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 12.5M citations received by 1M academic papers made by 360 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 Medicine

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

6. Ain Shams University

For Medicine

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

8. Mansoura University

For Medicine

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

9. Alexandria University

For Medicine

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

10. University of Ibadan

For Medicine

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

11. Makerere University

For Medicine

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

12. Zagazig University

For Medicine

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

17. Menoufia University

For Medicine

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

18. University of Nairobi

For Medicine

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

19. University of Ghana

For Medicine

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

20. North-West University

For Medicine

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

21. University of the Free State

For Medicine

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

22. Mohammed V University

For Medicine

#1 in Morocco
#1003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
67,415

23. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Medicine

#2 in Nigeria
#1024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

24. Suez Canal University

For Medicine

#10 in Egypt
#1045 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

25. University of the Western Cape

For Medicine

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

27. Benha University

For Medicine

#11 in Egypt
#1063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

29. University of Gondar

For Medicine

#2 in Ethiopia
#1090 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
49,103
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1954

30. University of Zimbabwe

For Medicine

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
18,040
Founded
1955

31. University of Lagos

For Medicine

#3 in Nigeria
#1100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

32. University of Nigeria

For Medicine

#4 in Nigeria
#1106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

33. Minia University

For Medicine

#12 in Egypt
#1117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

35. University of Khartoum

For Medicine

#1 in Sudan
#1158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

36. University of South Africa

For Medicine

#1188 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

39. Beni-Suef University

For Medicine

#13 in Egypt
#1218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

41. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Medicine

#2 in Ghana
#1230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

42. Ahmadu Bello University

For Medicine

#5 in Nigeria
#1291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

43. University of Limpopo

For Medicine

#1306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

44. Jimma University

For Medicine

#3 in Ethiopia
#1347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

45. University of Zambia

For Medicine

#1 in Zambia
#1351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

47. Rhodes University

For Medicine

#1388 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

49. Sohag university

For Medicine

#14 in Egypt
#1469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

50. University of Calabar

For Medicine

#6 in Nigeria
#1517 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

52. Helwan University

For Medicine

#15 in Egypt
#1548 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

53. University of Ilorin

For Medicine

#7 in Nigeria
#1590 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

54. University of Benin

For Medicine

#8 in Nigeria
#1648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

57. University of Cape Coast

For Medicine

#3 in Ghana
#1678 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

61. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Medicine

#9 in Nigeria
#1786 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

63. University of Port Harcourt

For Medicine

#11 in Nigeria
#1818 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

64. Kafrelsheikh University

For Medicine

#17 in Egypt
#1820 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

68. Mekelle University

For Medicine

#4 in Ethiopia
#1852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

69. Bahir Dar University

For Medicine

#5 in Ethiopia
#1860 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

72. Moi University

For Medicine

#2 in Kenya
#1903 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

75. Fayoum University

For Medicine

#18 in Egypt
#1939 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

76. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Medicine

#4 in Morocco
#1947 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

77. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Medicine

#13 in Nigeria
#1953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

78. Haramaya University

For Medicine

#6 in Ethiopia
#1993 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

80. University of Abomey-Calavi

For Medicine

#1 in Benin
#2026 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
86,694
Male:Female
73:27
Founded
1970

81. Hawassa University

For Medicine

#7 in Ethiopia
#2033 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

83. Kenyatta University

For Medicine

#3 in Kenya
#2054 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

84. University of Dar es Salaam

For Medicine

#2 in Tanzania
#2063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

89. University of Jos

For Medicine

#15 in Nigeria
#2146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,169
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1975

93. Durban University of Technology

For Medicine

#2237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

94. Lagos State University

For Medicine

#17 in Nigeria
#2251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

98. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Medicine

#18 in Nigeria
#2292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

99. Eduardo Mondlane University

For Medicine

#2320 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1962