Africa's 100+ best Organic Chemistry universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Organic Chemistry. A graph of 11.3M citations received by 652K academic papers made by 318 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. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Egypt

#322 in the World

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

2. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Egypt

#519 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Egypt

#547 in the World

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

4. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in South Africa

#548 in the World

Founded: 1874

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in South Africa

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

6. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in South Africa

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

7. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Egypt

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

8. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in South Africa

#601 in the World

Founded: 1918

9. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in South Africa

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

10. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Tunisia

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

11. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in Egypt

#767 in the World

Founded: 1957

12. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in Egypt

#780 in the World

Founded: 1961

13. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Organic Chemistry

#7 in Egypt

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

14. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in South Africa

#815 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

15. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Organic Chemistry

#8 in Egypt

#879 in the World

Founded: 1972

16. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Nigeria

#941 in the World

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

17. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Tunisia

#943 in the World

18. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Organic Chemistry

#7 in South Africa

#1029 in the World

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

19. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Organic Chemistry

#9 in Egypt

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

20. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Organic Chemistry

#8 in South Africa

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

21. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Tunisia

#1115 in the World

22. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Organic Chemistry

#10 in Egypt

#1196 in the World

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

23. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Morocco

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

24. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Algeria

#1224 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

25. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Organic Chemistry

#9 in South Africa

#1232 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

26. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Organic Chemistry

#11 in Egypt

#1234 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

27. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Organic Chemistry

#12 in Egypt

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

28. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Nigeria

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

29. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Tunisia

#1272 in the World

30. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Nigeria

#1274 in the World

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

31. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Organic Chemistry

#13 in Egypt

#1282 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

32. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Organic Chemistry

#14 in Egypt

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

33. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Organic Chemistry

#10 in South Africa

#1344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

34. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Nigeria

#1354 in the World

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

35. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Organic Chemistry

#11 in South Africa

#1358 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

36. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Morocco

#1375 in the World

37. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in Nigeria

#1435 in the World

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

38. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in Nigeria

#1473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

39. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Morocco

#1478 in the World

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

40. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Organic Chemistry

#7 in Nigeria

#1537 in the World

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

41. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Organic Chemistry

#8 in Nigeria

#1572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

42. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Ethiopia

#1574 in the World

Founded: 1950

43. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Organic Chemistry

#12 in South Africa

#1578 in the World

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

44. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Organic Chemistry

#9 in Nigeria

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

45. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Algeria

#1652 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

46. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Organic Chemistry

#10 in Nigeria

#1654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

47. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Organic Chemistry

#15 in Egypt

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

48. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Organic Chemistry

#13 in South Africa

#1682 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

49. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Algeria

#1688 in the World

50. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in Tunisia

#1698 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

51. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Organic Chemistry

#16 in Egypt

#1702 in the World

Founded: 1995

52. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Organic Chemistry

#17 in Egypt

#1704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

53. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Morocco

#1710 in the World

54. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Algeria

#1736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

55. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in Morocco

#1740 in the World

56. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Ghana

#1818 in the World

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

57. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Organic Chemistry

#14 in South Africa

#1843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

58. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Organic Chemistry

#11 in Nigeria

#1844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1990

59. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Organic Chemistry

#12 in Nigeria

#1851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

60. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Organic Chemistry

#18 in Egypt

#1887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2012

61. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Organic Chemistry

#15 in South Africa

#1898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

62. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Organic Chemistry

#13 in Nigeria

#1919 in the World

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

63. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Uganda

#1925 in the World

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

64. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Ghana

#1930 in the World

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

65. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Organic Chemistry

#19 in Egypt

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

66. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in Algeria

#1952 in the World

67. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Organic Chemistry

#16 in South Africa

#1977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

68. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in Algeria

#1986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

69. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Kenya

#1998 in the World

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

70. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Organic Chemistry

#14 in Nigeria

#2002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

71. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Organic Chemistry

#15 in Nigeria

#2017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

72. University of Oran 1

Algeria | Oran

For Organic Chemistry

#7 in Algeria

#2107 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

73. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in Morocco

#2114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

74. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Organic Chemistry

#20 in Egypt

#2115 in the World

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

75. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Zimbabwe

#2117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,399
Founded: 1955

76. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Cameroon

#2131 in the World

Founded: 1993

77. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in Tunisia

#2138 in the World

78. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Mauritius

#2143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

79. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Organic Chemistry

#16 in Nigeria

#2145 in the World

Founded: 1991

80. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Organic Chemistry

#17 in Nigeria

#2152 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

81. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Botswana

#2166 in the World

Founded: 1964

82. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Sudan

#2176 in the World

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

83. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Tanzania

#2223 in the World

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

84. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Organic Chemistry

#8 in Algeria

#2225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

85. Suez University

Egypt | Suez

For Organic Chemistry

#21 in Egypt

#2242 in the World

Founded: 2012

86. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Organic Chemistry

#22 in Egypt

#2243 in the World

Founded: 2010

87. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Organic Chemistry

#18 in Nigeria

#2285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,181
Founded: 1982

88. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Senegal

#2296 in the World

Founded: 1918

89. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Organic Chemistry

#23 in Egypt

#2303 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

90. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Organic Chemistry

#9 in Algeria

#2401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

91. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Organic Chemistry

#10 in Algeria

#2405 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

92. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Ethiopia

#2412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 57,852
Founded: 2001

93. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Organic Chemistry

#19 in Nigeria

#2417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

94. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Organic Chemistry

#20 in Nigeria

#2420 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

95. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Organic Chemistry

#24 in Egypt

#2424 in the World

Founded: 2010

96. University of Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Burkina Faso

#2433 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

97. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Organic Chemistry

#11 in Algeria

#2452 in the World

98. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Ethiopia

#2474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

99. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Organic Chemistry

#21 in Nigeria

#2510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

100. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Organic Chemistry

#12 in Algeria

#2552 in the World

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