Best Universities for Oceanography in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 1.7M citations received by 108K academic papers made by 242 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.

2. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Oceanography

#402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. Rhodes University

For Oceanography

#489 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

6. University of Pretoria

For Oceanography

#496 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

7. Cairo University

For Oceanography

#1 in Egypt
#585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
257,200
Founded
1908

8. Alexandria University

For Oceanography

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

9. Ain Shams University

For Oceanography

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

11. University of Sfax

For Oceanography

#1 in Tunisia
#881 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%

12. Mansoura University

For Oceanography

#4 in Egypt
#888 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

15. University of the Free State

For Oceanography

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

16. North-West University

For Oceanography

#994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

20. University of Ibadan

For Oceanography

#1 in Nigeria
#1050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

21. Zagazig University

For Oceanography

#7 in Egypt
#1061 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

23. University of Dar es Salaam

For Oceanography

#1 in Tanzania
#1133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

24. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Oceanography

#2 in Nigeria
#1147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

26. University of the Western Cape

For Oceanography

#1183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

27. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Oceanography

#3 in Nigeria
#1204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

28. University of Ghana

For Oceanography

#1 in Ghana
#1227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

29. University of Nairobi

For Oceanography

#1 in Kenya
#1235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

31. University of South Africa

For Oceanography

#1274 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

32. Durban University of Technology

For Oceanography

#1276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

34. University of Zimbabwe

For Oceanography

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
18,040
Founded
1955

35. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#2 in Ghana
#1309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

36. Mohammed V University

For Oceanography

#2 in Morocco
#1333 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
67,415

37. Makerere University

For Oceanography

#1 in Uganda
#1345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

38. Suez Canal University

For Oceanography

#9 in Egypt
#1352 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

40. University of Nigeria

For Oceanography

#4 in Nigeria
#1374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

43. Minia University

For Oceanography

#10 in Egypt
#1446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

45. University of Port Harcourt

For Oceanography

#5 in Nigeria
#1469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

46. University of Lagos

For Oceanography

#6 in Nigeria
#1477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

47. University of Zululand

For Oceanography

#1480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

49. Covenant University

For Oceanography

#7 in Nigeria
#1502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

50. Helwan University

For Oceanography

#12 in Egypt
#1531 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

51. Menoufia University

For Oceanography

#13 in Egypt
#1536 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

52. Bahir Dar University

For Oceanography

#2 in Ethiopia
#1549 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

54. Beni-Suef University

For Oceanography

#14 in Egypt
#1578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

55. University of Mauritius

For Oceanography

#1 in Mauritius
#1588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

57. Ahmadu Bello University

For Oceanography

#8 in Nigeria
#1644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

58. Benha University

For Oceanography

#15 in Egypt
#1701 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

59. University of Benin

For Oceanography

#9 in Nigeria
#1724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

60. Kafrelsheikh University

For Oceanography

#16 in Egypt
#1730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

63. Ibn Tofail University

For Oceanography

#4 in Morocco
#1766 in the World
Enrollment
22,270
Male:Female
52:48

64. University of Ilorin

For Oceanography

#10 in Nigeria
#1775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

65. Fayoum University

For Oceanography

#17 in Egypt
#1807 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

69. Mekelle University

For Oceanography

#3 in Ethiopia
#1866 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

71. Damietta University

For Oceanography

#18 in Egypt
#1902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2012

72. Aswan University

For Oceanography

#19 in Egypt
#1906 in the World
Enrollment
1,898
Founded
2012

73. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Oceanography

#5 in Morocco
#1927 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

76. University of Calabar

For Oceanography

#12 in Nigeria
#1942 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

78. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Oceanography

#6 in Morocco
#1949 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
36,000

82. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Oceanography

#14 in Nigeria
#2010 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1982

83. Sohag university

For Oceanography

#21 in Egypt
#2038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

85. Hawassa University

For Oceanography

#4 in Ethiopia
#2058 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

86. University of Cape Coast

For Oceanography

#3 in Ghana
#2071 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

89. Eduardo Mondlane University

For Oceanography

#2106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1962

90. University of Blida 1

For Oceanography

#10 in Algeria
#2115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%

91. University of Limpopo

For Oceanography

#2120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

92. Jimma University

For Oceanography

#5 in Ethiopia
#2126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

93. American University in Cairo

For Oceanography

#22 in Egypt
#2141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

94. Sokoine University of Agriculture

For Oceanography

#2 in Tanzania
#2157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1984

95. Haramaya University

For Oceanography

#6 in Ethiopia
#2166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

97. University of Khartoum

For Oceanography

#1 in Sudan
#2182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956