

16. University of the Free State

For Entrepreneurship

#655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

17. University of Nigeria

For Entrepreneurship

#3 in Nigeria
#658 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

18. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Entrepreneurship

#4 in Nigeria
#667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

19. University of the Western Cape

For Entrepreneurship

#716 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

20. American University in Cairo

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Egypt
#722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

21. University of Carthage

For Entrepreneurship

#3 in Tunisia
#730 in the World
Enrollment
50,314

23. Namibia University of Science and Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Namibia
#775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1985

25. Tshwane University of Technology

For Entrepreneurship

#782 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

27. University of Dar es Salaam

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Tanzania
#805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

28. University of Cape Coast

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in Ghana
#810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

29. University of Nairobi

For Entrepreneurship

#2 in Kenya
#823 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

31. Nelson Mandela University

For Entrepreneurship

#841 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

32. University of Calabar

For Entrepreneurship

#6 in Nigeria
#855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

33. University of Ibadan

For Entrepreneurship

#7 in Nigeria
#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

For Entrepreneurship

#872 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

36. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Entrepreneurship

#8 in Nigeria
#873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

37. University of Botswana

For Entrepreneurship

#1 in Botswana
#880 in the World
Founded
1964

38. University of Lagos

For Entrepreneurship

#9 in Nigeria
#883 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962