Best Universities for Risk 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 Risk Management. A graph of 62.7K citations received by 5.21K academic papers made by 31 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

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Risk Management

#1 in South Africa

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Risk Management

#2 in South Africa

#245 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Risk Management

#3 in South Africa

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

4. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Risk Management

#4 in South Africa

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

5. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Risk Management

#5 in South Africa

#385 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Risk Management

#6 in South Africa

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

7. University of Ghana

For Risk Management

#1 in Ghana

#441 in the World

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

8. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Risk Management

#466 in the World

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

9. University of Sfax

For Risk Management

#501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

10. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Risk Management

#7 in South Africa

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

11. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Risk Management

#8 in South Africa

#566 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

12. Covenant University

For Risk Management

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

13. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Risk Management

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

14. Cairo University

For Risk Management

#1 in Egypt

#669 in the World

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

15. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Risk Management

#672 in the World

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

16. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Risk Management

#1 in Kenya

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

17. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Risk Management

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

18. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Risk Management

#768 in the World

19. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Risk Management

#9 in South Africa

#785 in the World

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

20. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Risk Management

#2 in Ghana

#848 in the World

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

21. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Risk Management

#1 in Morocco

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

22. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Risk Management

#905 in the World

23. Ain Shams University

For Risk Management

#2 in Egypt

#913 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

24. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Risk Management

#2 in Kenya

#916 in the World

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

25. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Risk Management

#3 in Egypt

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

26. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Risk Management

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

27. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Risk Management

#938 in the World

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

28. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Risk Management

#4 in Egypt

#959 in the World

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

29. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Risk Management

#991 in the World

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

30. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Risk Management

#3 in Kenya

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

31. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Risk Management

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981