List of 100 best universities in Africa

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EduRank

Top 100 universities in Africa ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 38.3M citations received by 2.74M academic publications made by 1,104 universities from Africa, the popularity of 4,177 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

5. Cairo University

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

7. Makerere University

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

9. University of Nairobi

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

11. University of Ghana

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

13. University of Ibadan

#1 in Nigeria
#963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

15. Alexandria University

#3 in Egypt
#1074 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

22. American University in Cairo

#5 in Egypt
#1266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

23. University of Lagos

#2 in Nigeria
#1342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

26. University of Dar es Salaam

#1 in Tanzania
#1560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

28. Obafemi Awolowo University

#4 in Nigeria
#1608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

35. University of Zimbabwe

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1989 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

37. Ahmadu Bello University

#6 in Nigeria
#2013 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

42. University of Khartoum

#1 in Sudan
#2168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

44. Future University in Egypt

#8 in Egypt
#2247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
9,085
Founded
2006

47. Helwan University

#9 in Egypt
#2359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

62. Egerton University

#4 in Kenya
#2909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

68. Federal University of Technology, Minna

#10 in Nigeria
#3070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,181
Founded
1982

69. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

#11 in Nigeria
#3079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

72. Moi University

#5 in Kenya
#3171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

85. Minia University

#15 in Egypt
#3400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

86. Federal University of Technology, Akure

#15 in Nigeria
#3422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

87. University of Calabar

#16 in Nigeria
#3424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

91. University of Jos

#17 in Nigeria
#3500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

100. Bahir Dar University

#3 in Ethiopia
#3605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001