Best Universities for Mathematics in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Mathematics. A graph of 7.75M citations received by 562K academic papers made by 357 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.

3. Cairo University

For Mathematics

#1 in Egypt
#454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
207,853
Founded
1908

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Mathematics

#466 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of Pretoria

For Mathematics

#472 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

7. Mansoura University

For Mathematics

#2 in Egypt
#667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

11. Ain Shams University

For Mathematics

#3 in Egypt
#741 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

12. Alexandria University

For Mathematics

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

13. University of Ibadan

For Mathematics

#1 in Nigeria
#817 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

14. Makerere University

For Mathematics

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

16. University of Gondar

For Mathematics

#1 in Ethiopia
#859 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
49,103
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1954

17. University of the Free State

For Mathematics

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

19. Zagazig University

For Mathematics

#5 in Egypt
#1008 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

21. University of Ghana

For Mathematics

#1 in Ghana
#1032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

22. Menoufia University

For Mathematics

#6 in Egypt
#1070 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

24. University of Nairobi

For Mathematics

#1 in Kenya
#1139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

25. University of Nigeria

For Mathematics

#2 in Nigeria
#1156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

27. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Mathematics

#3 in Nigeria
#1170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

29. Jimma University

For Mathematics

#3 in Ethiopia
#1185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

31. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Mathematics

#2 in Ghana
#1251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

32. University of the Western Cape

For Mathematics

#1318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

33. University of Lagos

For Mathematics

#4 in Nigeria
#1334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

34. Benha University

For Mathematics

#9 in Egypt
#1340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

37. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Mathematics

#3 in Morocco
#1366 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

40. Bahir Dar University

For Mathematics

#4 in Ethiopia
#1436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

42. University of Cape Coast

For Mathematics

#3 in Ghana
#1482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

43. Helwan University

For Mathematics

#11 in Egypt
#1499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

44. Suez Canal University

For Mathematics

#12 in Egypt
#1530 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

48. Covenant University

For Mathematics

#5 in Nigeria
#1587 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

49. University of Ilorin

For Mathematics

#6 in Nigeria
#1642 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

50. University of Zimbabwe

For Mathematics

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

51. Haramaya University

For Mathematics

#5 in Ethiopia
#1660 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

54. Rhodes University

For Mathematics

#1686 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

55. Ahmadu Bello University

For Mathematics

#7 in Nigeria
#1693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

56. Hawassa University

For Mathematics

#6 in Ethiopia
#1734 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

58. University of Calabar

For Mathematics

#8 in Nigeria
#1780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

59. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Mathematics

#9 in Nigeria
#1783 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

60. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Mathematics

#10 in Nigeria
#1787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

61. Minia University

For Mathematics

#13 in Egypt
#1792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

63. Mekelle University

For Mathematics

#7 in Ethiopia
#1884 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

65. University of Zambia

For Mathematics

#1 in Zambia
#1886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

67. University of Limpopo

For Mathematics

#1928 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

68. American University in Cairo

For Mathematics

#15 in Egypt
#1932 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

70. Kenyatta University

For Mathematics

#3 in Kenya
#1994 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

71. Beni-Suef University

For Mathematics

#16 in Egypt
#2016 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

72. University of Fort Hare

For Mathematics

#2021 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

73. University of Port Harcourt

For Mathematics

#11 in Nigeria
#2040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

74. University of Benin

For Mathematics

#12 in Nigeria
#2050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

76. Moi University

For Mathematics

#4 in Kenya
#2118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

77. University of Education, Winneba

For Mathematics

#4 in Ghana
#2120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1992

79. University of Mauritius

For Mathematics

#1 in Mauritius
#2151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

80. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Mathematics

#13 in Nigeria
#2162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

83. University for Development Studies

For Mathematics

#5 in Ghana
#2201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

84. Bayero University Kano

For Mathematics

#15 in Nigeria
#2211 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

85. University of Khartoum

For Mathematics

#1 in Sudan
#2213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

86. University of Dar es Salaam

For Mathematics

#1 in Tanzania
#2221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

88. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Mathematics

#2226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

95. Arba Minch University

For Mathematics

#9 in Ethiopia
#2367 in the World
Enrollment
37,433
Founded
1986

97. Fayoum University

For Mathematics

#17 in Egypt
#2418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

100. Sohag university

For Mathematics

#18 in Egypt
#2456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006