Best Universities for International Economics in Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in International Economics. A graph of 134K citations received by 11.3K academic papers made by 55 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.

2. University of Pretoria

For International Economics

#238 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

3. University of the Witwatersrand

For International Economics

#356 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of South Africa

For International Economics

#363 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

5. University of Johannesburg

For International Economics

#369 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

6. North-West University

For International Economics

#447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

8. University of Sfax

For International Economics

#1 in Tunisia
#546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%

9. University of Ghana

For International Economics

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

10. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For International Economics

#581 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

11. University of Ibadan

For International Economics

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

12. University of Sousse

For International Economics

#2 in Tunisia
#632 in the World
Enrollment
19,311

14. University of Lagos

For International Economics

#2 in Nigeria
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

15. University of Nigeria

For International Economics

#3 in Nigeria
#780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

16. Obafemi Awolowo University

For International Economics

#4 in Nigeria
#788 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

17. Covenant University

For International Economics

#5 in Nigeria
#822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

18. Cairo University

For International Economics

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

19. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For International Economics

#2 in Ghana
#888 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

21. Addis Ababa University

For International Economics

#1 in Ethiopia
#967 in the World
Founded
1950

22. University of Nairobi

For International Economics

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

23. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For International Economics

#6 in Nigeria
#1066 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

24. University of the Free State

For International Economics

#1110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

25. University of Cape Coast

For International Economics

#3 in Ghana
#1130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

26. Manouba University

For International Economics

#5 in Tunisia
#1154 in the World
Enrollment
17,040

27. University of Carthage

For International Economics

#6 in Tunisia
#1181 in the World
Enrollment
50,314

28. University of Mauritius

For International Economics

#1 in Mauritius
#1202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

29. University of Dar es Salaam

For International Economics

#1 in Tanzania
#1223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

30. Makerere University

For International Economics

#1 in Uganda
#1227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

31. American University in Cairo

For International Economics

#2 in Egypt
#1243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

32. Pan-Atlantic University

For International Economics

#7 in Nigeria
#1247 in the World
Founded
2002

33. Cheikh Anta Diop University

For International Economics

#1 in Senegal
#1256 in the World
Founded
1918

34. Mohammed V University

For International Economics

#1 in Morocco
#1265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

35. University of Calabar

For International Economics

#8 in Nigeria
#1268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

36. Nelson Mandela University

For International Economics

#1292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

37. University of Dschang

For International Economics

#1 in Cameroon
#1293 in the World
Founded
1993

38. Babcock University

For International Economics

#9 in Nigeria
#1294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
130,000
Founded
1999

39. University for Development Studies

For International Economics

#4 in Ghana
#1308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

41. University of Port Harcourt

For International Economics

#10 in Nigeria
#1355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

42. University of the Western Cape

For International Economics

#1400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

43. Rhodes University

For International Economics

#1405 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

44. University of Professional Studies, Accra

For International Economics

#5 in Ghana
#1406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

45. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For International Economics

#11 in Nigeria
#1419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

46. University of Zimbabwe

For International Economics

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

47. University of Ilorin

For International Economics

#12 in Nigeria
#1436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

48. Ain Shams University

For International Economics

#3 in Egypt
#1438 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

49. University of Botswana

For International Economics

#1 in Botswana
#1447 in the World
Founded
1964

50. University of Fort Hare

For International Economics

#1473 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

51. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For International Economics

#2 in Kenya
#1482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1994

52. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For International Economics

#13 in Nigeria
#1513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

53. Rivers State University

For International Economics

#14 in Nigeria
#1522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

54. Ahmadu Bello University

For International Economics

#15 in Nigeria
#1526 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

55. Mansoura University

For International Economics

#4 in Egypt
#1542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972