Best Universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 1.55M citations received by 90.2K academic papers made by 222 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

For Earth science and Geophysics

#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Earth science and Geophysics

#500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. Cairo University

For Earth science and Geophysics

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

6. University of Pretoria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#518 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

7. University of Johannesburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#547 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

8. Addis Ababa University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Ethiopia
#555 in the World
Founded
1950

9. Rhodes University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#641 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

10. Alexandria University

For Earth science and Geophysics

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

11. Ain Shams University

For Earth science and Geophysics

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

12. Tanta University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Egypt
#729 in the World
Founded
1972

15. Mansoura University

For Earth science and Geophysics

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

17. University of Nigeria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Nigeria
#797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

18. Zagazig University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Egypt
#816 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

19. Assiut University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Egypt
#824 in the World
Founded
1957

20. Mohammed V University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Morocco
#838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

21. University of Sfax

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Tunisia
#840 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%

23. University of the Free State

For Earth science and Geophysics

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

24. University of Dar es Salaam

For Earth science and Geophysics

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

25. University of Ibadan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Nigeria
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

26. Al-Azhar University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Egypt
#1008 in the World
Founded
1961

27. Benha University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Egypt
#1021 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

28. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Nigeria
#1035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

29. Minia University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Egypt
#1039 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

30. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Nigeria
#1040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

31. Menoufia University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Egypt
#1077 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

32. Ahmadu Bello University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Nigeria
#1084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

33. Helwan University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Egypt
#1095 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

34. University of Nairobi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Kenya
#1113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

35. Bahir Dar University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Ethiopia
#1119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

36. University of Ghana

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Ghana
#1145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

37. University of Botswana

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Botswana
#1163 in the World
Founded
1964

38. Suez Canal University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Egypt
#1181 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

39. North-West University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

40. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Ghana
#1216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

41. University of Calabar

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Nigeria
#1219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

42. University of Zimbabwe

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

43. University of Ilorin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Nigeria
#1227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

44. University of Port Harcourt

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Nigeria
#1240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

45. University of Lagos

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Nigeria
#1260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

47. Nelson Mandela University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

48. Sohag university

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Egypt
#1364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

49. Makerere University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Uganda
#1387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

50. University of the Western Cape

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

51. University of Carthage

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Tunisia
#1406 in the World
Enrollment
50,314

52. University of Annaba

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Algeria
#1407 in the World
Enrollment
39,916

53. Suez University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Egypt
#1410 in the World
Founded
2012

55. Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Senegal
#1434 in the World
Founded
1918

56. South Valley University - Qena

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Egypt
#1505 in the World
Founded
1995

57. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Morocco
#1527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%

58. Covenant University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Nigeria
#1529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

59. Tshwane University of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

60. University of Benin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Nigeria
#1546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

61. Mekelle University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Ethiopia
#1556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

62. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Morocco
#1561 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

64. University of Dschang

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Cameroon
#1583 in the World
Founded
1993

65. University of South Africa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1596 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

66. University of Fort Hare

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1644 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

67. Aswan University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in Egypt
#1645 in the World
Enrollment
1,898
Founded
2012

69. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Algeria
#1668 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%

70. Damietta University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Egypt
#1680 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2012

74. University of Biskra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Algeria
#1738 in the World
Enrollment
31,588

76. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Nigeria
#1774 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

78. University of Ngaoundere

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Cameroon
#1822 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1982

79. Arba Minch University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Ethiopia
#1842 in the World
Enrollment
37,433
Founded
1986

80. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Algeria
#1849 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Enrollment
1,400

81. Jimma University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Ethiopia
#1872 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

82. University of Blida 1

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Algeria
#1884 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%

83. Kafrelsheikh University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Egypt
#1886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

84. Beni-Suef University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Egypt
#1896 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

85. Hawassa University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Ethiopia
#1912 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

87. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in Egypt
#1919 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1972

88. Port Said University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in Egypt
#1937 in the World
Founded
2010

89. University of Maiduguri

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Nigeria
#1945 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

90. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Nigeria
#1950 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,181
Founded
1982

91. University of Zambia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Zambia
#1954 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

92. University of Buea

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Cameroon
#1955 in the World
Founded
1992

93. University of Antananarivo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Madagascar
#1993 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1961

94. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Nigeria
#1999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

95. University of Khartoum

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Sudan
#2003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

96. University of Douala

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Cameroon
#2012 in the World
Founded
1977

97. American University in Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in Egypt
#2033 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

98. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Nigeria
#2035 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1988

99. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Kenya
#2072 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1994

100. National University of Science and Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Zimbabwe
#2081 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1991