Best Universities for Public Policy / Administration in Africa

Below is the list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 53.1K citations received by 6.39K academic papers made by 34 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.

University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Public Policy / Administration

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1874

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Public Policy / Administration

#2 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1922

University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Public Policy / Administration

#3 in Africa

#3 in South Africa

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 56,483
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1908

University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Public Policy / Administration

#4 in Africa

#4 in South Africa

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Public Policy / Administration

#5 in Africa

#5 in South Africa

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Public Policy / Administration

#6 in Africa

#6 in South Africa

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1959

University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Public Policy / Administration

#7 in Africa

#7 in South Africa

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 2004

University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Public Policy / Administration

#8 in Africa

#8 in South Africa

#341 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1918

University of Ghana

For Public Policy / Administration

#9 in Africa

#1 in Ghana

#387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1948

University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Public Policy / Administration

#10 in Africa

#1 in Botswana

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1964

North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Public Policy / Administration

#11 in Africa

#9 in South Africa

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 2004

University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Public Policy / Administration

#12 in Africa

#10 in South Africa

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Public Policy / Administration

#13 in Africa

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1960

University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Public Policy / Administration

#14 in Africa

#1 in Kenya

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1970

Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ile-Ife

For Public Policy / Administration

#15 in Africa

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1962

University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Public Policy / Administration

#16 in Africa

#579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1948

Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Public Policy / Administration

#17 in Africa

#1 in Uganda

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

Rhodes University

South Africa | Grahamstown

For Public Policy / Administration

#18 in Africa

#11 in South Africa

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Public Policy / Administration

#19 in Africa

#1 in Tanzania

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1970

University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Public Policy / Administration

#20 in Africa

#12 in South Africa

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1959

Covenant University

For Public Policy / Administration

#21 in Africa

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 2002

University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Public Policy / Administration

#22 in Africa

#1 in Zimbabwe

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Public Policy / Administration

#23 in Africa

#814 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1975

University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Public Policy / Administration

#24 in Africa

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1962

University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Public Policy / Administration

#25 in Africa

#13 in South Africa

#821 in the World

Enrollment: 9,500
Founded: 1916

Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Public Policy / Administration

#26 in Africa

#14 in South Africa

#822 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 2003

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Public Policy / Administration

#27 in Africa

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1991

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Public Policy / Administration

#28 in Africa

#2 in Kenya

#870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1994

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Public Policy / Administration

#29 in Africa

#2 in Ghana

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1951

University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Public Policy / Administration

#30 in Africa

#1 in Zambia

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1965

Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Public Policy / Administration

#31 in Africa

#15 in South Africa

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 2005

University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Public Policy / Administration

#32 in Africa

#931 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1975

University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Public Policy / Administration

#33 in Africa

#3 in Ghana

#934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1992

Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Public Policy / Administration

#34 in Africa

#1 in Mozambique

#957 in the World

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1985

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Africa

Broadcast Journalism33

Classics and Ancient History17

Communications and Public Relations54

Criminology and Criminal Justice33

Early Childhood Education29

Education Majors38

Forensic Science38

Gender Studies38

Human Rights Law48

Intellectual Property and Patent Law20

International Law44

International Relations and Diplomacy32

Journalism and Digital Media30

Law Enforcement43

Library and Information science25

Media Studies28

Military science27

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution30

Occupational Safety and Health41

Political Economy36

Political Science103

Radio and Television broadcasting46

Special Education26

Sports / Exercise science16

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies24

Urban and Regional planning30