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 78.1K citations received by 9K academic papers made by 41 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

#238 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

3. University of the Witwatersrand

For International Economics

#330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of South Africa

For International Economics

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

5. University of Johannesburg

For International Economics

#450 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

6. North-West University

For International Economics

#516 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

8. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For International Economics

#592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

9. University of Ghana

For International Economics

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

10. University of Sfax

For International Economics

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

12. University of Ibadan

For International Economics

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

13. University of Lagos

For International Economics

#2 in Nigeria
#824 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

14. Obafemi Awolowo University

For International Economics

#3 in Nigeria
#857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

16. Cairo University

For International Economics

#1 in Egypt
#888 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
257,200
Founded
1908

17. Covenant University

For International Economics

#4 in Nigeria
#921 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

18. University of Nigeria

For International Economics

#5 in Nigeria
#930 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

19. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For International Economics

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

21. University of Nairobi

For International Economics

#1 in Kenya
#1046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

22. Addis Ababa University

For International Economics

#1 in Ethiopia
#1090 in the World
Founded
1950

23. University of Carthage

For International Economics

#5 in Tunisia
#1102 in the World
Enrollment
50,314

24. University of the Free State

For International Economics

#1120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

25. Manouba University

For International Economics

#6 in Tunisia
#1144 in the World
Enrollment
16,315

26. American University in Cairo

For International Economics

#2 in Egypt
#1146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

27. University of Cape Coast

For International Economics

#3 in Ghana
#1166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

28. University of Mauritius

For International Economics

#1 in Mauritius
#1173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

29. University of Dar es Salaam

For International Economics

#1 in Tanzania
#1216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

31. Mohammed V University

For International Economics

#1 in Morocco
#1248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
67,415

32. Makerere University

For International Economics

#1 in Uganda
#1263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

33. University of Calabar

For International Economics

#6 in Nigeria
#1289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

34. University for Development Studies

For International Economics

#4 in Ghana
#1313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

35. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For International Economics

#7 in Nigeria
#1321 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

36. University of the Western Cape

For International Economics

#1326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

37. Ain Shams University

For International Economics

#3 in Egypt
#1334 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

38. University of Dschang

For International Economics

#1 in Cameroon
#1337 in the World
Founded
1993

39. Nelson Mandela University

For International Economics

#1366 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

40. University of Port Harcourt

For International Economics

#8 in Nigeria
#1389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

41. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For International Economics

#9 in Nigeria
#1414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982