Best Universities for Applied Mathematics in Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Applied Mathematics. A graph of 359K citations received by 35.1K academic papers made by 127 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.

1. Cairo University

For Applied Mathematics

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

2. Mansoura University

For Applied Mathematics

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

3. University of the Free State

For Applied Mathematics

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

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Applied Mathematics

#345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of the Witwatersrand

For Applied Mathematics

#394 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

6. Alexandria University

For Applied Mathematics

#3 in Egypt
#471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

7. Cadi Ayyad University

For Applied Mathematics

#1 in Morocco
#481 in the World
Enrollment
29,703

8. Zagazig University

For Applied Mathematics

#4 in Egypt
#505 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

9. University of Pretoria

For Applied Mathematics

#537 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

10. Benha University

For Applied Mathematics

#5 in Egypt
#586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

12. North-West University

For Applied Mathematics

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

13. Al-Azhar University

For Applied Mathematics

#6 in Egypt
#634 in the World
Founded
1961

14. University of South Africa

For Applied Mathematics

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

17. Beni-Suef University

For Applied Mathematics

#7 in Egypt
#749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

18. Assiut University

For Applied Mathematics

#8 in Egypt
#752 in the World
Founded
1957

19. Ain Shams University

For Applied Mathematics

#9 in Egypt
#775 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

20. University of Sfax

For Applied Mathematics

#3 in Tunisia
#831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%

23. University of Annaba

For Applied Mathematics

#1 in Algeria
#904 in the World
Enrollment
8,443

24. Tanta University

For Applied Mathematics

#10 in Egypt
#935 in the World
Founded
1972

25. Suez Canal University

For Applied Mathematics

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

26. Menoufia University

For Applied Mathematics

#12 in Egypt
#952 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

28. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Applied Mathematics

#3 in Morocco
#1032 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

31. University of Nigeria

For Applied Mathematics

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

34. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Applied Mathematics

#2 in Nigeria
#1228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

35. Damietta University

For Applied Mathematics

#14 in Egypt
#1248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2012

36. University of Carthage

For Applied Mathematics

#5 in Tunisia
#1256 in the World
Enrollment
50,314

37. Helwan University

For Applied Mathematics

#15 in Egypt
#1272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

38. Mohammed V University

For Applied Mathematics

#4 in Morocco
#1287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
67,415

41. University of Johannesburg

For Applied Mathematics

#1352 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

43. University of Oran 1

For Applied Mathematics

#6 in Algeria
#1400 in the World
Enrollment
60,000

44. Sohag university

For Applied Mathematics

#16 in Egypt
#1416 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

45. Tshwane University of Technology

For Applied Mathematics

#1448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

46. University of Bejaia

For Applied Mathematics

#7 in Algeria
#1466 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

49. Fayoum University

For Applied Mathematics

#17 in Egypt
#1508 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

50. Damanhour University

For Applied Mathematics

#18 in Egypt
#1515 in the World
Founded
2010

52. University Gaston Berger

For Applied Mathematics

#2 in Senegal
#1537 in the World
Enrollment
10,145
Male:Female
66:34
Founded
1990

53. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Applied Mathematics

#9 in Algeria
#1545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%

54. Ibn Tofail University

For Applied Mathematics

#5 in Morocco
#1548 in the World
Enrollment
22,270
Male:Female
52:48

55. University of Mauritius

For Applied Mathematics

#1 in Mauritius
#1568 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

57. Minia University

For Applied Mathematics

#19 in Egypt
#1605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

59. University of the Western Cape

For Applied Mathematics

#1623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

60. University of Ibadan

For Applied Mathematics

#4 in Nigeria
#1636 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

61. University of Ngaoundere

For Applied Mathematics

#2 in Cameroon
#1648 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1982

62. Aswan University

For Applied Mathematics

#20 in Egypt
#1651 in the World
Enrollment
1,898
Founded
2012

63. University of Benin

For Applied Mathematics

#5 in Nigeria
#1661 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

65. University of Lagos

For Applied Mathematics

#6 in Nigeria
#1749 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

66. Bahir Dar University

For Applied Mathematics

#1 in Ethiopia
#1761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

67. Port Said University

For Applied Mathematics

#21 in Egypt
#1765 in the World
Founded
2010

70. Nile University

For Applied Mathematics

#22 in Egypt
#1821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
500
Founded
2006

71. University of Ilorin

For Applied Mathematics

#7 in Nigeria
#1822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

72. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Applied Mathematics

#6 in Morocco
#1847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
36,000

73. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Applied Mathematics

#8 in Nigeria
#1878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

74. Ahmadu Bello University

For Applied Mathematics

#9 in Nigeria
#1898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

78. Covenant University

For Applied Mathematics

#10 in Nigeria
#1938 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

80. Jimma University

For Applied Mathematics

#2 in Ethiopia
#1972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

82. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Applied Mathematics

#12 in Nigeria
#1997 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

83. Durban University of Technology

For Applied Mathematics

#2000 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

85. University of Education, Winneba

For Applied Mathematics

#1 in Ghana
#2045 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1992

87. University of Ouagadougou

For Applied Mathematics

#1 in Burkina Faso
#2061 in the World
Founded
1974

88. University of Port Harcourt

For Applied Mathematics

#13 in Nigeria
#2063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

89. University of Maroua

For Applied Mathematics

#3 in Cameroon
#2066 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
2008

90. Kafrelsheikh University

For Applied Mathematics

#24 in Egypt
#2098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

91. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Applied Mathematics

#1 in Ivory Coast
#2117 in the World
Founded
1964

93. University of Swaziland

For Applied Mathematics

#1 in Eswatini
#2121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1976

94. University of Khartoum

For Applied Mathematics

#1 in Sudan
#2144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

96. University of Venda

For Applied Mathematics

#2156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

97. American University in Cairo

For Applied Mathematics

#25 in Egypt
#2181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

98. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Applied Mathematics

#2 in Ghana
#2200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

100. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Applied Mathematics

#14 in Nigeria
#2257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1982