Best Universities for Aesthetics in Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Aesthetics. A graph of 462K citations received by 43.3K academic papers made by 164 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 Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Aesthetics

#1 in South Africa

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Aesthetics

#2 in South Africa

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Aesthetics

#3 in South Africa

#247 in the World

Founded: 1874

4. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Aesthetics

#4 in South Africa

#307 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Aesthetics

#5 in South Africa

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Aesthetics

#6 in South Africa

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

7. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Aesthetics

#7 in South Africa

#378 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

8. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Aesthetics

#8 in South Africa

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

9. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Aesthetics

#9 in South Africa

#670 in the World

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

10. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Aesthetics

#10 in South Africa

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

11. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Aesthetics

#11 in South Africa

#758 in the World

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

12. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Aesthetics

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

13. Cairo University

For Aesthetics

#1 in Egypt

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

14. University of Sfax

For Aesthetics

#911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

15. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Aesthetics

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

16. University of Ghana

For Aesthetics

#1 in Ghana

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

17. Helwan University

For Aesthetics

#2 in Egypt

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

18. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Aesthetics

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

19. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Aesthetics

#3 in Egypt

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 197,278
Founded: 1942

20. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Aesthetics

#1155 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

21. Ain Shams University

For Aesthetics

#4 in Egypt

#1162 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

22. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Aesthetics

#1175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

23. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Aesthetics

#5 in Egypt

#1290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

24. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Aesthetics

#6 in Egypt

#1315 in the World

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

25. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Aesthetics

#7 in Egypt

#1322 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

26. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Aesthetics

#1 in Uganda

#1333 in the World

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

27. Nelson Mandela University

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South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Aesthetics

#12 in South Africa

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

28. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Aesthetics

#1 in Kenya

#1343 in the World

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

29. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Aesthetics

#1375 in the World

30. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Aesthetics

#1376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

31. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Aesthetics

#2 in Ghana

#1401 in the World

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

32. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Aesthetics

#1413 in the World

33. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Aesthetics

#13 in South Africa

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

34. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Aesthetics

#1473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,399
Founded: 1955

35. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Aesthetics

#1491 in the World

Founded: 1950

36. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Aesthetics

#1509 in the World

37. Pedagogical University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Aesthetics

#1 in Mozambique

#1523 in the World

Founded: 1985

38. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Aesthetics

#3 in Ghana

#1537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

39. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Aesthetics

#1 in Botswana

#1602 in the World

Founded: 1964

40. Covenant University

For Aesthetics

#1669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

41. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Aesthetics

#1706 in the World

Enrollment: 17,040

42. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Aesthetics

#14 in South Africa

#1716 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

43. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Aesthetics

#1723 in the World

44. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Aesthetics

#15 in South Africa

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

45. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Aesthetics

#8 in Egypt

#1782 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

46. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Aesthetics

#1785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

47. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Aesthetics

#1786 in the World

48. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Aesthetics

#1798 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

49. Assiut University

For Aesthetics

#9 in Egypt

#1821 in the World

Founded: 1957

50. University of Uyo

For Aesthetics

#1836 in the World

Founded: 1991

51. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Aesthetics

#10 in Egypt

#1848 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

52. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Aesthetics

#16 in South Africa

#1873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

53. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Aesthetics

#2 in Kenya

#1900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

54. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Aesthetics

#1 in Mauritius

#1935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

55. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Aesthetics

#1950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 45,155
Founded: 1970

56. University of Zululand

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South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Aesthetics

#17 in South Africa

#1964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

57. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Aesthetics

#2014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

58. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Aesthetics

#2073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

59. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Aesthetics

#10 in Nigeria

#2092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

60. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Aesthetics

#2096 in the World

Founded: 1993

61. University for Development Studies

For Aesthetics

#4 in Ghana

#2125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 13,132
Founded: 1992

62. Tanta University

For Aesthetics

#11 in Egypt

#2132 in the World

Founded: 1972

63. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Aesthetics

#11 in Nigeria

#2136 in the World

Founded: 1975

64. Minia University

For Aesthetics

#12 in Egypt

#2148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

65. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Aesthetics

#5 in Ghana

#2154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

66. Benha University

For Aesthetics

#13 in Egypt

#2214 in the World

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

67. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Aesthetics

#1 in Senegal

#2221 in the World

Enrollment: 89,589
Founded: 1918

68. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Aesthetics

#12 in Nigeria

#2237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

69. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Aesthetics

#13 in Nigeria

#2243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

70. Durban University of Technology

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South Africa | Durban

For Aesthetics

#18 in South Africa

#2329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

71. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Aesthetics

#2341 in the World

72. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Aesthetics

#14 in Egypt

#2409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

73. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Aesthetics

#2410 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

74. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Aesthetics

#14 in Nigeria

#2421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

75. Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

For Aesthetics

#6 in Ghana

#2447 in the World

Founded: 1961

76. University of Malawi

For Aesthetics

#1 in Malawi

#2483 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1964

77. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Aesthetics

#15 in Nigeria

#2525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

78. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Aesthetics

#1 in Ivory Coast

#2538 in the World

Enrollment: 60,189
Founded: 1964

79. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Aesthetics

#1 in Zambia

#2565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

80. Aswan University

For Aesthetics

#15 in Egypt

#2589 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

81. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Aesthetics

#16 in Nigeria

#2598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1990

82. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Aesthetics

#2626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2001

83. Midlands State University

Zimbabwe | Gweru

For Aesthetics

#2630 in the World

Enrollment: 22,000
Founded: 2000

84. Al-Azhar University

For Aesthetics

#16 in Egypt

#2638 in the World

Founded: 1961

85. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Aesthetics

#17 in Nigeria

#2660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

86. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Aesthetics

#18 in Nigeria

#2666 in the World

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

87. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Aesthetics

#2675 in the World

88. University of Maroua

Cameroon | Maroua

For Aesthetics

#2693 in the World

Founded: 2008

89. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Aesthetics

#2710 in the World

Enrollment: 15,263

90. Fayoum University

For Aesthetics

#17 in Egypt

#2725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

91. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Aesthetics

#3 in Kenya

#2734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

92. University of Venda

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South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Aesthetics

#19 in South Africa

#2741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

93. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Aesthetics

#2751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

94. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Aesthetics

#2760 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

95. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Aesthetics

#19 in Nigeria

#2786 in the World

Founded: 1992

96. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Aesthetics

#2812 in the World

Founded: 1977

97. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Aesthetics

#2828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

98. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Aesthetics

#18 in Egypt

#2845 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

99. Great Zimbabwe University

Zimbabwe | Masvingo

For Aesthetics

#2857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1999

100. Lagos State University

For Aesthetics

#20 in Nigeria

#2863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

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