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 149K citations received by 11.7K academic papers made by 57 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 International Economics

#232 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

3. University of Johannesburg

For International Economics

#338 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For International Economics

#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

5. University of South Africa

For International Economics

#359 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

6. North-West University

For International Economics

#450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

8. University of Sfax

For International Economics

#1 in Tunisia
#529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
33,193

9. University of Ghana

For International Economics

#1 in Ghana
#553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1948

10. University of Ibadan

For International Economics

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

11. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For International Economics

#580 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

12. University of Sousse

For International Economics

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

14. University of Lagos

For International Economics

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

15. University of Nigeria

For International Economics

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

16. Obafemi Awolowo University

For International Economics

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

17. Covenant University

For International Economics

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

18. Cairo University

For International Economics

#1 in Egypt
#850 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
#871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

21. Addis Ababa University

For International Economics

#1 in Ethiopia
#970 in the World
Founded
1950

22. University of Nairobi

For International Economics

#1 in Kenya
#1013 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

23. University of Cape Coast

For International Economics

#3 in Ghana
#1074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

24. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For International Economics

#6 in Nigeria
#1077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

25. Manouba University

For International Economics

#5 in Tunisia
#1126 in the World
Enrollment
17,040

26. University of the Free State

For International Economics

#1132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

27. University of Carthage

For International Economics

#6 in Tunisia
#1184 in the World
Enrollment
50,314

28. University of Mauritius

For International Economics

#1 in Mauritius
#1209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

29. Makerere University

For International Economics

#1 in Uganda
#1215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

30. Pan-Atlantic University

For International Economics

#7 in Nigeria
#1239 in the World
Founded
2002

31. University of Dar es Salaam

For International Economics

#1 in Tanzania
#1241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
45,155
Founded
1970

32. Cheikh Anta Diop University

For International Economics

#1 in Senegal
#1258 in the World
Enrollment
89,589
Founded
1918

33. American University in Cairo

For International Economics

#2 in Egypt
#1259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

34. Nelson Mandela University

For International Economics

#1260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

35. Mohammed V University

For International Economics

#1 in Morocco
#1268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

36. University for Development Studies

For International Economics

#4 in Ghana
#1270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
13,132
Founded
1992

37. University of Dschang

For International Economics

#1 in Cameroon
#1272 in the World
Founded
1993

38. University of Calabar

For International Economics

#8 in Nigeria
#1298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

39. Babcock University

For International Economics

#9 in Nigeria
#1301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1999

41. University of Port Harcourt

For International Economics

#10 in Nigeria
#1353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

42. University of Professional Studies, Accra

For International Economics

#5 in Ghana
#1387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
26,703
Founded
1965

43. Rhodes University

For International Economics

#1389 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

44. University of the Western Cape

For International Economics

#1401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

46. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For International Economics

#11 in Nigeria
#1420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

47. University of Ilorin

For International Economics

#12 in Nigeria
#1430 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
76,000
Founded
1975

48. University of Lome

For International Economics

#1 in Togo
#1441 in the World
Founded
1970

49. University of Fort Hare

For International Economics

#1442 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

50. Ain Shams University

For International Economics

#3 in Egypt
#1450 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

51. University of Zimbabwe

For International Economics

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

52. University of Botswana

For International Economics

#1 in Botswana
#1471 in the World
Founded
1964

53. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For International Economics

#2 in Kenya
#1505 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1994

54. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For International Economics

#13 in Nigeria
#1524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

55. Ahmadu Bello University

For International Economics

#14 in Nigeria
#1534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

56. Rivers State University

For International Economics

#15 in Nigeria
#1535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

57. Mansoura University

For International Economics

#4 in Egypt
#1543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972