Best Universities for Database Administration 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 Database Administration. A graph of 16.3K citations received by 2.83K academic papers made by 14 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 Database Administration

#1 in South Africa

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. University of Sfax

For Database Administration

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

3. Cairo University

For Database Administration

#1 in Egypt

#517 in the World

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

4. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Database Administration

#665 in the World

5. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Database Administration

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

6. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Database Administration

#2 in South Africa

#770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

7. Ain Shams University

For Database Administration

#2 in Egypt

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

8. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Database Administration

#799 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

9. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Database Administration

#3 in South Africa

#804 in the World

Founded: 1874

10. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Database Administration

#4 in South Africa

#829 in the World

Founded: 1918

11. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Database Administration

#5 in South Africa

#837 in the World

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

12. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Database Administration

#865 in the World

13. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Database Administration

#3 in Egypt

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

14. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Database Administration

#6 in South Africa

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005