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 1.12M citations received by 75.3K academic papers made by 205 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

#148 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

#231 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in South Africa

#414 in the World

Founded: 1918

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in South Africa

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in South Africa

#512 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

6. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Egypt

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

7. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in South Africa

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

8. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Ethiopia

#590 in the World

Founded: 1950

9. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in South Africa

#608 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

10. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Egypt

#636 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

#681 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

12. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Tunisia

#706 in the World

13. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Egypt

#724 in the World

Founded: 1972

14. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Tunisia

#729 in the World

15. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Egypt

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

16. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Morocco

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

17. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Egypt

#800 in the World

Founded: 1957

18. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Tunisia

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

19. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Egypt

#829 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

20. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Algeria

#863 in the World

21. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Nigeria

#864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

22. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in South Africa

#871 in the World

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

23. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Morocco

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

24. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Tanzania

#905 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

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

26. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Egypt

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

27. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Egypt

#1026 in the World

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

28. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Nigeria

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

29. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Egypt

#1071 in the World

Founded: 1961

30. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Egypt

#1096 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

31. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Egypt

#1101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

32. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Botswana

#1132 in the World

Founded: 1964

33. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Nigeria

#1139 in the World

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

34. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Kenya

#1141 in the World

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

35. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Egypt

#1187 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

36. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Ghana

#1215 in the World

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

37. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

38. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in South Africa

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

39. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Nigeria

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 17,672
Founded: 1981

40. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Ethiopia

#1287 in the World

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

41. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Nigeria

#1298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

42. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Nigeria

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

43. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in South Africa

#1338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

44. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Nigeria

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

45. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Morocco

#1343 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

46. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Tunisia

#1350 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

47. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in South Africa

#1355 in the World

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

48. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Egypt

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

49. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Tunisia

#1399 in the World

50. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Algeria

#1401 in the World

Enrollment: 8,443

51. Suez University

Egypt | Suez

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Egypt

#1412 in the World

Founded: 2012

52. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Ghana

#1424 in the World

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

53. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Uganda

#1442 in the World

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

54. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Nigeria

#1473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

55. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in South Africa

#1484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

56. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Earth science and Geophysics

#16 in Egypt

#1495 in the World

Founded: 1995

57. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Senegal

#1503 in the World

Founded: 1918

58. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Algeria

#1569 in the World

59. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Nigeria

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

60. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#17 in Egypt

#1619 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

61. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Ethiopia

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

62. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Tunisia

#1627 in the World

63. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Egypt

#1645 in the World

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

64. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in South Africa

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

65. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in South Africa

#1651 in the World

Founded: 1916

66. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Algeria

#1684 in the World

67. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Cameroon

#1700 in the World

Founded: 1993

68. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Algeria

#1712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

69. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Algeria

#1719 in the World

70. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#7 in Algeria

#1721 in the World

71. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Morocco

#1730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

72. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Morocco

#1737 in the World

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

73. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#6 in Morocco

#1749 in the World

Enrollment: 22,270
Male:Female: 52:48

74. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Nigeria

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

75. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Earth science and Geophysics

#8 in Algeria

#1797 in the World

76. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Earth science and Geophysics

#9 in Algeria

#1803 in the World

77. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Algeria

#1819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

78. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Algeria

#1847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

79. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Egypt

#1882 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

80. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Earth science and Geophysics

#20 in Egypt

#1893 in the World

Founded: 2010

81. University of Antananarivo

Madagascar | Antananarivo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Madagascar

#1895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1961

82. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Earth science and Geophysics

#21 in Egypt

#1897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

83. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#22 in Egypt

#1913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

84. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Sudan

#1919 in the World

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

85. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#23 in Egypt

#1956 in the World

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

86. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Zambia

#1965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

87. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Nigeria

#1967 in the World

Founded: 1975

88. University of Ngaoundere

Cameroon | Ngaoundere

For Earth science and Geophysics

#2 in Cameroon

#2007 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1982

89. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Ivory Coast

#2021 in the World

Founded: 1964

90. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Ethiopia

#2050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

91. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Nigeria

#2110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

92. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Algeria

#2117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

93. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Ethiopia

#2122 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

94. University of Ouargla

Algeria | Ouargla

For Earth science and Geophysics

#13 in Algeria

#2149 in the World

95. University of Jijel

Algeria | Jijel

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Algeria

#2154 in the World

96. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Earth science and Geophysics

#24 in Egypt

#2159 in the World

Founded: 2010

97. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Earth science and Geophysics

#14 in Nigeria

#2162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

98. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Earth science and Geophysics

#3 in Cameroon

#2170 in the World

Founded: 1977

99. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Earth science and Geophysics

#4 in Cameroon

#2178 in the World

Founded: 1992

100. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Nigeria

#2183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

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