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 1.55M 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

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in South Africa

#156 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

#427 in the World

Founded: 1918

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in South Africa

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Egypt

#514 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

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

7. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in South Africa

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

8. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Ethiopia

#555 in the World

Founded: 1950

9. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in South Africa

#641 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

10. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Egypt

#654 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

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

12. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Egypt

#729 in the World

Founded: 1972

13. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Tunisia

#736 in the World

14. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Tunisia

#760 in the World

15. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Egypt

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

16. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Morocco

#775 in the World

17. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Nigeria

#797 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

#824 in the World

Founded: 1957

20. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Morocco

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

21. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Tunisia

#840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

22. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Algeria

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

23. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in South Africa

#898 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

#904 in the World

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

25. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | 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

Egypt | Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Egypt

#1008 in the World

Founded: 1961

27. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

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

Nigeria | Akure

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Nigeria

#1035 in the World

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

29. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Egypt

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

30. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Nigeria

#1040 in the World

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

31. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Egypt

#1077 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

32. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Nigeria

#1084 in the World

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

33. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Egypt

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

34. University of Nairobi

Kenya | 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

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Ethiopia

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 57,852
Founded: 2001

36. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

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

Botswana | Gaborone

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Botswana

#1163 in the World

Founded: 1964

38. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Egypt

#1181 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

39. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in South Africa

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

40. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Ghana

#1216 in the World

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

41. University of Calabar

Nigeria | 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

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1222 in the World

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

43. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Nigeria

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

44. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Nigeria

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

45. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Nigeria

#1260 in the World

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

46. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Morocco

#1270 in the World

47. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in South Africa

#1334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

48. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Egypt

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

49. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

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

South Africa | Bellville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in South Africa

#1405 in the World

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

51. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Tunisia

#1406 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

52. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Algeria

#1407 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

53. Suez University

Egypt | Suez

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Egypt

#1410 in the World

Founded: 2012

54. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Tunisia

#1417 in the World

55. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Senegal

#1434 in the World

Founded: 1918

56. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Egypt

#1505 in the World

Founded: 1995

57. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Morocco

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

58. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Nigeria

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

59. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in South Africa

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

60. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Nigeria

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

61. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Ethiopia

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

62. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Morocco

#1561 in the World

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

63. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Algeria

#1577 in the World

64. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Cameroon

#1583 in the World

Founded: 1993

65. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in South Africa

#1596 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

66. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in South Africa

#1644 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

67. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in Egypt

#1645 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

68. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Tunisia

#1666 in the World

69. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Algeria

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

70. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Egypt

#1680 in the World

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

71. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Algeria

#1685 in the World

72. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Morocco

#1690 in the World

73. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Algeria

#1697 in the World

74. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Algeria

#1738 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

75. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Algeria

#1759 in the World

76. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Nigeria

#1774 in the World

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

77. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Algeria

#1782 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

78. University of Ngaoundere

Cameroon | Ngaoundere

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Cameroon

#1822 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1982

79. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Ethiopia

#1842 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

80. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Algeria

#1849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

81. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Ethiopia

#1872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

82. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Algeria

#1884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

83. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Egypt

#1886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

84. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Egypt

#1896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

85. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Ethiopia

#1912 in the World

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

86. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Ivory Coast

#1917 in the World

Founded: 1964

87. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in Egypt

#1919 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

88. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in Egypt

#1937 in the World

Founded: 2010

89. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Nigeria

#1945 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

90. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | 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

Zambia | Lusaka

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Zambia

#1954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

92. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Cameroon

#1955 in the World

Founded: 1992

93. University of Antananarivo

Madagascar | Antananarivo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Madagascar

#1993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1961

94. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Nigeria

#1999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

95. University of Khartoum

Sudan | 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

Cameroon | Douala

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Cameroon

#2012 in the World

Founded: 1977

97. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New 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

Nigeria | 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

Kenya | Nairobi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Kenya

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

100. National University of Science and Technology

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Zimbabwe

#2081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1991

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