Africa's best Blockchain and Cryptography universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Blockchain and Cryptography. A graph of 260K citations received by 25.5K academic papers made by 100 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. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Egypt

#380 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

2. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Tunisia

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

3. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Morocco

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

4. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#2 in Egypt

#522 in the World

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

5. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#3 in Egypt

#630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

6. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in South Africa

#654 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

7. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#4 in Egypt

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

8. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#2 in Tunisia

#678 in the World

Enrollment: 17,040

9. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#3 in Tunisia

#690 in the World

10. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#4 in Tunisia

#714 in the World

11. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#5 in Tunisia

#729 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

12. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Algeria

#737 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

13. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#5 in Egypt

#770 in the World

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

14. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#6 in Tunisia

#775 in the World

15. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#2 in Morocco

#847 in the World

16. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#2 in South Africa

#854 in the World

Founded: 1874

17. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#3 in Morocco

#930 in the World

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

18. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#2 in Algeria

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

19. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#7 in Tunisia

#1048 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

20. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#3 in South Africa

#1065 in the World

Founded: 1918

21. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#6 in Egypt

#1086 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

22. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#7 in Egypt

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

23. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#8 in Egypt

#1105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

24. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#9 in Egypt

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

25. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#10 in Egypt

#1130 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

26. University of Oran 1

Algeria | Oran

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#3 in Algeria

#1158 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

27. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#11 in Egypt

#1183 in the World

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

28. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#12 in Egypt

#1206 in the World

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

29. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#4 in Algeria

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

30. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#5 in Algeria

#1230 in the World

31. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#6 in Algeria

#1243 in the World

32. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#4 in South Africa

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

33. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#8 in Tunisia

#1277 in the World

34. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#7 in Algeria

#1282 in the World

35. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#8 in Algeria

#1340 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

36. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#13 in Egypt

#1351 in the World

Founded: 1972

37. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#4 in Morocco

#1352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

38. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#9 in Algeria

#1371 in the World

39. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#14 in Egypt

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1957

40. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#5 in Morocco

#1411 in the World

41. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#10 in Algeria

#1439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

42. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#5 in South Africa

#1457 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

43. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#15 in Egypt

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

44. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#6 in Morocco

#1495 in the World

45. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Senegal

#1497 in the World

Founded: 1918

46. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#6 in South Africa

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

47. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#16 in Egypt

#1501 in the World

Founded: 1961

48. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#7 in South Africa

#1528 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

49. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#11 in Algeria

#1573 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

50. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#17 in Egypt

#1599 in the World

Founded: 2010

51. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Nigeria

#1606 in the World

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

52. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Mauritius

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

53. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#12 in Algeria

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

54. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Ghana

#1677 in the World

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

55. University of Laghouat

Algeria | Laghouat

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#13 in Algeria

#1686 in the World

56. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#8 in South Africa

#1710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

57. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Cameroon

#1735 in the World

Founded: 1993

58. National University of Science and Technology

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1991

59. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#14 in Algeria

#1793 in the World

60. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#2 in Nigeria

#1816 in the World

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

61. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#3 in Nigeria

#1827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

62. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#4 in Nigeria

#1831 in the World

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

63. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#18 in Egypt

#1862 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

64. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#5 in Nigeria

#1878 in the World

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

65. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#19 in Egypt

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

66. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#20 in Egypt

#1948 in the World

Founded: 2010

67. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#9 in South Africa

#1980 in the World

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

68. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#10 in South Africa

#2013 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

69. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#15 in Algeria

#2045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

70. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#6 in Nigeria

#2049 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

71. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#7 in Nigeria

#2053 in the World

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

72. 20 August 1955 University of Skikda

Algeria | Skikda

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#16 in Algeria

#2076 in the World

Enrollment: 27,462

73. Sudan University of Science and Technology

Sudan | Khartoum

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Sudan

#2077 in the World

Founded: 1990

74. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#2 in Sudan

#2090 in the World

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

75. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#21 in Egypt

#2100 in the World

Founded: 1995

76. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#22 in Egypt

#2119 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

77. Al Akhawayn University

Morocco | Ifrane

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#7 in Morocco

#2140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

78. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#11 in South Africa

#2161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

79. University of Jijel

Algeria | Jijel

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#17 in Algeria

#2209 in the World

80. University of Ngaoundere

Cameroon | Ngaoundere

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#2 in Cameroon

#2252 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1982

81. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#23 in Egypt

#2263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

82. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Ethiopia

#2278 in the World

Founded: 1950

83. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#8 in Nigeria

#2296 in the World

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

84. Ghana Technology University College

Ghana | Accra

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#2 in Ghana

#2298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2006

85. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#24 in Egypt

#2301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,228
Founded: 2005

86. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#25 in Egypt

#2308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

87. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Tanzania

#2311 in the World

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

88. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#9 in Nigeria

#2355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

89. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#12 in South Africa

#2376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

90. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#10 in Nigeria

#2389 in the World

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

91. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Uganda

#2390 in the World

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

92. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#1 in Libya

#2399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

93. University Gaston Berger

Senegal | Saint-Louis

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#2 in Senegal

#2407 in the World

Enrollment: 10,145
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1990

94. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#13 in South Africa

#2437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

95. University of Ouargla

Algeria | Ouargla

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#18 in Algeria

#2442 in the World

96. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#26 in Egypt

#2451 in the World

Founded: 2007

97. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#27 in Egypt

#2467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

98. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#11 in Nigeria

#2476 in the World

Founded: 1988

99. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#28 in Egypt

#2479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,085
Founded: 2006

100. University of Maroua

Cameroon | Maroua

For Blockchain and Cryptography

#3 in Cameroon

#2490 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2008

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