Best Universities for Risk 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 Risk Management. A graph of 35.8K citations received by 4.12K academic papers made by 26 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 Risk Management

#1 in South Africa

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Risk Management

#2 in South Africa

#213 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Risk Management

#3 in South Africa

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

4. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Risk Management

#4 in South Africa

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

5. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Risk Management

#5 in South Africa

#411 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Risk Management

#6 in South Africa

#434 in the World

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

7. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Risk Management

#508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

8. University of Ghana

For Risk Management

#1 in Ghana

#524 in the World

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

9. University of Sfax

For Risk Management

#525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

10. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Risk Management

#7 in South Africa

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

11. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Risk Management

#651 in the World

12. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Risk Management

#8 in South Africa

#712 in the World

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

13. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Risk Management

#753 in the World

14. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Risk Management

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

15. Cairo University

For Risk Management

#1 in Egypt

#789 in the World

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

16. Covenant University

For Risk Management

#790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

17. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Risk Management

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

18. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Risk Management

#2 in Ghana

#877 in the World

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

19. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Risk Management

#893 in the World

20. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Risk Management

#9 in South Africa

#903 in the World

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

21. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Risk Management

#1 in Morocco

#932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

22. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Risk Management

#1 in Ethiopia

#942 in the World

Founded: 1950

23. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Risk Management

#2 in Egypt

#950 in the World

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

24. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Risk Management

#1 in Kenya

#965 in the World

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

25. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Risk Management

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

26. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Risk Management

#2 in Kenya

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994