Africa's best Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 1.71M citations received by 92.8K academic papers made by 225 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 Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in South Africa

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in South Africa

#243 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in South Africa

#425 in the World

Founded: 1918

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in South Africa

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Egypt

#511 in the World

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

6. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in South Africa

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

7. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in South Africa

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

8. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Ethiopia

#539 in the World

Founded: 1950

9. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in South Africa

#646 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

10. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Egypt

#657 in the World

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

11. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Egypt

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

12. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Egypt

#725 in the World

Founded: 1972

13. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Tunisia

#737 in the World

14. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Tunisia

#750 in the World

15. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Egypt

#753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

16. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Morocco

#773 in the World

17. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Nigeria

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

18. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Egypt

#816 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

19. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Egypt

#819 in the World

Founded: 1957

20. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Morocco

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

21. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Tunisia

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

22. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Algeria

#842 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

23. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in South Africa

#905 in the World

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

24. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Tanzania

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 45,155
Founded: 1970

25. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Nigeria

#914 in the World

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

26. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Egypt

#989 in the World

Founded: 1961

27. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Egypt

#1003 in the World

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

28. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Nigeria

#1019 in the World

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

29. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Egypt

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

30. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Nigeria

#1059 in the World

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

31. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Ethiopia

#1070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2001

32. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Egypt

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

33. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Egypt

#1086 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

34. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Nigeria

#1102 in the World

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

35. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Kenya

#1132 in the World

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

36. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Ghana

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

37. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Botswana

#1176 in the World

Founded: 1964

38. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Egypt

#1187 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

39. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Ghana

#1200 in the World

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

40. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in South Africa

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

41. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Nigeria

#1224 in the World

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

42. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Nigeria

#1229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

43. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Nigeria

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

44. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1256 in the World

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

45. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Morocco

#1263 in the World

46. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Nigeria

#1267 in the World

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

47. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in South Africa

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

48. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Egypt

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

49. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Uganda

#1370 in the World

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

50. Suez University

Egypt | Suez

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Egypt

#1383 in the World

Founded: 2012

51. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Tunisia

#1389 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

52. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in South Africa

#1422 in the World

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

53. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Tunisia

#1426 in the World

Enrollment: 15,263

54. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Algeria

#1428 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

55. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Senegal

#1461 in the World

Enrollment: 89,589
Founded: 1918

56. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Egypt

#1496 in the World

Founded: 1995

57. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Morocco

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

58. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Nigeria

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

59. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Morocco

#1528 in the World

60. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in South Africa

#1535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

61. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Ethiopia

#1551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 17,030
Founded: 1991

62. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in South Africa

#1562 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

63. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Cameroon

#1564 in the World

Founded: 1993

64. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Nigeria

#1569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

65. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Algeria

#1575 in the World

66. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in Egypt

#1643 in the World

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

67. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in South Africa

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

68. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Egypt

#1654 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

69. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Algeria

#1662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

70. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Tunisia

#1670 in the World

71. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Morocco

#1677 in the World

72. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Nigeria

#1681 in the World

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

73. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Algeria

#1693 in the World

74. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Algeria

#1698 in the World

75. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Algeria

#1731 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

76. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Ethiopia

#1755 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

77. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Algeria

#1762 in the World

78. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Algeria

#1813 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

79. University of Ngaoundere

Cameroon | Ngaoundere

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Cameroon

#1821 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1982

80. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Ethiopia

#1827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

81. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Ethiopia

#1849 in the World

Enrollment: 30,414
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1976

82. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Algeria

#1856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

83. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Egypt

#1858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

84. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Egypt

#1891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

85. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Algeria

#1892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

86. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in Egypt

#1909 in the World

Founded: 2010

87. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Ivory Coast

#1914 in the World

Enrollment: 60,189
Founded: 1964

88. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in Egypt

#1919 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

89. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Nigeria

#1938 in the World

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

90. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Cameroon

#1941 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1992

91. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Nigeria

#1974 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

92. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Cameroon

#1976 in the World

Founded: 1977

93. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Zambia

#1979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

94. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Nigeria

#2001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

95. University of Antananarivo

Madagascar | Antananarivo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Madagascar

#2006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1961

96. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Sudan

#2015 in the World

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

97. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Nigeria

#2032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

98. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in Egypt

#2051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 6,857
Founded: 1919

99. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Kenya

#2055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

100. University of Ouargla

Algeria | Ouargla

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Algeria

#2057 in the World

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