Best Universities for Epidemiology 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 Epidemiology. A graph of 1.22M citations received by 28.7K academic papers made by 126 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

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Epidemiology

#1 in South Africa

#100 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Epidemiology

#2 in South Africa

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Epidemiology

#160 in the World

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

4. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Epidemiology

#3 in South Africa

#195 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Epidemiology

#1 in Uganda

#205 in the World

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

6. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Epidemiology

#207 in the World

Founded: 1950

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Epidemiology

#4 in South Africa

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

8. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Epidemiology

#243 in the World

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

9. University of Ghana

For Epidemiology

#1 in Ghana

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

10. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Epidemiology

#5 in South Africa

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

11. University of Yaounde I

Cameroon | Yaounde

For Epidemiology

#340 in the World

Founded: 1962

12. Cairo University

For Epidemiology

#1 in Egypt

#341 in the World

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

13. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Epidemiology

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

14. Ain Shams University

For Epidemiology

#2 in Egypt

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

15. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Epidemiology

#1 in Kenya

#419 in the World

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

16. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Epidemiology

#1 in Zimbabwe

#440 in the World

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

17. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Epidemiology

#1 in Sudan

#457 in the World

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

18. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Epidemiology

#492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

19. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Epidemiology

#504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

20. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Epidemiology

#3 in Egypt

#516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

21. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Epidemiology

#2 in Ghana

#520 in the World

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

22. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Epidemiology

#1 in Zambia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

23. University of Malawi

For Epidemiology

#1 in Malawi

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1964

24. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Epidemiology

#4 in Egypt

#537 in the World

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

25. Assiut University

For Epidemiology

#5 in Egypt

#543 in the World

Founded: 1957

26. University of Abomey-Calavi

Benin | Abomey-Calavi

For Epidemiology

#1 in Benin

#561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1970

27. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Epidemiology

#578 in the World

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

28. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Epidemiology

#582 in the World

Enrollment: 89,589
Founded: 1918

29. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Epidemiology

#602 in the World

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

30. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Epidemiology

#607 in the World

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

31. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Epidemiology

#613 in the World

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

32. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Epidemiology

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1992

33. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Epidemiology

#626 in the World

Founded: 1977

34. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Epidemiology

#641 in the World

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

35. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Epidemiology

#6 in South Africa

#649 in the World

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

36. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Epidemiology

#668 in the World

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

37. University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Epidemiology

#1 in Mali

#671 in the World

Founded: 2011

38. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Epidemiology

#7 in South Africa

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

39. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Epidemiology

#6 in Egypt

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

40. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Epidemiology

#7 in Egypt

#693 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

41. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Epidemiology

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

42. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Epidemiology

#2 in Kenya

#707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

43. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Epidemiology

#724 in the World

44. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Epidemiology

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

45. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Epidemiology

#738 in the World

46. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Epidemiology

#1 in the DR Congo

#739 in the World

Founded: 1954

47. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Epidemiology

#8 in South Africa

#741 in the World

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

48. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Epidemiology

#9 in South Africa

#747 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

49. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Epidemiology

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

50. Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Uganda | Mbarara

For Epidemiology

#2 in Uganda

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1989

51. Bayero University Kano

For Epidemiology

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

52. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Epidemiology

#1 in Libya

#763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

53. Eduardo Mondlane University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Epidemiology

#1 in Mozambique

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

54. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Epidemiology

#781 in the World

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

55. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Epidemiology

#10 in South Africa

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

56. University of Lome

For Epidemiology

#1 in Togo

#795 in the World

Founded: 1970

57. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Epidemiology

#3 in Ghana

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

58. University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Epidemiology

#4 in Ghana

#810 in the World

Founded: 2011

59. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Epidemiology

#847 in the World

60. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Epidemiology

#8 in Egypt

#862 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

61. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Epidemiology

#896 in the World

62. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Epidemiology

#907 in the World

63. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Epidemiology

#913 in the World

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

64. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Epidemiology

#10 in Nigeria

#920 in the World

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

65. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Epidemiology

#921 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

66. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Epidemiology

#11 in South Africa

#930 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

67. Debre Markos University

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

For Epidemiology

#947 in the World

Founded: 2005

68. Lagos State University

For Epidemiology

#11 in Nigeria

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

69. University of Jos

For Epidemiology

#12 in Nigeria

#962 in the World

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

70. Minia University

For Epidemiology

#9 in Egypt

#964 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

71. University for Development Studies

For Epidemiology

#5 in Ghana

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 13,132
Founded: 1992

72. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Epidemiology

#972 in the World

73. University of Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Epidemiology

#1 in Burkina Faso

#991 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

74. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Epidemiology

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

75. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Epidemiology

#1 in Botswana

#1006 in the World

Founded: 1964

76. University of Benghazi

Libya | Benghazi

For Epidemiology

#2 in Libya

#1014 in the World

Founded: 1955

77. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Epidemiology

#13 in Nigeria

#1016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

78. Al-Azhar University

For Epidemiology

#10 in Egypt

#1041 in the World

Founded: 1961

79. Tanta University

For Epidemiology

#11 in Egypt

#1057 in the World

Founded: 1972

80. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Epidemiology

#14 in Nigeria

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

81. University of Sfax

For Epidemiology

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

82. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Epidemiology

#1 in Ivory Coast

#1077 in the World

Enrollment: 60,189
Founded: 1964

83. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Epidemiology

#12 in Egypt

#1107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

84. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Epidemiology

#15 in Nigeria

#1115 in the World

Founded: 1975

85. Mizan Tepi University

Ethiopia | Mizan

For Epidemiology

#10 in Ethiopia

#1116 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Epidemiology

#12 in South Africa

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

87. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Epidemiology

#3 in Kenya

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

88. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Epidemiology

#1147 in the World

Founded: 1993

89. Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Mwanza

For Epidemiology

#1151 in the World

Founded: 1994

90. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Epidemiology

#1164 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

91. Benha University

For Epidemiology

#13 in Egypt

#1178 in the World

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

92. University of Antananarivo

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Madagascar | Antananarivo

For Epidemiology

#1 in Madagascar

#1182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1961

93. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Epidemiology

#16 in Nigeria

#1196 in the World

Founded: 2000

94. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Epidemiology

#1205 in the World

95. Madda Walabu University

Ethiopia | Bale Robe

For Epidemiology

#11 in Ethiopia

#1212 in the World

Founded: 2006

96. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Epidemiology

#1228 in the World

97. Wollega University

Ethiopia | Nekemte

For Epidemiology

#12 in Ethiopia

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

98. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Epidemiology

#14 in Egypt

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

99. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Epidemiology

#17 in Nigeria

#1240 in the World

Founded: 1992

100. Marien Ngouabi University

Congo | Brazzaville

For Epidemiology

#1 in the Congo

#1249 in the World

Enrollment: 15,054
Founded: 1958

Medicine subfields in Africa

Anatomy and Physiology227

Anesthesiology148

Bioethics/Medical Ethics51

Biomedical Engineering36

Clinical Psychology156

Critical Care Nursing139

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