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 4.87M citations received by 457K academic papers made by 348 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
#460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
257,200
Founded
1908

4. University of Pretoria

For Mathematics

#466 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Mathematics

#471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. Mansoura University

For Mathematics

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

8. University of South Africa

For Mathematics

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

9. Ain Shams University

For Mathematics

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

10. North-West University

For Mathematics

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

11. Alexandria University

For Mathematics

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

13. Makerere University

For Mathematics

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

15. University of Ibadan

For Mathematics

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

16. University of the Free State

For Mathematics

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

17. University of Gondar

For Mathematics

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

19. Zagazig University

For Mathematics

#5 in Egypt
#1044 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

20. Mohammed V University

For Mathematics

#1 in Morocco
#1062 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
67,415

21. Menoufia University

For Mathematics

#6 in Egypt
#1087 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

22. University of Ghana

For Mathematics

#1 in Ghana
#1110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

26. University of Nairobi

For Mathematics

#1 in Kenya
#1165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

28. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Mathematics

#2 in Nigeria
#1244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

29. University of Nigeria

For Mathematics

#3 in Nigeria
#1324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

30. University of the Western Cape

For Mathematics

#1331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

31. Jimma University

For Mathematics

#3 in Ethiopia
#1337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

35. Benha University

For Mathematics

#10 in Egypt
#1373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

37. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Mathematics

#2 in Ghana
#1419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

41. University of Lagos

For Mathematics

#4 in Nigeria
#1492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

42. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Mathematics

#4 in Morocco
#1495 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

43. University of Zimbabwe

For Mathematics

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
18,040
Founded
1955

45. Suez Canal University

For Mathematics

#11 in Egypt
#1602 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

46. Bahir Dar University

For Mathematics

#4 in Ethiopia
#1619 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

47. Rhodes University

For Mathematics

#1624 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

48. Helwan University

For Mathematics

#12 in Egypt
#1630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

49. University of Cape Coast

For Mathematics

#3 in Ghana
#1711 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

52. Covenant University

For Mathematics

#5 in Nigeria
#1778 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

53. American University in Cairo

For Mathematics

#13 in Egypt
#1855 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

54. Minia University

For Mathematics

#14 in Egypt
#1857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

56. University of Ilorin

For Mathematics

#6 in Nigeria
#1915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

57. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Mathematics

#7 in Nigeria
#1929 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

58. Haramaya University

For Mathematics

#5 in Ethiopia
#1935 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

60. Beni-Suef University

For Mathematics

#16 in Egypt
#1975 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

62. Hawassa University

For Mathematics

#6 in Ethiopia
#1988 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

63. University of Zambia

For Mathematics

#1 in Zambia
#1996 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

64. Mekelle University

For Mathematics

#7 in Ethiopia
#1998 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

65. University of Limpopo

For Mathematics

#2025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

66. Ahmadu Bello University

For Mathematics

#8 in Nigeria
#2046 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

69. University of Calabar

For Mathematics

#9 in Nigeria
#2169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

71. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Mathematics

#10 in Nigeria
#2176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

72. University of Mauritius

For Mathematics

#1 in Mauritius
#2177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

73. Moi University

For Mathematics

#3 in Kenya
#2188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

76. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Mathematics

#5 in Morocco
#2211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
36,000

79. University of Khartoum

For Mathematics

#1 in Sudan
#2284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

81. Ibn Tofail University

For Mathematics

#6 in Morocco
#2309 in the World
Enrollment
22,270
Male:Female
52:48

82. University of Dar es Salaam

For Mathematics

#2 in Tanzania
#2332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

83. Kenyatta University

For Mathematics

#4 in Kenya
#2335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

86. University of Benin

For Mathematics

#12 in Nigeria
#2370 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

87. Durban University of Technology

For Mathematics

#2388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

90. University of Port Harcourt

For Mathematics

#14 in Nigeria
#2421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

92. University for Development Studies

For Mathematics

#4 in Ghana
#2433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

93. Fayoum University

For Mathematics

#17 in Egypt
#2443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

94. Nile University

For Mathematics

#18 in Egypt
#2450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
500
Founded
2006

97. Sohag university

For Mathematics

#20 in Egypt
#2511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

99. German University in Cairo

For Mathematics

#21 in Egypt
#2552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2003