Best Universities for Telecommunications in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Telecommunications. A graph of 2.01M citations received by 140K academic papers made by 263 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. Cairo University

For Telecommunications

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

3. University of Pretoria

For Telecommunications

#474 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For Telecommunications

#551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Telecommunications

#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. Alexandria University

For Telecommunications

#2 in Egypt
#623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

8. Ain Shams University

For Telecommunications

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

9. University of Johannesburg

For Telecommunications

#679 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

10. Menoufia University

For Telecommunications

#4 in Egypt
#720 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

11. Mansoura University

For Telecommunications

#5 in Egypt
#753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

12. University of Sfax

For Telecommunications

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

13. Mohammed V University

For Telecommunications

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

14. University of Carthage

For Telecommunications

#2 in Tunisia
#943 in the World
Enrollment
50,314

18. Helwan University

For Telecommunications

#6 in Egypt
#1129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

19. Assiut University

For Telecommunications

#7 in Egypt
#1147 in the World
Founded
1957

21. Zagazig University

For Telecommunications

#9 in Egypt
#1224 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

22. University of South Africa

For Telecommunications

#1276 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

23. Tshwane University of Technology

For Telecommunications

#1288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

27. Al-Azhar University

For Telecommunications

#10 in Egypt
#1369 in the World
Founded
1961

28. Benha University

For Telecommunications

#11 in Egypt
#1374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

29. University of Nairobi

For Telecommunications

#1 in Kenya
#1403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

30. Tanta University

For Telecommunications

#12 in Egypt
#1413 in the World
Founded
1972

31. Manouba University

For Telecommunications

#6 in Tunisia
#1420 in the World
Enrollment
17,040

32. Nile University

For Telecommunications

#13 in Egypt
#1435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
500
Founded
2006

33. Makerere University

For Telecommunications

#1 in Uganda
#1437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

37. North-West University

For Telecommunications

#1502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

38. Minia University

For Telecommunications

#15 in Egypt
#1539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

40. University of Sousse

For Telecommunications

#7 in Tunisia
#1571 in the World
Enrollment
19,311

41. University of Ibadan

For Telecommunications

#1 in Nigeria
#1577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

42. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

For Telecommunications

#4 in Algeria
#1594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
1,400

43. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Telecommunications

#5 in Morocco
#1613 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

44. American University in Cairo

For Telecommunications

#16 in Egypt
#1614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

45. University of Annaba

For Telecommunications

#5 in Algeria
#1626 in the World
Enrollment
39,916

46. German University in Cairo

For Telecommunications

#17 in Egypt
#1646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2003

47. University of the Western Cape

For Telecommunications

#1671 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

48. Rhodes University

For Telecommunications

#1692 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

49. Aswan University

For Telecommunications

#18 in Egypt
#1709 in the World
Enrollment
1,898
Founded
2012

52. Covenant University

For Telecommunications

#2 in Nigeria
#1749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

53. University of Bejaia

For Telecommunications

#7 in Algeria
#1816 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

54. University of Ghana

For Telecommunications

#1 in Ghana
#1817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

56. Suez Canal University

For Telecommunications

#19 in Egypt
#1831 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

57. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Telecommunications

#3 in Nigeria
#1839 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

58. University of Mauritius

For Telecommunications

#1 in Mauritius
#1842 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

59. University of Nigeria

For Telecommunications

#4 in Nigeria
#1846 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

60. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Telecommunications

#2 in Ghana
#1852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

61. University of Lagos

For Telecommunications

#5 in Nigeria
#1869 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

65. University of Ilorin

For Telecommunications

#6 in Nigeria
#2010 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

69. University of the Free State

For Telecommunications

#2060 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

70. Ahmadu Bello University

For Telecommunications

#7 in Nigeria
#2063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

71. University of Blida 1

For Telecommunications

#11 in Algeria
#2064 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%

74. University of Khartoum

For Telecommunications

#1 in Sudan
#2075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

75. Sohag university

For Telecommunications

#21 in Egypt
#2111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

76. Beni-Suef University

For Telecommunications

#22 in Egypt
#2126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

77. University of Biskra

For Telecommunications

#13 in Algeria
#2139 in the World
Enrollment
31,588

78. Port Said University

For Telecommunications

#23 in Egypt
#2145 in the World
Founded
2010

80. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Telecommunications

#2163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

81. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Telecommunications

#8 in Nigeria
#2168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

82. University of Zimbabwe

For Telecommunications

#2 in Zimbabwe
#2173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

83. University of Tripoli - Libya

For Telecommunications

#1 in Libya
#2174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1957

84. University of Dar es Salaam

For Telecommunications

#1 in Tanzania
#2179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

85. Durban University of Technology

For Telecommunications

#2215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

86. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Telecommunications

#9 in Nigeria
#2293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,181
Founded
1982

88. Kafrelsheikh University

For Telecommunications

#24 in Egypt
#2313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

89. Fayoum University

For Telecommunications

#25 in Egypt
#2318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

90. University of Malawi

For Telecommunications

#1 in Malawi
#2325 in the World
Founded
1964

91. Nelson Mandela University

For Telecommunications

#2335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

96. University of Benin

For Telecommunications

#10 in Nigeria
#2493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

97. Jimma University

For Telecommunications

#2 in Ethiopia
#2506 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

99. University of Calabar

For Telecommunications

#11 in Nigeria
#2527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975