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 8.94K citations received by 1.48K 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 KwaZulu-Natal

For Information Technology

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

2. University of South Africa

For Information Technology

#160 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

3. University of Johannesburg

For Information Technology

#165 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

4. University of Pretoria

For Information Technology

#170 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

5. American University in Cairo

For Information Technology

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

6. University of Botswana

For Information Technology

#1 in Botswana
#278 in the World
Founded
1964

8. University of Ibadan

For Information Technology

#1 in Nigeria
#308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

9. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Information Technology

#2 in Nigeria
#338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

10. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Information Technology

#352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Founded
2005