Best Universities for Philosophy in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Philosophy. A graph of 2.98M citations received by 394K academic papers made by 341 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 South Africa

For Philosophy

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

7. North-West University

For Philosophy

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

8. Cairo University

For Philosophy

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

11. Ain Shams University

For Philosophy

#2 in Egypt
#1076 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

12. University of the Free State

For Philosophy

#1078 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

13. Mohammed V University

For Philosophy

#1 in Morocco
#1160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
67,415

15. University of Ibadan

For Philosophy

#1 in Nigeria
#1242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

16. University of the Western Cape

For Philosophy

#1261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

17. Mansoura University

For Philosophy

#3 in Egypt
#1308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

18. Alexandria University

For Philosophy

#4 in Egypt
#1337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

19. Rhodes University

For Philosophy

#1386 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

20. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Philosophy

#2 in Morocco
#1418 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

23. University of Ghana

For Philosophy

#1 in Ghana
#1528 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

24. Zagazig University

For Philosophy

#5 in Egypt
#1594 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

26. University of Nigeria

For Philosophy

#2 in Nigeria
#1627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

27. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Philosophy

#3 in Nigeria
#1663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

35. University of Lagos

For Philosophy

#4 in Nigeria
#1880 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

36. Makerere University

For Philosophy

#1 in Uganda
#1884 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

37. American University in Cairo

For Philosophy

#7 in Egypt
#1931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

39. Menoufia University

For Philosophy

#8 in Egypt
#1941 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

41. University of Cape Coast

For Philosophy

#2 in Ghana
#1986 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

43. Ibn Tofail University

For Philosophy

#5 in Morocco
#2006 in the World
Enrollment
22,270
Male:Female
52:48

46. University of Nairobi

For Philosophy

#1 in Kenya
#2088 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

49. University of Zimbabwe

For Philosophy

#1 in Zimbabwe
#2152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
18,040
Founded
1955

51. Benha University

For Philosophy

#10 in Egypt
#2176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

53. Helwan University

For Philosophy

#11 in Egypt
#2219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

55. University of Dar es Salaam

For Philosophy

#1 in Tanzania
#2335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

59. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Philosophy

#3 in Ghana
#2406 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

61. Eduardo Mondlane University

For Philosophy

#2444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1962

64. University of Calabar

For Philosophy

#5 in Nigeria
#2468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

65. Suez Canal University

For Philosophy

#13 in Egypt
#2514 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

66. University of Mauritius

For Philosophy

#1 in Mauritius
#2527 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

67. University of Ilorin

For Philosophy

#6 in Nigeria
#2539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

69. Covenant University

For Philosophy

#7 in Nigeria
#2560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

70. Beni-Suef University

For Philosophy

#14 in Egypt
#2577 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

71. Minia University

For Philosophy

#15 in Egypt
#2579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

72. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Philosophy

#6 in Morocco
#2610 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
36,000

75. Ahmadu Bello University

For Philosophy

#8 in Nigeria
#2776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

79. Kenyatta University

For Philosophy

#2 in Kenya
#2820 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

82. University of Benin

For Philosophy

#9 in Nigeria
#2857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

83. University of Port Harcourt

For Philosophy

#10 in Nigeria
#2869 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

84. University of Limpopo

For Philosophy

#2870 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

85. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Philosophy

#11 in Nigeria
#2879 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

86. University of Khartoum

For Philosophy

#1 in Sudan
#2922 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

87. Fayoum University

For Philosophy

#17 in Egypt
#2923 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

89. University of Zambia

For Philosophy

#1 in Zambia
#2965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

93. Durban University of Technology

For Philosophy

#3066 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

94. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Philosophy

#12 in Nigeria
#3093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

95. Moi University

For Philosophy

#3 in Kenya
#3116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

99. Sohag university

For Philosophy

#18 in Egypt
#3167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006