List of 100 best universities in Africa

Updated:

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 24.5M citations received by 2.16M academic publications made by 1,104 universities from Africa, the popularity of 3,700 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

5. Cairo University

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

7. Makerere University

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

8. University of Nairobi

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

11. University of Ghana

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

12. North-West University

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

15. Alexandria University

#2 in Egypt
#1063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

20. American University in Cairo

#4 in Egypt
#1326 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

24. Mohammed V University

#1 in Morocco
#1558 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
67,415

25. University of Dar es Salaam

#1 in Tanzania
#1603 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

37. Ahmadu Bello University

#6 in Nigeria
#2228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

40. Helwan University

#8 in Egypt
#2274 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

41. Durban University of Technology

#2289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

43. University of Zimbabwe

#1 in Zimbabwe
#2298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
18,040
Founded
1955

45. University of Khartoum

#1 in Sudan
#2511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

51. Future University in Egypt

#10 in Egypt
#2687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
9,085
Founded
2006

63. University of Abomey-Calavi

#1 in Benin
#2922 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
86,694
Male:Female
73:27
Founded
1970

68. Strathmore University

#4 in Kenya
#3150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
5,047
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
2002

69. Federal University of Technology, Akure

#11 in Nigeria
#3157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

73. Moi University

#5 in Kenya
#3258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

83. Egerton University

#7 in Kenya
#3459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Founded
1987

86. Minia University

#15 in Egypt
#3547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

93. University of Jos

#17 in Nigeria
#3598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,169
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1975

97. British University in Egypt

#16 in Egypt
#3703 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
9,228
Founded
2005

98. Benha University

#17 in Egypt
#3707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976