Best Universities for Risk Management in Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 69.2K citations received by 5.38K academic papers made by 29 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

#210 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

#250 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Risk Management

#3 in South Africa

#254 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

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

5. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Risk Management

#5 in South Africa

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

6. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Risk Management

#6 in South Africa

#396 in the World

Founded: 1918

7. University of Ghana

For Risk Management

#1 in Ghana

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

8. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Risk Management

#478 in the World

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

9. University of Sfax

For Risk Management

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

10. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Risk Management

#7 in South Africa

#522 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

#561 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

12. Cairo University

For Risk Management

#1 in Egypt

#655 in the World

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

13. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Risk Management

#666 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

14. Covenant University

For Risk Management

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

15. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Risk Management

#673 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

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

17. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Risk Management

#756 in the World

18. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Risk Management

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

19. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Risk Management

#9 in South Africa

#772 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

#822 in the World

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

21. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Risk Management

#883 in the World

22. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Risk Management

#1 in Morocco

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

23. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Risk Management

#899 in the World

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

24. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Risk Management

#2 in Kenya

#905 in the World

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

25. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Risk Management

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

26. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Risk Management

#2 in Egypt

#951 in the World

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

27. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Risk Management

#979 in the World

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

28. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Risk Management

#3 in Kenya

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

29. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Risk Management

#1007 in the World

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