Best Universities for Media Studies in Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Media Studies. A graph of 36.9K citations received by 10.5K academic papers made by 37 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.

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Media Studies

#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. Rhodes University

For Media Studies

#370 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

7. University of Pretoria

For Media Studies

#383 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

8. University of South Africa

For Media Studies

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

9. University of Ibadan

For Media Studies

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

10. University of the Free State

For Media Studies

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

11. University of the Western Cape

For Media Studies

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

12. American University in Cairo

For Media Studies

#1 in Egypt
#537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

13. North-West University

For Media Studies

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

14. University of Ghana

For Media Studies

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

15. University of Nigeria

For Media Studies

#2 in Nigeria
#705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

16. University of Botswana

For Media Studies

#1 in Botswana
#728 in the World
Founded
1964

17. University of Zimbabwe

For Media Studies

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

18. Cairo University

For Media Studies

#2 in Egypt
#940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
257,200
Founded
1908

19. Covenant University

For Media Studies

#3 in Nigeria
#954 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

20. Makerere University

For Media Studies

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

21. Midlands State University

For Media Studies

#2 in Zimbabwe
#968 in the World
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
2000

22. University of Lagos

For Media Studies

#4 in Nigeria
#1037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

23. University of Dar es Salaam

For Media Studies

#1 in Tanzania
#1044 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

24. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Media Studies

#5 in Nigeria
#1047 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

25. Addis Ababa University

For Media Studies

#1 in Ethiopia
#1070 in the World
Founded
1950

26. Ahmadu Bello University

For Media Studies

#6 in Nigeria
#1124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

28. University of Zambia

For Media Studies

#1 in Zambia
#1153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

30. Moi University

For Media Studies

#1 in Kenya
#1163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

31. University of Nairobi

For Media Studies

#2 in Kenya
#1173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

34. University of Calabar

For Media Studies

#8 in Nigeria
#1289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

35. University of Ilorin

For Media Studies

#9 in Nigeria
#1312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

36. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Media Studies

#10 in Nigeria
#1341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

37. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Media Studies

#11 in Nigeria
#1352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991