Best Medical Schools in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 21.5M citations received by 1.34M academic papers made by 364 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 Medicine

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

6. Ain Shams University

For Medicine

#2 in Egypt
#407 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

8. Mansoura University

For Medicine

#3 in Egypt
#452 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

9. Alexandria University

For Medicine

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

10. University of Ibadan

For Medicine

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

11. Zagazig University

For Medicine

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

12. Makerere University

For Medicine

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

16. University of Ghana

For Medicine

#1 in Ghana
#803 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1948

18. Menoufia University

For Medicine

#9 in Egypt
#852 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

19. University of Nairobi

For Medicine

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

20. University of Gondar

For Medicine

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

23. University of Nigeria

For Medicine

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

24. University of the Free State

For Medicine

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

25. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Medicine

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

27. Suez Canal University

For Medicine

#10 in Egypt
#1023 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

28. University of Lagos

For Medicine

#4 in Nigeria
#1024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

30. Benha University

For Medicine

#11 in Egypt
#1053 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

31. University of the Western Cape

For Medicine

#1056 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

32. Minia University

For Medicine

#12 in Egypt
#1082 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

33. Jimma University

For Medicine

#3 in Ethiopia
#1105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

34. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Medicine

#2 in Ghana
#1113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

35. University of Zimbabwe

For Medicine

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

36. University of Khartoum

For Medicine

#1 in Sudan
#1135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

39. Beni-Suef University

For Medicine

#13 in Egypt
#1197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

40. University of Sfax

For Medicine

#3 in Tunisia
#1202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
33,193

41. Ahmadu Bello University

For Medicine

#5 in Nigeria
#1220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

42. University of Malawi

For Medicine

#1 in Malawi
#1264 in the World
Enrollment
10,500
Founded
1964

44. University of Limpopo

For Medicine

#1286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

45. University of Benin

For Medicine

#6 in Nigeria
#1309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

46. University of Zambia

For Medicine

#1 in Zambia
#1324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

47. University of Calabar

For Medicine

#7 in Nigeria
#1357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

49. Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Medicine

#1 in Senegal
#1405 in the World
Enrollment
89,589
Founded
1918

50. University of Ilorin

For Medicine

#8 in Nigeria
#1427 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
76,000
Founded
1975

51. Sohag university

For Medicine

#14 in Egypt
#1440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

53. University of Cape Coast

For Medicine

#3 in Ghana
#1464 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

54. Mekelle University

For Medicine

#4 in Ethiopia
#1491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Enrollment
17,030
Founded
1991

55. Rhodes University

For Medicine

#1495 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

56. Helwan University

For Medicine

#15 in Egypt
#1503 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

57. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Medicine

#9 in Nigeria
#1513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

59. Bahir Dar University

For Medicine

#5 in Ethiopia
#1553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
2001

61. Bayero University Kano

For Medicine

#10 in Nigeria
#1647 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

62. Haramaya University

For Medicine

#6 in Ethiopia
#1653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

63. University of Maiduguri

For Medicine

#11 in Nigeria
#1666 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

65. University of Port Harcourt

For Medicine

#12 in Nigeria
#1678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

67. Hawassa University

For Medicine

#7 in Ethiopia
#1697 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

68. Kafrelsheikh University

For Medicine

#16 in Egypt
#1713 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

74. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Medicine

#13 in Nigeria
#1825 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

75. Moi University

For Medicine

#2 in Kenya
#1827 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

76. Fayoum University

For Medicine

#18 in Egypt
#1834 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

77. University of Buea

For Medicine

#1 in Cameroon
#1842 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1992

80. Kenyatta University

For Medicine

#3 in Kenya
#1892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

81. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Medicine

#14 in Nigeria
#1893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1990

85. University of Jos

For Medicine

#16 in Nigeria
#2001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

86. Lagos State University

For Medicine

#17 in Nigeria
#2007 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

91. University of Dar es Salaam

For Medicine

#2 in Tanzania
#2127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
45,155
Founded
1970

92. University for Development Studies

For Medicine

#5 in Ghana
#2130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
13,132
Founded
1992

97. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Medicine

#20 in Nigeria
#2224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982