6 Best Universities in Kinshasa [2023 Rankings]

Top 6 universities in Kinshasa ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 46.1K citations received by 3.65K academic publications made by 6 universities from Kinshasa, the popularity of 20 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Kinshasa

#1 in the DR Congo

#57 in Africa

Founded: 1954

2. National Pedagogy University

#5 in the DR Congo

#367 in Africa

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1961

3. Catholic University of Congo

#6 in the DR Congo

#376 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1957

4. Protestant University of Congo

#11 in the DR Congo

#694 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1959

5. Free University of Kinshasa

#13 in the DR Congo

#846 in Africa

Founded: 1988

6. Simon Kimbangu University

#19 in the DR Congo

#1012 in Africa

Founded: 1994

Universities near Kinshasa

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	Cardinal Malula University	14	Kasa-Vubu
8	Marien Ngouabi University	1	Brazzaville
115	Kongo University	20	Mbanza-Ngungu
358	University of Science and Technology of Masuku University of Science and Technology of Masuku	3	Franceville
366	Kimpa Vita University	16	Uige
371	November 11 University	17	Cabinda
387	School of Mines and Metallurgy of Moanda	9	Moanda
396	University of Bandundu	23	Kikwit
397	University of Kikwit	22	Kikwit
551	Catholic University of Angola	2	Luanda