Best Universities for Human Resource Management 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 Human Resource Management. A graph of 104K citations received by 11.3K academic papers made by 56 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 South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Human Resource Management

#1 in South Africa

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

2. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Human Resource Management

#2 in South Africa

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

3. Pedagogical University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Mozambique

#232 in the World

Founded: 1985

4. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Human Resource Management

#3 in South Africa

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

5. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Human Resource Management

#4 in South Africa

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Human Resource Management

#5 in South Africa

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

7. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Human Resource Management

#6 in South Africa

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

8. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Human Resource Management

#7 in South Africa

#327 in the World

Founded: 1918

9. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Human Resource Management

#8 in South Africa

#350 in the World

Founded: 1874

10. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Kenya

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

11. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Uganda

#496 in the World

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

12. University of Ghana

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Ghana

#653 in the World

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

13. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Kenya

#701 in the World

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

14. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Human Resource Management

#9 in South Africa

#741 in the World

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

15. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Human Resource Management

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

16. Nelson Mandela University

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South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Human Resource Management

#10 in South Africa

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

17. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Ghana

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

18. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Kenya

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

19. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Human Resource Management

#11 in South Africa

#844 in the World

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

20. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Human Resource Management

#894 in the World

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

21. Covenant University

For Human Resource Management

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

22. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Botswana

#918 in the World

Founded: 1964

23. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Human Resource Management

#921 in the World

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

24. Cairo University

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Egypt

#929 in the World

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

25. Ain Shams University

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Egypt

#931 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

26. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Human Resource Management

#934 in the World

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

27. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Ghana

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

28. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Human Resource Management

#987 in the World

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

29. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Human Resource Management

#12 in South Africa

#1070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

30. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Human Resource Management

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

31. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Human Resource Management

#1095 in the World

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

32. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Ethiopia

#1100 in the World

Founded: 1950

33. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Egypt

#1103 in the World

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

34. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Zambia

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

35. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Human Resource Management

#13 in South Africa

#1135 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

36. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Human Resource Management

#14 in South Africa

#1156 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

37. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Human Resource Management

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

38. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Ghana

#1182 in the World

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

39. Durban University of Technology

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South Africa | Durban

For Human Resource Management

#15 in South Africa

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

40. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Human Resource Management

#10 in Nigeria

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

41. Central University of Technology

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Human Resource Management

#16 in South Africa

#1276 in the World

Founded: 1981

42. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Human Resource Management

#17 in South Africa

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

43. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Tanzania

#1325 in the World

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

44. University of Venda

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South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Human Resource Management

#18 in South Africa

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

45. University of Sfax

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Tunisia

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

46. Vaal University of Technology

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South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Human Resource Management

#19 in South Africa

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

47. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Morocco

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

48. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Kenya

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

49. Helwan University

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Egypt

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

50. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Human Resource Management

#11 in Nigeria

#1416 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Human Resource Management

#12 in Nigeria

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 130,000
Founded: 1999

52. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Egypt

#1429 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

53. Kenya Methodist University

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Kenya

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1997

54. Lagos State University

For Human Resource Management

#13 in Nigeria

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

55. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1473 in the World

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

56. Mount Kenya University

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Kenya

#1484 in the World

Founded: 2008