Best Universities for Political Economy in Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 141K citations received by 16.5K academic papers made by 68 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 Johannesburg

For Political Economy

#117 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Political Economy

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. University of Pretoria

For Political Economy

#222 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

7. University of South Africa

For Political Economy

#249 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

8. University of the Western Cape

For Political Economy

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

9. University of the Free State

For Political Economy

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

10. University of Ghana

For Political Economy

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

11. University of Ibadan

For Political Economy

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

12. Rhodes University

For Political Economy

#392 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

13. American University in Cairo

For Political Economy

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

14. University of Nigeria

For Political Economy

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

15. University of Botswana

For Political Economy

#1 in Botswana
#449 in the World
Founded
1964

16. University of Zimbabwe

For Political Economy

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

17. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Political Economy

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

18. North-West University

For Political Economy

#565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

19. University of Nairobi

For Political Economy

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

21. University of Lagos

For Political Economy

#4 in Nigeria
#667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

22. Cairo University

For Political Economy

#2 in Egypt
#695 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
207,853
Founded
1908

23. Makerere University

For Political Economy

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

24. Lagos State University

For Political Economy

#5 in Nigeria
#772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

25. University of Benin

For Political Economy

#6 in Nigeria
#775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

26. University of Limpopo

For Political Economy

#793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

27. University of Zululand

For Political Economy

#809 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

28. University of Dar es Salaam

For Political Economy

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

29. University of Port Harcourt

For Political Economy

#7 in Nigeria
#816 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

30. University of Calabar

For Political Economy

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

31. University of Fort Hare

For Political Economy

#853 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

32. Nelson Mandela University

For Political Economy

#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

33. University of Ilorin

For Political Economy

#9 in Nigeria
#891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
76,000
Founded
1975

34. National University of Lesotho

For Political Economy

#1 in Lesotho
#918 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
1945

35. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Political Economy

#10 in Nigeria
#920 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

36. Covenant University

For Political Economy

#11 in Nigeria
#933 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

37. Midlands State University

For Political Economy

#2 in Zimbabwe
#986 in the World
Enrollment
22,000
Founded
2000

38. Redeemer's University

For Political Economy

#12 in Nigeria
#1007 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,000
Founded
2005

39. University of Zambia

For Political Economy

#1 in Zambia
#1012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

40. University of Malawi

For Political Economy

#1 in Malawi
#1023 in the World
Enrollment
10,500
Founded
1964

41. Durban University of Technology

For Political Economy

#1029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

42. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Political Economy

#13 in Nigeria
#1039 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

43. Ahmadu Bello University

For Political Economy

#14 in Nigeria
#1048 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

45. University of Buea

For Political Economy

#1 in Cameroon
#1136 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1992

46. Adekunle Ajasin University

For Political Economy

#16 in Nigeria
#1141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1982

47. Bahir Dar University

For Political Economy

#2 in Ethiopia
#1152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
2001

49. University of Jos

For Political Economy

#18 in Nigeria
#1191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

50. Great Zimbabwe University

For Political Economy

#3 in Zimbabwe
#1193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1999

51. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Political Economy

#2 in Ghana
#1194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

52. University of Cape Coast

For Political Economy

#3 in Ghana
#1197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

53. University of Education, Winneba

For Political Economy

#4 in Ghana
#1206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1992

54. Osun State University

For Political Economy

#19 in Nigeria
#1218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
2007

55. Tshwane University of Technology

For Political Economy

#1235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

57. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Political Economy

#21 in Nigeria
#1242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2011

58. Kenyatta University

For Political Economy

#2 in Kenya
#1268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

59. University for Development Studies

For Political Economy

#5 in Ghana
#1272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
13,132
Founded
1992

60. Federal University, Lafia

For Political Economy

#22 in Nigeria
#1285 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2011

61. Babcock University

For Political Economy

#23 in Nigeria
#1290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1999

62. Pedagogical University

For Political Economy

#1 in Mozambique
#1301 in the World
Founded
1985

63. University of Uyo

For Political Economy

#24 in Nigeria
#1304 in the World
Founded
1991

64. University of Venda

For Political Economy

#1306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

66. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Political Economy

#26 in Nigeria
#1311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

67. Rivers State University

For Political Economy

#27 in Nigeria
#1342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

68. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Political Economy

#28 in Nigeria
#1345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Founded
2000