Best Universities for Cardiology in Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Cardiology. A graph of 653K citations received by 54.1K academic papers made by 129 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. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Cardiology

#1 in South Africa

#222 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. Cairo University

For Cardiology

#1 in Egypt

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

3. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Cardiology

#2 in South Africa

#349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

4. Ain Shams University

For Cardiology

#2 in Egypt

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

5. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Cardiology

#3 in South Africa

#436 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Cardiology

#3 in Egypt

#539 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

7. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Cardiology

#4 in Egypt

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 197,278
Founded: 1942

8. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Cardiology

#5 in Egypt

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

9. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Cardiology

#4 in South Africa

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

10. Al-Azhar University

For Cardiology

#6 in Egypt

#633 in the World

Founded: 1961

11. Tanta University

For Cardiology

#7 in Egypt

#638 in the World

Founded: 1972

12. Assiut University

For Cardiology

#8 in Egypt

#641 in the World

Founded: 1957

13. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Cardiology

#5 in South Africa

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

14. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Cardiology

#9 in Egypt

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

15. Benha University

For Cardiology

#10 in Egypt

#829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 88,016
Founded: 1976

16. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Cardiology

#11 in Egypt

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

17. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Cardiology

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

18. Minia University

For Cardiology

#12 in Egypt

#885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

19. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Cardiology

#6 in South Africa

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

20. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Cardiology

#980 in the World

21. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Cardiology

#1025 in the World

22. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Cardiology

#7 in South Africa

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

23. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Cardiology

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

24. Aswan University

For Cardiology

#13 in Egypt

#1078 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

25. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Cardiology

#14 in Egypt

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

26. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Cardiology

#1 in Kenya

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

27. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Cardiology

#1156 in the World

Founded: 1950

28. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Cardiology

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

29. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Cardiology

#15 in Egypt

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

30. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Cardiology

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,399
Founded: 1955

31. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Cardiology

#1264 in the World

32. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Cardiology

#1278 in the World

33. Bayero University Kano

For Cardiology

#1292 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

34. Fayoum University

For Cardiology

#16 in Egypt

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

35. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Cardiology

#1 in Uganda

#1322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

36. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Cardiology

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

37. Eduardo Mondlane University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Cardiology

#1 in Mozambique

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

38. University of Sfax

For Cardiology

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

39. University of Ghana

For Cardiology

#1 in Ghana

#1344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

40. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Cardiology

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

41. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Cardiology

#1 in Sudan

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

42. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Cardiology

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 49,103
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1954

43. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Cardiology

#8 in South Africa

#1567 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

44. Helwan University

For Cardiology

#17 in Egypt

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

45. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Cardiology

#1 in the DR Congo

#1632 in the World

Founded: 1954

46. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Cardiology

#1 in Senegal

#1699 in the World

Founded: 1918

47. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Cardiology

#9 in South Africa

#1703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

48. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Cardiology

#1771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

49. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Cardiology

#1 in Tanzania

#1773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

50. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Cardiology

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

51. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Cardiology

#1820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

52. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Cardiology

#1821 in the World

53. Lagos State University

For Cardiology

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

54. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Cardiology

#1837 in the World

Enrollment: 98,720
Male:Female: 54:46

55. South Valley University - Qena

For Cardiology

#18 in Egypt

#1869 in the World

Founded: 1995

56. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Cardiology

#1881 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

57. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Cardiology

#1887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1990

58. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Cardiology

#19 in Egypt

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

59. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Cardiology

#10 in Nigeria

#1924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

60. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Cardiology

#1969 in the World

Founded: 1977

61. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Cardiology

#2 in Ghana

#1977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

62. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Cardiology

#1992 in the World

63. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Cardiology

#11 in Nigeria

#2022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

64. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Cardiology

#12 in Nigeria

#2036 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

65. University of Benghazi

Libya | Benghazi

For Cardiology

#1 in Libya

#2088 in the World

Founded: 1955

66. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Cardiology

#2096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

67. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Cardiology

#20 in Egypt

#2098 in the World

Founded: 1996

68. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Cardiology

#2 in Libya

#2099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

69. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Cardiology

#10 in South Africa

#2100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

70. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Cardiology

#11 in South Africa

#2114 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

71. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Cardiology

#21 in Egypt

#2148 in the World

Founded: 2010

72. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Cardiology

#12 in South Africa

#2152 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

73. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Cardiology

#2155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

74. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Cardiology

#22 in Egypt

#2197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2012

75. Sudan University of Science and Technology

Sudan | Khartoum

For Cardiology

#2 in Sudan

#2215 in the World

Founded: 1990

76. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Cardiology

#13 in Nigeria

#2224 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

77. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Cardiology

#1 in Zambia

#2249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

78. Neelain University

Sudan | Khartoum

For Cardiology

#3 in Sudan

#2260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1993

79. University of Malawi

For Cardiology

#1 in Malawi

#2268 in the World

Founded: 1964

80. University of Jos

For Cardiology

#14 in Nigeria

#2293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

81. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Cardiology

#15 in Nigeria

#2307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

82. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Cardiology

#2325 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

83. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Cardiology

#2326 in the World

84. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Cardiology

#23 in Egypt

#2327 in the World

Founded: 2010

85. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Cardiology

#16 in Nigeria

#2342 in the World

Founded: 1975

86. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Cardiology

#2 in Kenya

#2369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

87. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Cardiology

#13 in South Africa

#2373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

88. University of Oran 1

For Cardiology

#2411 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

89. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Cardiology

#1 in Ivory Coast

#2412 in the World

Founded: 1964

90. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Cardiology

#2414 in the World

Founded: 1992

91. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Cardiology

#17 in Nigeria

#2447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

92. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Cardiology

#24 in Egypt

#2449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

93. Walter Sisulu University

South Africa | Mthatha

For Cardiology

#14 in South Africa

#2468 in the World

Founded: 2005

94. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Cardiology

#1 in Botswana

#2500 in the World

Founded: 1964

95. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Cardiology

#2537 in the World

96. University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Cardiology

#1 in Mali

#2567 in the World

Founded: 2011

97. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Cardiology

#25 in Egypt

#2574 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

98. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Cardiology

#18 in Nigeria

#2605 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

99. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Cardiology

#2608 in the World

Founded: 1993

100. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Cardiology

#15 in South Africa

#2637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

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