Best Universities for Human Resource Management 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 Human Resource Management. A graph of 58.9K citations received by 8.49K academic papers made by 40 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

South Africa | Pretoria

For Human Resource Management

#1 in South Africa

#151 in the World

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

2. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Human Resource Management

#2 in South Africa

#263 in the World

Founded: 1918

3. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Human Resource Management

#3 in South Africa

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

4. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Human Resource Management

#4 in South Africa

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

5. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Human Resource Management

#5 in South Africa

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

6. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Human Resource Management

#6 in South Africa

#328 in the World

Founded: 1874

7. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Human Resource Management

#7 in South Africa

#341 in the World

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

8. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Human Resource Management

#8 in South Africa

#356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

9. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Uganda

#569 in the World

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

10. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Kenya

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

11. University of Ghana

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Ghana

#647 in the World

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

12. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Human Resource Management

#9 in South Africa

#700 in the World

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

13. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Human Resource Management

#10 in South Africa

#729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

14. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Human Resource Management

#11 in South Africa

#851 in the World

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

15. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Human Resource Management

#904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

16. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Botswana

#943 in the World

Founded: 1964

17. Cairo University

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Egypt

#993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

18. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Kenya

#999 in the World

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

19. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Ghana

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

20. Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Mozambique

#1012 in the World

Founded: 1985

21. Ain Shams University

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Egypt

#1022 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

22. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Human Resource Management

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

23. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Human Resource Management

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

24. Covenant University

For Human Resource Management

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

25. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Zambia

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

26. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Human Resource Management

#12 in South Africa

#1071 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

27. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Human Resource Management

#13 in South Africa

#1089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

28. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Human Resource Management

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

29. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Egypt

#1134 in the World

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

30. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Kenya

#1146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

31. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Ethiopia

#1171 in the World

Founded: 1950

32. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Ghana

#1175 in the World

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

33. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Human Resource Management

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

34. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Human Resource Management

#14 in South Africa

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

35. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Human Resource Management

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

36. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Human Resource Management

#15 in South Africa

#1222 in the World

Founded: 1916

37. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Human Resource Management

#16 in South Africa

#1229 in the World

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

38. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Human Resource Management

#1231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

39. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Human Resource Management

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

40. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Kenya

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984