Africa's best Nutrition and Food Science universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 1.61M citations received by 118K academic papers made by 243 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 Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in South Africa

#111 in the World

Founded: 1918

2. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Egypt

#178 in the World

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

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Egypt

#212 in the World

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

4. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Nigeria

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

5. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in South Africa

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

6. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Egypt

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

7. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Tunisia

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

8. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in South Africa

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

9. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Egypt

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

10. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Egypt

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

11. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Nigeria

#385 in the World

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

12. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Egypt

#474 in the World

Founded: 1957

13. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Nigeria

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

14. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Tunisia

#563 in the World

15. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Nigeria

#569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

16. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Nigeria

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

17. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in South Africa

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

18. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in Egypt

#582 in the World

Founded: 1961

19. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in South Africa

#605 in the World

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

20. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in South Africa

#629 in the World

Founded: 1874

21. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Egypt

#665 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

22. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in Egypt

#670 in the World

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

23. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in Egypt

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

24. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in Egypt

#751 in the World

Founded: 1972

25. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in South Africa

#779 in the World

Founded: 1916

26. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in South Africa

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

27. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Nigeria

#783 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

28. University of Abomey-Calavi

Benin | Abomey-Calavi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Benin

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 86,694
Male:Female: 73:27
Founded: 1970

29. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in Nigeria

#826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

30. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Ethiopia

#840 in the World

Founded: 1950

31. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in Egypt

#846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

32. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Ghana

#877 in the World

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

33. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in South Africa

#879 in the World

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

34. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Kenya

#891 in the World

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

35. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in South Africa

#899 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

36. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Sudan

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

37. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Ghana

#936 in the World

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

38. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Tunisia

#939 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

39. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Nigeria

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

40. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in Egypt

#982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

41. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in Nigeria

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

42. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Tunisia

#1014 in the World

43. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in Nigeria

#1025 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

44. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in Nigeria

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

45. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in Nigeria

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

46. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Uganda

#1066 in the World

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

47. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in Egypt

#1076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

48. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Algeria

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

49. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in Nigeria

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

50. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Morocco

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

51. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

52. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in Egypt

#1132 in the World

Founded: 1995

53. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Morocco

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

54. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in Egypt

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

55. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Morocco

#1168 in the World

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

56. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Tunisia

#1169 in the World

57. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in Nigeria

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

58. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Mauritius

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

59. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in South Africa

#1200 in the World

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

60. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in Nigeria

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

61. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in South Africa

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

62. Nangui Abrogoua University

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Ivory Coast

#1247 in the World

Founded: 1995

63. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in Nigeria

#1248 in the World

Founded: 1991

64. University of Ngaoundere

Cameroon | Ngaoundere

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Cameroon

#1278 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1982

65. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Nutrition and Food Science

#17 in Nigeria

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

66. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Nutrition and Food Science

#17 in Egypt

#1315 in the World

Founded: 2010

67. University of Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Burkina Faso

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1974

68. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Morocco

#1334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

69. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Nutrition and Food Science

#18 in Nigeria

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

70. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in South Africa

#1352 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

71. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Kenya

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

72. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#18 in Egypt

#1388 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

73. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in South Africa

#1389 in the World

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

74. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Algeria

#1410 in the World

75. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in Nigeria

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

76. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Nutrition and Food Science

#20 in Nigeria

#1426 in the World

Founded: 1988

77. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Algeria

#1447 in the World

78. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Cameroon

#1488 in the World

Founded: 1993

79. University of Sadat City

Egypt | Sadat

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in Egypt

#1517 in the World

Enrollment: 29,702
Founded: 2013

80. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#21 in Nigeria

#1564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

81. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Nutrition and Food Science

#22 in Nigeria

#1586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

82. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Ethiopia

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

83. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Nutrition and Food Science

#23 in Nigeria

#1618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

84. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Algeria

#1649 in the World

85. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Tanzania

#1651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

86. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Ethiopia

#1680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

87. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Algeria

#1682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

88. Egerton University

Kenya | Njoro

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Kenya

#1704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

89. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Tanzania

#1707 in the World

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

90. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Ivory Coast

#1709 in the World

Founded: 1964

91. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Nutrition and Food Science

#20 in Egypt

#1716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

92. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in South Africa

#1729 in the World

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

93. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Morocco

#1734 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

94. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in South Africa

#1745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

95. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Nutrition and Food Science

#24 in Nigeria

#1747 in the World

Founded: 1975

96. University for Development Studies

Ghana | Tamale

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Ghana

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1992

97. University of Oran 1

Algeria | Oran

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Algeria

#1789 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

98. University of Laghouat

Algeria | Laghouat

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in Algeria

#1799 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000

99. University of Jos

Nigeria | Jos

For Nutrition and Food Science

#25 in Nigeria

#1815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,169
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1975

100. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Algeria

#1824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

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