Best Universities for Occupational Safety and Health 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 Occupational Safety and Health. A graph of 119K citations received by 5.82K academic papers made by 37 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 Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in South Africa

#108 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Occupational Safety and Health

#2 in South Africa

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Occupational Safety and Health

#3 in South Africa

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

4. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Occupational Safety and Health

#4 in South Africa

#300 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Uganda

#304 in the World

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

6. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Ghana

#326 in the World

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

7. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Occupational Safety and Health

#352 in the World

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

8. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Occupational Safety and Health

#5 in South Africa

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

9. University of Ghana

For Occupational Safety and Health

#2 in Ghana

#360 in the World

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

10. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Occupational Safety and Health

#366 in the World

Founded: 1950

11. Ain Shams University

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Egypt

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

12. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Occupational Safety and Health

#382 in the World

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

13. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Occupational Safety and Health

#389 in the World

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

14. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Occupational Safety and Health

#6 in South Africa

#453 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

15. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Tanzania

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

16. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Occupational Safety and Health

#2 in Egypt

#482 in the World

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

17. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Occupational Safety and Health

#499 in the World

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

18. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Occupational Safety and Health

#3 in Egypt

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

19. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Occupational Safety and Health

#4 in Egypt

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

20. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Occupational Safety and Health

#1 in Kenya

#573 in the World

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

21. Cairo University

For Occupational Safety and Health

#5 in Egypt

#596 in the World

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

22. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Occupational Safety and Health

#3 in Ghana

#598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

23. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Occupational Safety and Health

#7 in South Africa

#601 in the World

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

24. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Occupational Safety and Health

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

25. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Occupational Safety and Health

#8 in South Africa

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

26. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Occupational Safety and Health

#9 in South Africa

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

27. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Occupational Safety and Health

#2 in Kenya

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

28. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Occupational Safety and Health

#707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

29. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Occupational Safety and Health

#712 in the World

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

30. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Occupational Safety and Health

#10 in South Africa

#742 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

31. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Occupational Safety and Health

#6 in Egypt

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

32. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Occupational Safety and Health

#11 in South Africa

#755 in the World

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

33. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Occupational Safety and Health

#3 in Kenya

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

34. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Occupational Safety and Health

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

35. Benha University

For Occupational Safety and Health

#7 in Egypt

#853 in the World

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

36. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Occupational Safety and Health

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

37. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Occupational Safety and Health

#881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975