13 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Tanzania

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Below is a list of best universities in Tanzania ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 400K citations received by 26K academic papers made by 13 universities in Tanzania 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. University of Dar es Salaam

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#31 in Africa
#1434 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
45,155
Founded
1970

2. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#63 in Africa
#2026 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
2007

3. Sokoine University of Agriculture

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#81 in Africa
#2330 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1984

4. University of Dodoma

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#133 in Africa
#3352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
28,949
Founded
2007

5. Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#172 in Africa
#3850 in the World
Enrollment
117
Founded
2009

7. Mzumbe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#213 in Africa
#4377 in the World
Founded
2003

8. Ardhi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#238 in Africa
#4861 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
6,455
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
2007

9. St. Augustine University of Tanzania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#254 in Africa
#5118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
14,780
Founded
1998

10. Tumaini University Makumira

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#267 in Africa
#5309 in the World
Founded
1997

11. St John's University of Tanzania

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#341 in Africa
#6477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
2007

12. State University of Zanzibar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#349 in Africa
#6598 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
2002

13. Hubert Kairuki Memorial University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#357 in Africa
#6750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
2,100
Founded
1997

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Tanzania based on the number of universities and their ranks are Dar es Salaam, Morogoro, Dodoma, and Arusha.