Africa's best Petrology and Geochemistry universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Petrology and Geochemistry. A graph of 884K citations received by 50.7K academic papers made by 177 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 the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in South Africa

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in South Africa

#123 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#3 in South Africa

#316 in the World

Founded: 1918

4. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#4 in South Africa

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

5. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#5 in South Africa

#325 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

6. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Egypt

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#6 in South Africa

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

8. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Tunisia

#526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

9. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#7 in South Africa

#541 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

10. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Morocco

#551 in the World

11. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in Tunisia

#581 in the World

12. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Ethiopia

#588 in the World

Founded: 1950

13. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Nigeria

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

14. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in Egypt

#606 in the World

Founded: 1972

15. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#3 in Tunisia

#623 in the World

16. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#3 in Egypt

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 197,278
Founded: 1942

17. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#4 in Egypt

#633 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

18. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in Morocco

#680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

19. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#5 in Egypt

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

20. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in Nigeria

#697 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

21. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Algeria

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

22. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#6 in Egypt

#754 in the World

Founded: 1957

23. University of Yaounde I

Cameroon | Yaounde

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Cameroon

#757 in the World

Founded: 1962

24. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#7 in Egypt

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

25. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Tanzania

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1970

26. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#8 in Egypt

#806 in the World

Founded: 1961

27. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Ghana

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

28. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#8 in South Africa

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

29. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#9 in South Africa

#847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

30. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#3 in Nigeria

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

31. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#4 in Nigeria

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

32. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Botswana

#914 in the World

Founded: 1964

33. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#3 in Morocco

#939 in the World

34. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Zimbabwe

#953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,399
Founded: 1955

35. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#9 in Egypt

#981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

36. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#5 in Nigeria

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

37. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#10 in Egypt

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 88,016
Founded: 1976

38. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#6 in Nigeria

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

39. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#11 in Egypt

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

40. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in Cameroon

#1048 in the World

Founded: 1993

41. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#12 in Egypt

#1049 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

42. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#7 in Nigeria

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

43. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Senegal

#1080 in the World

Founded: 1918

44. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#8 in Nigeria

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

45. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#13 in Egypt

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

46. University of Ngaoundere

Cameroon | Ngaoundere

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#3 in Cameroon

#1140 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1982

47. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#4 in Tunisia

#1148 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

48. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Kenya

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

49. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#14 in Egypt

#1155 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

50. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#5 in Tunisia

#1166 in the World

51. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#4 in Morocco

#1192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

52. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#10 in South Africa

#1196 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

53. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#11 in South Africa

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

54. Suez University

Egypt | Suez

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#15 in Egypt

#1241 in the World

Founded: 2012

55. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#4 in Cameroon

#1264 in the World

Founded: 1992

56. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in Ghana

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

57. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#16 in Egypt

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

58. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#5 in Morocco

#1345 in the World

Enrollment: 98,720
Male:Female: 54:46

59. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#9 in Nigeria

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

60. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#17 in Egypt

#1354 in the World

Founded: 1995

61. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#18 in Egypt

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

62. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#6 in Tunisia

#1368 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

63. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#12 in South Africa

#1412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

64. University of Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Burkina Faso

#1431 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

65. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#10 in Nigeria

#1435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

66. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in Algeria

#1442 in the World

67. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#11 in Nigeria

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

68. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#12 in Nigeria

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

69. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#13 in Nigeria

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

70. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#5 in Cameroon

#1564 in the World

Founded: 1977

71. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#6 in Morocco

#1571 in the World

72. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#19 in Egypt

#1575 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

73. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Uganda

#1609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

74. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#3 in Algeria

#1610 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

75. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#20 in Egypt

#1621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2012

76. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#21 in Egypt

#1624 in the World

Founded: 2010

77. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#14 in Nigeria

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,181
Founded: 1982

78. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#4 in Algeria

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

79. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#13 in South Africa

#1663 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

80. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#15 in Nigeria

#1664 in the World

Founded: 1988

81. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Sudan

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

82. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#16 in Nigeria

#1675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

83. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#14 in South Africa

#1677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

84. University of Lubumbashi

DR Congo | Lubumbashi

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in the DR Congo

#1678 in the World

Founded: 1955

85. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Ivory Coast

#1685 in the World

Founded: 1964

86. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#7 in Tunisia

#1695 in the World

87. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#8 in Tunisia

#1706 in the World

Enrollment: 17,040

88. University of Antananarivo

Madagascar | Antananarivo

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Madagascar

#1715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1961

89. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#22 in Egypt

#1725 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

90. National University of Science and Technology

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#2 in Zimbabwe

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1991

91. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#17 in Nigeria

#1765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

92. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#5 in Algeria

#1772 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

93. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#18 in Nigeria

#1801 in the World

Founded: 1992

94. University of Jos

Nigeria | Jos

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#19 in Nigeria

#1821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

95. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#20 in Nigeria

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

96. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#1 in Zambia

#1855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

97. University of Mines and Technology

Ghana | Tarkwa

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#3 in Ghana

#1891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 2004

98. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#15 in South Africa

#1900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

99. University of Maroua

Cameroon | Maroua

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#6 in Cameroon

#1923 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2008

100. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Petrology and Geochemistry

#6 in Algeria

#1952 in the World

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