Best Universities for Dermatology in Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Dermatology. A graph of 495K citations received by 32.1K academic papers made by 104 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 Dermatology

#1 in Egypt

#140 in the World

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

2. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Dermatology

#1 in South Africa

#236 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. Ain Shams University

For Dermatology

#2 in Egypt

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

4. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Dermatology

#3 in Egypt

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

5. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Dermatology

#2 in South Africa

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

6. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Dermatology

#3 in South Africa

#398 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

7. Al-Azhar University

For Dermatology

#4 in Egypt

#412 in the World

Founded: 1961

8. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Dermatology

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

9. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Dermatology

#5 in Egypt

#424 in the World

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

10. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Dermatology

#4 in South Africa

#431 in the World

Founded: 1918

11. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Dermatology

#1 in Sudan

#444 in the World

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

12. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Dermatology

#5 in South Africa

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

13. Assiut University

For Dermatology

#6 in Egypt

#494 in the World

Founded: 1957

14. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Dermatology

#7 in Egypt

#499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

15. Tanta University

For Dermatology

#8 in Egypt

#530 in the World

Founded: 1972

16. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Dermatology

#579 in the World

17. Benha University

For Dermatology

#9 in Egypt

#586 in the World

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

18. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Dermatology

#10 in Egypt

#629 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

19. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Dermatology

#632 in the World

20. Minia University

For Dermatology

#11 in Egypt

#686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

21. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Dermatology

#695 in the World

Founded: 1950

22. University of Sfax

For Dermatology

#712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

23. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Dermatology

#12 in Egypt

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

24. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Dermatology

#738 in the World

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

25. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Dermatology

#13 in Egypt

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

26. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Dermatology

#6 in South Africa

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

27. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Dermatology

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

28. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Dermatology

#1 in Uganda

#800 in the World

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

29. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Dermatology

#816 in the World

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

30. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Dermatology

#824 in the World

31. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Dermatology

#856 in the World

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

32. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Dermatology

#910 in the World

33. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Dermatology

#7 in South Africa

#928 in the World

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

34. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Dermatology

#1 in Kenya

#939 in the World

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

35. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Dermatology

#8 in South Africa

#940 in the World

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

36. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Dermatology

#968 in the World

37. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Dermatology

#982 in the World

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

38. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Dermatology

#999 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

39. University of Ghana

For Dermatology

#1 in Ghana

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

40. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Dermatology

#1016 in the World

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

41. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Dermatology

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1034 in the World

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

42. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Dermatology

#14 in Egypt

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

43. University of Lome

For Dermatology

#1 in Togo

#1072 in the World

Founded: 1970

44. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Dermatology

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

45. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Dermatology

#1 in Senegal

#1127 in the World

Enrollment: 89,589
Founded: 1918

46. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Dermatology

#9 in South Africa

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

47. University of Malawi

For Dermatology

#1 in Malawi

#1151 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1964

48. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Dermatology

#2 in Ghana

#1160 in the World

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

49. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Dermatology

#1 in Libya

#1170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

50. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Dermatology

#1178 in the World

51. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Dermatology

#1 in the DR Congo

#1191 in the World

Founded: 1954

52. Fayoum University

For Dermatology

#15 in Egypt

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

53. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Dermatology

#1195 in the World

Founded: 1993

54. Helwan University

For Dermatology

#16 in Egypt

#1207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

55. University of Benghazi

Libya | Benghazi

For Dermatology

#2 in Libya

#1211 in the World

Founded: 1955

56. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Dermatology

#1244 in the World

57. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Dermatology

#10 in South Africa

#1259 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

58. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Dermatology

#1 in Ivory Coast

#1275 in the World

Enrollment: 60,189
Founded: 1964

59. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Dermatology

#11 in South Africa

#1289 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

60. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Dermatology

#12 in South Africa

#1300 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

61. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Dermatology

#1 in Tanzania

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

62. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Dermatology

#1328 in the World

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

63. Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Uganda | Mbarara

For Dermatology

#2 in Uganda

#1351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1989

64. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Dermatology

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 17,030
Founded: 1991

65. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Dermatology

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

66. University of Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Dermatology

#1 in Burkina Faso

#1405 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

67. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Dermatology

#17 in Egypt

#1409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

68. Bayero University Kano

For Dermatology

#1423 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

69. University of Antananarivo

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Madagascar | Antananarivo

For Dermatology

#1 in Madagascar

#1446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1961

70. South Valley University - Qena

For Dermatology

#18 in Egypt

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1995

71. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Dermatology

#1459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

72. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Dermatology

#10 in Nigeria

#1474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

73. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Dermatology

#19 in Egypt

#1545 in the World

Founded: 2010

74. Lagos State University

For Dermatology

#11 in Nigeria

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

75. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Dermatology

#12 in Nigeria

#1566 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

76. University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Dermatology

#1 in Mali

#1582 in the World

Founded: 2011

77. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Dermatology

#13 in Nigeria

#1586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

78. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Dermatology

#14 in Nigeria

#1596 in the World

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

79. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Dermatology

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

80. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Dermatology

#20 in Egypt

#1606 in the World

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

81. University of Jos

For Dermatology

#15 in Nigeria

#1630 in the World

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

82. Aswan University

For Dermatology

#21 in Egypt

#1653 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

83. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Dermatology

#1 in Zambia

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

84. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Dermatology

#1 in Botswana

#1673 in the World

Founded: 1964

85. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Dermatology

#1678 in the World

Enrollment: 17,040

86. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Dermatology

#1688 in the World

Founded: 1977

87. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Dermatology

#22 in Egypt

#1744 in the World

Founded: 1996

88. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Dermatology

#1750 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1992

89. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Dermatology

#23 in Egypt

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

90. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Dermatology

#1766 in the World

Enrollment: 30,414
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1976

91. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Dermatology

#16 in Nigeria

#1775 in the World

Founded: 2004

92. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Dermatology

#17 in Nigeria

#1778 in the World

Founded: 1975

93. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Dermatology

#18 in Nigeria

#1797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

94. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Dermatology

#1801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2001

95. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Dermatology

#24 in Egypt

#1823 in the World

Founded: 1996

96. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Dermatology

#19 in Nigeria

#1835 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

97. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Dermatology

#1859 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

98. University of Sadat City

For Dermatology

#25 in Egypt

#1872 in the World

Founded: 2013

99. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Dermatology

#1882 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

100. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Dermatology

#1883 in the World

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Anatomy and Physiology227

Anesthesiology148

Bioethics/Medical Ethics51

Biomedical Engineering36

Clinical Psychology156

Critical Care Nursing139

Epidemiology126

Family medicine231

Forensic Science55

Gastroenterology and Hepatology163

Health Science235

Healthcare Management (MHA)208

Medical Physics28

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)191

Occupational Therapy32

Oncology and Cancer research193

Ophthalmology75

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine151

Pharmacology222

Physical Therapy161

Plastic Surgery33

Public Health334

Radiation Therapy61

Radiology and Nuclear medicine235

Respiratory Therapy33

Sonography and Ultrasound33

Sports / Exercise science31

Sports Medicine74