Best Universities for Gerontology 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 Gerontology. A graph of 984K citations received by 29.7K academic papers made by 125 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 Gerontology

#1 in South Africa

#255 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Gerontology

#2 in South Africa

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Gerontology

#3 in South Africa

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

4. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Gerontology

#493 in the World

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

5. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Gerontology

#4 in South Africa

#500 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Gerontology

#1 in Uganda

#560 in the World

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

7. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Gerontology

#5 in South Africa

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

8. University of Ghana

For Gerontology

#1 in Ghana

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

9. Ain Shams University

For Gerontology

#1 in Egypt

#725 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

10. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Gerontology

#6 in South Africa

#734 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

11. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Gerontology

#775 in the World

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

12. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Gerontology

#7 in South Africa

#785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

13. Cairo University

For Gerontology

#2 in Egypt

#803 in the World

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

14. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Gerontology

#806 in the World

Founded: 1950

15. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Gerontology

#2 in Ghana

#838 in the World

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

16. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Gerontology

#8 in South Africa

#853 in the World

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

17. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Gerontology

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

18. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Gerontology

#865 in the World

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

19. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Gerontology

#3 in Egypt

#874 in the World

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

20. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Gerontology

#9 in South Africa

#913 in the World

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

21. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Gerontology

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

22. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Gerontology

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1053 in the World

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

23. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Gerontology

#1 in Kenya

#1069 in the World

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

24. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Gerontology

#1074 in the World

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

25. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Gerontology

#4 in Egypt

#1093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

26. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Gerontology

#1 in Zambia

#1123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

27. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Gerontology

#10 in South Africa

#1167 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

28. Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Uganda | Mbarara

For Gerontology

#2 in Uganda

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1989

29. Assiut University

For Gerontology

#5 in Egypt

#1225 in the World

Founded: 1957

30. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Gerontology

#1 in Botswana

#1239 in the World

Founded: 1964

31. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Gerontology

#11 in South Africa

#1252 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

32. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Gerontology

#6 in Egypt

#1256 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

33. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Gerontology

#1264 in the World

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

34. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Gerontology

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

35. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Gerontology

#2 in Kenya

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

36. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Gerontology

#1295 in the World

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

37. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Gerontology

#3 in Ghana

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

38. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Gerontology

#1 in Mauritius

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

39. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Gerontology

#3 in Kenya

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

40. University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Gerontology

#4 in Ghana

#1455 in the World

Founded: 2011

41. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Gerontology

#1501 in the World

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

42. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Gerontology

#1578 in the World

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

43. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Gerontology

#5 in Ghana

#1595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

44. Minia University

For Gerontology

#7 in Egypt

#1596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

45. Debre Markos University

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

For Gerontology

#1599 in the World

Founded: 2005

46. Tanta University

For Gerontology

#8 in Egypt

#1625 in the World

Founded: 1972

47. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Gerontology

#12 in South Africa

#1646 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

48. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Gerontology

#1657 in the World

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

49. University of Malawi

For Gerontology

#1 in Malawi

#1658 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1964

50. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Gerontology

#1 in Senegal

#1684 in the World

Enrollment: 89,589
Founded: 1918

51. University for Development Studies

For Gerontology

#6 in Ghana

#1691 in the World

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

52. Nelson Mandela University

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South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Gerontology

#13 in South Africa

#1762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

53. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Gerontology

#9 in Egypt

#1772 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

54. Lagos State University

For Gerontology

#1802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

55. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Gerontology

#10 in Egypt

#1814 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

56. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Gerontology

#1818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

57. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Gerontology

#14 in South Africa

#1820 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

58. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Gerontology

#15 in South Africa

#1835 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

59. Bayero University Kano

For Gerontology

#1844 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

60. Mizan Tepi University

Ethiopia | Mizan

For Gerontology

#1874 in the World

Founded: 2006

61. University of Sfax

For Gerontology

#1884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

62. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Gerontology

#10 in Ethiopia

#1901 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

63. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Gerontology

#11 in Egypt

#1934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

64. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Gerontology

#1962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

65. Benha University

For Gerontology

#12 in Egypt

#1975 in the World

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

66. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Gerontology

#1982 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

67. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Gerontology

#10 in Nigeria

#1988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

68. Fayoum University

For Gerontology

#13 in Egypt

#1992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

69. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Gerontology

#2050 in the World

70. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Gerontology

#1 in the DR Congo

#2056 in the World

Founded: 1954

71. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Gerontology

#11 in Nigeria

#2114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

72. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Gerontology

#2130 in the World

73. Al-Azhar University

For Gerontology

#14 in Egypt

#2139 in the World

Founded: 1961

74. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Gerontology

#16 in South Africa

#2152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

75. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Gerontology

#2177 in the World

76. Helwan University

For Gerontology

#15 in Egypt

#2187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

77. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Gerontology

#17 in South Africa

#2188 in the World

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

78. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Gerontology

#12 in Nigeria

#2190 in the World

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

79. Pedagogical University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Gerontology

#1 in Mozambique

#2194 in the World

Founded: 1985

80. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Gerontology

#2212 in the World

81. Debre Berhan University

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

For Gerontology

#11 in Ethiopia

#2215 in the World

Founded: 2007

82. University of Venda

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South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Gerontology

#18 in South Africa

#2224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

83. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Gerontology

#13 in Nigeria

#2242 in the World

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

84. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Gerontology

#4 in Kenya

#2249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

85. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Gerontology

#2266 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

86. Eduardo Mondlane University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Gerontology

#2 in Mozambique

#2270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

87. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Gerontology

#14 in Nigeria

#2285 in the World

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

88. Vaal University of Technology

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South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Gerontology

#19 in South Africa

#2297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

89. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Gerontology

#2303 in the World

90. University of Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Gerontology

#1 in Burkina Faso

#2304 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

91. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Gerontology

#1 in Sudan

#2314 in the World

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

92. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Gerontology

#2331 in the World

Founded: 1977

93. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Gerontology

#15 in Nigeria

#2338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

94. University of Jos

For Gerontology

#16 in Nigeria

#2347 in the World

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

95. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Gerontology

#16 in Egypt

#2348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

96. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Gerontology

#17 in Nigeria

#2365 in the World

Founded: 1992

97. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Gerontology

#18 in Nigeria

#2375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

98. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Gerontology

#2396 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1992

99. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Gerontology

#19 in Nigeria

#2405 in the World

Founded: 1981

100. University of Lome

For Gerontology

#1 in Togo

#2411 in the World

Founded: 1970

Medicine subfields in Africa

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