Best Universities for Project 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 Project Management. A graph of 115K citations received by 14.9K academic papers made by 63 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 Project Management

#1 in South Africa

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Project Management

#2 in South Africa

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

3. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Project Management

#3 in South Africa

#313 in the World

Founded: 1874

4. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Project Management

#4 in South Africa

#369 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Project Management

#5 in South Africa

#446 in the World

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

6. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Project Management

#6 in South Africa

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

7. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Project Management

#7 in South Africa

#552 in the World

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

8. Cairo University

For Project Management

#1 in Egypt

#562 in the World

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

9. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Project Management

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

10. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Project Management

#8 in South Africa

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

11. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Project Management

#9 in South Africa

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

12. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Project Management

#2 in Egypt

#921 in the World

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

13. Ain Shams University

For Project Management

#3 in Egypt

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

14. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Project Management

#962 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

15. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Project Management

#4 in Egypt

#966 in the World

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

16. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Project Management

#5 in Egypt

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

17. University of Sfax

For Project Management

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

18. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Project Management

#1 in Ghana

#1003 in the World

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

19. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Project Management

#10 in South Africa

#1006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

20. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Project Management

#6 in Egypt

#1009 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

21. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Project Management

#11 in South Africa

#1019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

22. Namibia University of Science and Technology

Namibia | Windhoek

For Project Management

#1 in Namibia

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1985

23. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Project Management

#1 in Uganda

#1035 in the World

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

24. Helwan University

For Project Management

#7 in Egypt

#1049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

25. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Project Management

#1054 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

26. Covenant University

For Project Management

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

27. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Project Management

#1 in Kenya

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

28. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Project Management

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

29. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Project Management

#12 in South Africa

#1180 in the World

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

30. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Project Management

#1188 in the World

Enrollment: 98,720
Male:Female: 54:46

31. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Project Management

#2 in Kenya

#1218 in the World

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

32. University of Ghana

For Project Management

#2 in Ghana

#1248 in the World

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

33. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Project Management

#1 in Botswana

#1262 in the World

Founded: 1964

34. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Project Management

#1 in Ethiopia

#1287 in the World

Founded: 1950

35. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Project Management

#13 in South Africa

#1292 in the World

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

36. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Project Management

#8 in Egypt

#1330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

37. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Project Management

#1348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

38. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Project Management

#9 in Egypt

#1389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

39. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Project Management

#14 in South Africa

#1400 in the World

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

40. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Project Management

#1403 in the World

41. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Project Management

#15 in South Africa

#1436 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

42. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Project Management

#1453 in the World

Enrollment: 22,270
Male:Female: 52:48

43. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Project Management

#1 in Mauritius

#1532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

44. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Project Management

#1543 in the World

Enrollment: 16,315

45. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Project Management

#1560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 17,672
Founded: 1981

46. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Project Management

#16 in South Africa

#1642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

47. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Project Management

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

48. Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

For Project Management

#3 in Ghana

#1699 in the World

Founded: 1961

49. Benha University

For Project Management

#10 in Egypt

#1711 in the World

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

50. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Project Management

#11 in Egypt

#1720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,228
Founded: 2005

51. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Project Management

#17 in South Africa

#1743 in the World

Founded: 1981

52. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Project Management

#1 in Tanzania

#1758 in the World

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

53. University of Malawi

For Project Management

#1 in Malawi

#1857 in the World

Founded: 1964

54. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Project Management

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

55. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Project Management

#1888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

56. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Project Management

#1897 in the World

57. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Project Management

#1905 in the World

58. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Project Management

#1933 in the World

59. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Project Management

#1982 in the World

60. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Project Management

#1993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

61. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Project Management

#2014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

62. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Project Management

#3 in Kenya

#2042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

63. Mount Kenya University

For Project Management

#4 in Kenya

#2061 in the World

Founded: 2008