Best Universities for Organic Chemistry in Africa

Below is the list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Organic Chemistry. A graph of 190K citations received by 11.7K academic papers made by 51 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.

Cairo University

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Africa

#1 in Egypt

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Africa

#2 in Egypt

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1972

Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Africa

#3 in Egypt

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 150,642
Founded: 1942

Ain Shams University

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Africa

#4 in Egypt

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1950

Assiut University

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in Africa

#5 in Egypt

#486 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1957

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1922

University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Organic Chemistry

#7 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 2004

University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Organic Chemistry

#8 in Africa

#3 in South Africa

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1874

Al-Azhar University

For Organic Chemistry

#9 in Africa

#6 in Egypt

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1961

University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Organic Chemistry

#10 in Africa

#4 in South Africa

#717 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1918

Rhodes University

South Africa | Grahamstown

For Organic Chemistry

#11 in Africa

#5 in South Africa

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Organic Chemistry

#12 in Africa

#1 in Mozambique

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1985

Minia University

For Organic Chemistry

#13 in Africa

#7 in Egypt

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1976

University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Organic Chemistry

#14 in Africa

#6 in South Africa

#860 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Organic Chemistry

#15 in Africa

#7 in South Africa

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 56,483
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1908

University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Organic Chemistry

#16 in Africa

#8 in South Africa

#897 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Organic Chemistry

#17 in Africa

#8 in Egypt

#901 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

University of Sfax

For Organic Chemistry

#18 in Africa

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 42,500

Tanta University

For Organic Chemistry

#19 in Africa

#9 in Egypt

#949 in the World

Founded: 1972

Helwan University

For Organic Chemistry

#20 in Africa

#10 in Egypt

#966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1975

University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Organic Chemistry

#21 in Africa

#1161 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500

North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Organic Chemistry

#22 in Africa

#9 in South Africa

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Organic Chemistry

#23 in Africa

#1 in Botswana

#1176 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1964

University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Organic Chemistry

#24 in Africa

#1194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1948

Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Organic Chemistry

#25 in Africa

#11 in Egypt

#1195 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1976

Benha University

For Organic Chemistry

#26 in Africa

#12 in Egypt

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 88,016
Founded: 1976

South Valley University - Qena

For Organic Chemistry

#27 in Africa

#13 in Egypt

#1238 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1995

University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Organic Chemistry

#28 in Africa

#1253 in the World

Enrollment: 8,443

University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin City

For Organic Chemistry

#29 in Africa

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1970

Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Organic Chemistry

#30 in Africa

#1304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 27,500

University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Organic Chemistry

#31 in Africa

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1960

Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ile-Ife

For Organic Chemistry

#32 in Africa

#1321 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1962

Menoufia University

Egypt | Shebin El-Kom

For Organic Chemistry

#33 in Africa

#14 in Egypt

#1325 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Organic Chemistry

#34 in Africa

#15 in Egypt

#1363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 2006

University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Organic Chemistry

#35 in Africa

#10 in South Africa

#1411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 18,720
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1959

University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Organic Chemistry

#36 in Africa

#11 in South Africa

#1437 in the World

Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1916

Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Organic Chemistry

#37 in Africa

#1450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Organic Chemistry

#38 in Africa

#1470 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500

University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Organic Chemistry

#39 in Africa

#12 in South Africa

#1499 in the World

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

Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Organic Chemistry

#40 in Africa

#13 in South Africa

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 2002

University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Organic Chemistry

#41 in Africa

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1962

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Organic Chemistry

#42 in Africa

#14 in South Africa

#1556 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 2005

University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Organic Chemistry

#43 in Africa

#1583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 31,410

University of Yaounde I

Cameroon | Yaounde

For Organic Chemistry

#44 in Africa

#1588 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1962

University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Organic Chemistry

#45 in Africa

#1 in Ghana

#1590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1992

University of Oran 1

For Organic Chemistry

#46 in Africa

#1630 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500

University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Organic Chemistry

#47 in Africa

#1 in Tanzania

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1970

Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni-Suef

For Organic Chemistry

#48 in Africa

#16 in Egypt

#1655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 2005

Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Organic Chemistry

#49 in Africa

#1 in Morocco

#1673 in the World

Enrollment: 22,270
Male:Female: 52:48

Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Organic Chemistry

#50 in Africa

#15 in South Africa

#1698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 2005

University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Organic Chemistry

#51 in Africa

#1713 in the World

Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1993

Chemistry subfields in Africa

Biochemical Engineering22

Chemical Engineering70

Computational Chemistry21

Environmental Chemistry53

Inorganic Chemistry62

Materials Science170

Nanotechnology33

Nutrition and Food Science96

Petrology and Geochemistry71

Physical chemistry30

Polymer science and Plastics engineering16

Radiochemistry71