Best Universities for Gerontology 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 Gerontology. A graph of 933K citations received by 27.4K academic papers made by 112 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

#260 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Gerontology

#2 in South Africa

#280 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

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

4. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Gerontology

#490 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

#506 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. University of Ghana

For Gerontology

#1 in Ghana

#524 in the World

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

7. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Gerontology

#5 in South Africa

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

8. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Gerontology

#1 in Uganda

#575 in the World

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

9. Ain Shams University

For Gerontology

#1 in Egypt

#719 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

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

11. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Gerontology

#7 in South Africa

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

12. Cairo University

For Gerontology

#2 in Egypt

#808 in the World

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

13. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Gerontology

#821 in the World

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

14. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Gerontology

#834 in the World

Founded: 1950

15. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Gerontology

#842 in the World

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

16. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Gerontology

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

17. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Gerontology

#3 in Egypt

#865 in the World

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

18. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Gerontology

#8 in South Africa

#869 in the World

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

19. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Gerontology

#2 in Ghana

#876 in the World

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

20. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Gerontology

#9 in South Africa

#914 in the World

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

21. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Gerontology

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

22. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Gerontology

#4 in Egypt

#1006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

23. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Gerontology

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1020 in the World

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

24. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Gerontology

#1069 in the World

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

25. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Gerontology

#1 in Kenya

#1082 in the World

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

26. University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Gerontology

#3 in Ghana

#1093 in the World

Founded: 2011

27. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Gerontology

#1 in Zambia

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

28. Assiut University

For Gerontology

#5 in Egypt

#1157 in the World

Founded: 1957

29. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Gerontology

#10 in South Africa

#1166 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

30. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Gerontology

#1 in Botswana

#1216 in the World

Founded: 1964

31. Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Uganda | Mbarara

For Gerontology

#2 in Uganda

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1989

32. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Gerontology

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

33. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Gerontology

#1263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

34. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Gerontology

#6 in Egypt

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

35. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Gerontology

#2 in Kenya

#1304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

36. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Gerontology

#1 in Mauritius

#1338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

37. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Gerontology

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 57,852
Founded: 2001

38. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Gerontology

#11 in South Africa

#1353 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

39. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Gerontology

#4 in Ghana

#1401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

40. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Gerontology

#3 in Kenya

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

41. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Gerontology

#1546 in the World

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

42. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Gerontology

#5 in Ghana

#1562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

43. Minia University

For Gerontology

#7 in Egypt

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

44. University of Sfax

For Gerontology

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

45. Tanta University

For Gerontology

#8 in Egypt

#1587 in the World

Founded: 1972

46. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Gerontology

#12 in South Africa

#1607 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

47. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Gerontology

#1619 in the World

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

48. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Gerontology

#1639 in the World

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

49. University of Malawi

For Gerontology

#1 in Malawi

#1641 in the World

Founded: 1964

50. Debre Markos University

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

For Gerontology

#1665 in the World

Founded: 2005

51. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Gerontology

#1 in Senegal

#1667 in the World

Founded: 1918

52. University for Development Studies

For Gerontology

#6 in Ghana

#1707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1992

53. Nelson Mandela University

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South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Gerontology

#13 in South Africa

#1750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

54. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Gerontology

#9 in Egypt

#1757 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

55. Lagos State University

For Gerontology

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

56. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Gerontology

#10 in Egypt

#1790 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

57. Mizan Tepi University

Ethiopia | Mizan

For Gerontology

#1800 in the World

Founded: 2006

58. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Gerontology

#14 in South Africa

#1832 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

59. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Gerontology

#15 in South Africa

#1853 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

60. Bayero University Kano

For Gerontology

#1866 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

61. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Gerontology

#1897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

62. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Gerontology

#1920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

63. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Gerontology

#11 in Egypt

#1931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

64. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Gerontology

#10 in Nigeria

#1952 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

65. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Gerontology

#1954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

66. Benha University

For Gerontology

#12 in Egypt

#1960 in the World

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

67. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Gerontology

#10 in Ethiopia

#1973 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

68. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Gerontology

#1 in the DR Congo

#2054 in the World

Founded: 1954

69. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Gerontology

#11 in Nigeria

#2066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

70. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Gerontology

#2068 in the World

71. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Gerontology

#16 in South Africa

#2080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

72. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Gerontology

#2120 in the World

73. Eduardo Mondlane University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Gerontology

#1 in Mozambique

#2127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

74. Pedagogical University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Gerontology

#2 in Mozambique

#2133 in the World

Founded: 1985

75. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Gerontology

#17 in South Africa

#2136 in the World

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

76. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Gerontology

#2142 in the World

77. Al-Azhar University

For Gerontology

#13 in Egypt

#2157 in the World

Founded: 1961

78. Helwan University

For Gerontology

#14 in Egypt

#2160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

79. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Gerontology

#2174 in the World

80. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Gerontology

#12 in Nigeria

#2205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

81. University of Venda

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South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Gerontology

#18 in South Africa

#2208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

82. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Gerontology

#13 in Nigeria

#2221 in the World

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

83. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Gerontology

#4 in Kenya

#2222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

84. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Gerontology

#2227 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

85. Vaal University of Technology

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South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Gerontology

#19 in South Africa

#2231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

86. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Gerontology

#14 in Nigeria

#2252 in the World

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

87. Debre Berhan University

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

For Gerontology

#11 in Ethiopia

#2265 in the World

Founded: 2007

88. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Gerontology

#2266 in the World

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

89. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Gerontology

#2267 in the World

Founded: 1977

90. University of Jos

For Gerontology

#15 in Nigeria

#2291 in the World

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

91. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Gerontology

#1 in Sudan

#2299 in the World

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

92. University of Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Gerontology

#1 in Burkina Faso

#2300 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

93. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Gerontology

#16 in Nigeria

#2305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

94. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Gerontology

#17 in Nigeria

#2310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

95. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Gerontology

#18 in Nigeria

#2344 in the World

Founded: 1981

96. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Gerontology

#2351 in the World

97. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Gerontology

#2353 in the World

Founded: 1992

98. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Gerontology

#19 in Nigeria

#2371 in the World

Founded: 2000

99. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Gerontology

#20 in Nigeria

#2373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 130,000
Founded: 1999

100. Walter Sisulu University

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South Africa | Mthatha

For Gerontology

#20 in South Africa

#2385 in the World

Founded: 2005

Medicine subfields in Africa

Anatomy and Physiology219

Anesthesiology146

Bioethics/Medical Ethics50

Biomedical Engineering33

Clinical Psychology154

Critical Care Nursing127

Epidemiology123

Family medicine226

Forensic Science53

Gastroenterology and Hepatology161

Health Science226

Healthcare Management (MHA)201

Medical Physics27

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)188

Occupational Therapy28

Oncology and Cancer research187

Ophthalmology73

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine146

Pharmacology219

Physical Therapy157

Plastic Surgery30

Public Health331

Radiation Therapy59

Radiology and Nuclear medicine233

Respiratory Therapy31

Sonography and Ultrasound31

Sports / Exercise science29

Sports Medicine70