Best Universities for Operations Research in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Operations Research. A graph of 172K citations received by 13.5K academic papers made by 70 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.

2. Cairo University

For Operations Research

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

3. University of Pretoria

For Operations Research

#433 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

4. Zagazig University

For Operations Research

#2 in Egypt
#508 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

5. University of Sfax

For Operations Research

#1 in Tunisia
#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%

8. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Operations Research

#1 in Morocco
#735 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

9. Ain Shams University

For Operations Research

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

10. Mohammed V University

For Operations Research

#2 in Morocco
#800 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

11. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Operations Research

#853 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

12. Alexandria University

For Operations Research

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

13. Mansoura University

For Operations Research

#5 in Egypt
#875 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

14. University of the Witwatersrand

For Operations Research

#892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

15. University of Johannesburg

For Operations Research

#944 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

16. American University in Cairo

For Operations Research

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

17. Benha University

For Operations Research

#7 in Egypt
#999 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

19. Menoufia University

For Operations Research

#8 in Egypt
#1066 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

20. North-West University

For Operations Research

#1094 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

21. Tanta University

For Operations Research

#9 in Egypt
#1117 in the World
Founded
1972

22. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Operations Research

#1 in Nigeria
#1123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

23. Helwan University

For Operations Research

#10 in Egypt
#1162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

25. University of Lagos

For Operations Research

#2 in Nigeria
#1201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

26. University of South Africa

For Operations Research

#1293 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

27. University of Ibadan

For Operations Research

#3 in Nigeria
#1324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

29. Tshwane University of Technology

For Operations Research

#1350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

31. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Operations Research

#1 in Ghana
#1455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

32. Al-Azhar University

For Operations Research

#11 in Egypt
#1547 in the World
Founded
1961

33. University of Port Harcourt

For Operations Research

#4 in Nigeria
#1553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

35. University of the Free State

For Operations Research

#1601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

37. University of Sousse

For Operations Research

#4 in Tunisia
#1633 in the World
Enrollment
19,311

38. University of Carthage

For Operations Research

#5 in Tunisia
#1683 in the World
Enrollment
50,314

39. University of Oran 1

For Operations Research

#3 in Algeria
#1685 in the World
Enrollment
60,000

40. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Operations Research

#5 in Morocco
#1696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%

43. University of Nigeria

For Operations Research

#6 in Nigeria
#1755 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

44. Covenant University

For Operations Research

#7 in Nigeria
#1763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

45. Assiut University

For Operations Research

#13 in Egypt
#1768 in the World
Founded
1957

46. Minia University

For Operations Research

#14 in Egypt
#1769 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

47. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Operations Research

#8 in Nigeria
#1798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

49. University of Bejaia

For Operations Research

#4 in Algeria
#1933 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

50. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Operations Research

#9 in Nigeria
#1944 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

51. Manouba University

For Operations Research

#7 in Tunisia
#1977 in the World
Enrollment
17,040

53. British University in Egypt

For Operations Research

#15 in Egypt
#2029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
9,228
Founded
2005

55. Aswan University

For Operations Research

#16 in Egypt
#2072 in the World
Enrollment
1,898
Founded
2012

56. University of Ilorin

For Operations Research

#10 in Nigeria
#2099 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

58. University of Benin

For Operations Research

#11 in Nigeria
#2119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

59. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Operations Research

#12 in Nigeria
#2122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,181
Founded
1982

60. Durban University of Technology

For Operations Research

#2149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

62. Bahir Dar University

For Operations Research

#2 in Ethiopia
#2156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

63. Suez Canal University

For Operations Research

#18 in Egypt
#2160 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

64. Ahmadu Bello University

For Operations Research

#13 in Nigeria
#2183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

65. University of Dar es Salaam

For Operations Research

#1 in Tanzania
#2193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

66. University of Nairobi

For Operations Research

#2 in Kenya
#2205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

67. National University of Science and Technology

For Operations Research

#1 in Zimbabwe
#2256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1991

68. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Operations Research

#14 in Nigeria
#2265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

69. Future University in Egypt

For Operations Research

#19 in Egypt
#2268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
9,085
Founded
2006

70. Suez University

For Operations Research

#20 in Egypt
#2282 in the World
Founded
2012