16 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ethiopia

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Below is a list of best universities in Ethiopia ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 518K citations received by 40.3K academic papers made by 16 universities in Ethiopia 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. Addis Ababa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in Africa
#1070 in the World
Founded
1950

2. University of Gondar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#41 in Africa
#1773 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
49,103
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1954

3. Jimma University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#58 in Africa
#2077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

4. Bahir Dar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#71 in Africa
#2295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

5. Mekelle University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#87 in Africa
#2545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

6. Haramaya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#89 in Africa
#2681 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

7. Hawassa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Africa
#2795 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

8. Arba Minch University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#153 in Africa
#3751 in the World
Enrollment
37,433
Founded
1986

9. Debre Berhan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#154 in Africa
#3757 in the World
Founded
2007

10. Debre Markos University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#162 in Africa
#3872 in the World
Founded
2005

11. Wollega University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#196 in Africa
#4411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2007

12. Mizan Tepi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#213 in Africa
#4750 in the World
Founded
2006

13. Madda Walabu University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#220 in Africa
#4850 in the World
Founded
2006

14. Aksum University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#236 in Africa
#5092 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
2007

15. Adama Science and Technology University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#240 in Africa
#5125 in the World
Founded
1993

16. Rift Valley University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#309 in Africa
#6136 in the World
Enrollment
16,000
Founded
2000

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ethiopia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Addis Ababa, Gondar, Jimma, and Bahir Dar.