Best Universities for Information Technology (IT) in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Information Technology. A graph of 16.4K citations received by 1.82K academic papers made by 10 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 South Africa

For Information Technology

#119 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

2. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Information Technology

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

3. University of Johannesburg

For Information Technology

#146 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

4. University of Pretoria

For Information Technology

#172 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

6. American University in Cairo

For Information Technology

#1 in Egypt
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

7. University of Botswana

For Information Technology

#1 in Botswana
#270 in the World
Founded
1964

8. University of Ibadan

For Information Technology

#1 in Nigeria
#301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

9. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Information Technology

#2 in Nigeria
#302 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

10. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Information Technology

#362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005