Best Universities for Demography in Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Demography. A graph of 3.5M citations received by 219K academic papers made by 303 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.

6. Makerere University

For Demography

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

7. University of Ibadan

For Demography

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

8. University of Ghana

For Demography

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

10. University of Gondar

For Demography

#2 in Ethiopia
#482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
49,103
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1954

11. University of Nairobi

For Demography

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

12. Cairo University

For Demography

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

13. North-West University

For Demography

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

14. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Demography

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

15. University of the Free State

For Demography

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

16. Ain Shams University

For Demography

#2 in Egypt
#629 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

17. University of Zimbabwe

For Demography

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

19. University of South Africa

For Demography

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

20. Jimma University

For Demography

#3 in Ethiopia
#679 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

21. University of Abomey-Calavi

For Demography

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

22. University of the Western Cape

For Demography

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

23. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Demography

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

24. University of Nigeria

For Demography

#3 in Nigeria
#737 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

26. Alexandria University

For Demography

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

27. University of Lagos

For Demography

#4 in Nigeria
#769 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

30. Rhodes University

For Demography

#864 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

31. University of Zambia

For Demography

#1 in Zambia
#875 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

32. University of Limpopo

For Demography

#879 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

33. Mansoura University

For Demography

#5 in Egypt
#893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

35. Bahir Dar University

For Demography

#4 in Ethiopia
#939 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

36. University of Cape Coast

For Demography

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

38. Mekelle University

For Demography

#5 in Ethiopia
#984 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

41. Haramaya University

For Demography

#6 in Ethiopia
#1065 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

42. University of Ilorin

For Demography

#5 in Nigeria
#1073 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

43. Kenyatta University

For Demography

#3 in Kenya
#1078 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

44. University of Khartoum

For Demography

#1 in Sudan
#1094 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

46. Hawassa University

For Demography

#7 in Ethiopia
#1113 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

47. University of Calabar

For Demography

#6 in Nigeria
#1127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

48. Moi University

For Demography

#4 in Kenya
#1142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

49. University of Dar es Salaam

For Demography

#2 in Tanzania
#1143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

51. University of Benin

For Demography

#7 in Nigeria
#1163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

53. Mohammed V University

For Demography

#1 in Morocco
#1238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
67,415

54. Ahmadu Bello University

For Demography

#8 in Nigeria
#1249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

57. Zagazig University

For Demography

#7 in Egypt
#1275 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

58. University of Port Harcourt

For Demography

#9 in Nigeria
#1281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

61. Suez Canal University

For Demography

#9 in Egypt
#1372 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

63. Eduardo Mondlane University

For Demography

#1392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1962

64. University for Development Studies

For Demography

#4 in Ghana
#1407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

66. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Demography

#11 in Nigeria
#1424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

69. Menoufia University

For Demography

#10 in Egypt
#1450 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

71. Arba Minch University

For Demography

#9 in Ethiopia
#1489 in the World
Enrollment
37,433
Founded
1986

73. University of Venda

For Demography

#1524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

75. Covenant University

For Demography

#14 in Nigeria
#1546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

76. Minia University

For Demography

#11 in Egypt
#1560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

77. University of Mauritius

For Demography

#1 in Mauritius
#1562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

83. University of Jos

For Demography

#15 in Nigeria
#1633 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,169
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1975

86. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Demography

#16 in Nigeria
#1657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

87. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Demography

#17 in Nigeria
#1673 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

90. Benha University

For Demography

#12 in Egypt
#1709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

91. University of Antananarivo

For Demography

#1 in Madagascar
#1732 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1961

92. Rivers State University

For Demography

#18 in Nigeria
#1739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

93. Lagos State University

For Demography

#19 in Nigeria
#1746 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

96. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Demography

#20 in Nigeria
#1815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

100. Wollega University

For Demography

#11 in Ethiopia
#1877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2007