Best Universities for Agricultural Economics in Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Economics. A graph of 252K citations received by 23.2K academic papers made by 115 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

For Agricultural Economics

#36 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

2. University of Ibadan

For Agricultural Economics

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

3. University for Development Studies

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Ghana
#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

4. University of Ghana

For Agricultural Economics

#2 in Ghana
#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Agricultural Economics

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Agricultural Economics

#3 in Ghana
#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

7. Haramaya University

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Ethiopia
#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

8. University of Nairobi

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Kenya
#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

9. University of Nigeria

For Agricultural Economics

#2 in Nigeria
#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

10. Egerton University

For Agricultural Economics

#2 in Kenya
#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

11. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Agricultural Economics

#3 in Nigeria
#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

15. Makerere University

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Uganda
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

16. University of the Free State

For Agricultural Economics

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

17. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Agricultural Economics

#4 in Nigeria
#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1988

18. North-West University

For Agricultural Economics

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

19. University of Ilorin

For Agricultural Economics

#5 in Nigeria
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

20. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Agricultural Economics

#6 in Nigeria
#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

21. University of Zimbabwe

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Zimbabwe
#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

22. Ahmadu Bello University

For Agricultural Economics

#7 in Nigeria
#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

23. Jimma University

For Agricultural Economics

#3 in Ethiopia
#268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

24. Mekelle University

For Agricultural Economics

#4 in Ethiopia
#278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

25. University of Johannesburg

For Agricultural Economics

#297 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

26. Sokoine University of Agriculture

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Tanzania
#298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1984

27. Bahir Dar University

For Agricultural Economics

#5 in Ethiopia
#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

28. University of Fort Hare

For Agricultural Economics

#325 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

29. Hawassa University

For Agricultural Economics

#6 in Ethiopia
#327 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

30. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Agricultural Economics

#3 in Kenya
#331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1994

31. University of South Africa

For Agricultural Economics

#334 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

32. Kenyatta University

For Agricultural Economics

#4 in Kenya
#358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

33. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

For Agricultural Economics

#8 in Nigeria
#362 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

35. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Agricultural Economics

#10 in Nigeria
#373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1990

36. University of the Witwatersrand

For Agricultural Economics

#374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

37. University of Dar es Salaam

For Agricultural Economics

#2 in Tanzania
#396 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

38. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Agricultural Economics

#11 in Nigeria
#406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

39. University of Cape Coast

For Agricultural Economics

#4 in Ghana
#424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

40. University of Zambia

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Zambia
#426 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

41. University of Malawi

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Malawi
#477 in the World
Founded
1964

42. Covenant University

For Agricultural Economics

#12 in Nigeria
#479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

43. University of Swaziland

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Eswatini
#490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1976

44. Cairo University

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Egypt
#508 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
207,853
Founded
1908

45. University of Calabar

For Agricultural Economics

#13 in Nigeria
#515 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

46. University of Gondar

For Agricultural Economics

#7 in Ethiopia
#533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
49,103
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1954

47. Rhodes University

For Agricultural Economics

#536 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

48. Assiut University

For Agricultural Economics

#2 in Egypt
#564 in the World
Founded
1957

49. University of Limpopo

For Agricultural Economics

#580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

50. Ain Shams University

For Agricultural Economics

#3 in Egypt
#604 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

51. Alexandria University

For Agricultural Economics

#4 in Egypt
#607 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

52. Zagazig University

For Agricultural Economics

#5 in Egypt
#614 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

53. University of Port Harcourt

For Agricultural Economics

#14 in Nigeria
#624 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

54. Moi University

For Agricultural Economics

#5 in Kenya
#628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

55. University of Lagos

For Agricultural Economics

#15 in Nigeria
#639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

56. Tshwane University of Technology

For Agricultural Economics

#640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

57. University of Abuja

For Agricultural Economics

#16 in Nigeria
#673 in the World
Enrollment
35,372
Founded
1988

58. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Agricultural Economics

#17 in Nigeria
#677 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

60. Gulu University

For Agricultural Economics

#2 in Uganda
#686 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2002

61. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Agricultural Economics

#18 in Nigeria
#687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

62. University of Uyo

For Agricultural Economics

#19 in Nigeria
#688 in the World
Founded
1991

63. University of Buea

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Cameroon
#691 in the World
Founded
1992

65. Arba Minch University

For Agricultural Economics

#9 in Ethiopia
#709 in the World
Enrollment
37,433
Founded
1986

68. Akwa Ibom State University

For Agricultural Economics

#21 in Nigeria
#718 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2009

70. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Agricultural Economics

#22 in Nigeria
#724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,181
Founded
1982

71. University of Benin

For Agricultural Economics

#23 in Nigeria
#731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

73. Maseno University

For Agricultural Economics

#6 in Kenya
#755 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1991

74. Nasarawa State University

For Agricultural Economics

#25 in Nigeria
#762 in the World
Enrollment
35,000
Founded
2002

75. University of Venda

For Agricultural Economics

#766 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

76. University of Ouagadougou

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Burkina Faso
#789 in the World
Enrollment
44,860
Founded
1974

77. Kogi State University

For Agricultural Economics

#26 in Nigeria
#790 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1999

78. University of the Western Cape

For Agricultural Economics

#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

80. Landmark University

For Agricultural Economics

#28 in Nigeria
#815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2011

81. University of Khartoum

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Sudan
#821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

82. Al-Azhar University

For Agricultural Economics

#6 in Egypt
#850 in the World
Founded
1961

83. Bayero University Kano

For Agricultural Economics

#29 in Nigeria
#855 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

84. Wollega University

For Agricultural Economics

#10 in Ethiopia
#857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2007

85. Rivers State University

For Agricultural Economics

#30 in Nigeria
#867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

86. Nelson Mandela University

For Agricultural Economics

#872 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

87. Babcock University

For Agricultural Economics

#31 in Nigeria
#873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
130,000
Founded
1999

88. Adekunle Ajasin University

For Agricultural Economics

#32 in Nigeria
#888 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1982

89. Mizan Tepi University

For Agricultural Economics

#11 in Ethiopia
#893 in the World
Founded
2006

90. Eduardo Mondlane University

For Agricultural Economics

#900 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1962

92. University of Maiduguri

For Agricultural Economics

#34 in Nigeria
#908 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

94. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Agricultural Economics

#35 in Nigeria
#927 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

95. Imo State University

For Agricultural Economics

#36 in Nigeria
#930 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

96. Adamawa State University

For Agricultural Economics

#37 in Nigeria
#935 in the World
Founded
2002

97. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Agricultural Economics

#38 in Nigeria
#949 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Founded
2000

98. University of Lome

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Togo
#960 in the World
Founded
1970

99. University of Sousse

For Agricultural Economics

#1 in Tunisia
#964 in the World
Enrollment
19,311

100. Kwara State University

For Agricultural Economics

#39 in Nigeria
#965 in the World
Founded
2009