Best Universities for Health Science in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Health Science. A graph of 1.34M citations received by 95.4K academic papers made by 235 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.

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Health Science

#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of Pretoria

For Health Science

#360 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

6. University of South Africa

For Health Science

#375 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

8. Cairo University

For Health Science

#1 in Egypt
#500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
207,853
Founded
1908

9. Makerere University

For Health Science

#1 in Uganda
#523 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

10. University of Ibadan

For Health Science

#1 in Nigeria
#542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

11. North-West University

For Health Science

#559 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

12. Ain Shams University

For Health Science

#2 in Egypt
#592 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

13. University of the Western Cape

For Health Science

#614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

14. University of the Free State

For Health Science

#667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

16. University of Ghana

For Health Science

#1 in Ghana
#704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1948

17. University of Gondar

For Health Science

#2 in Ethiopia
#721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
49,103
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1954

18. Alexandria University

For Health Science

#3 in Egypt
#733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

19. Mansoura University

For Health Science

#4 in Egypt
#741 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

20. University of Nairobi

For Health Science

#1 in Kenya
#845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

21. University of Cape Coast

For Health Science

#2 in Ghana
#877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

22. University of Nigeria

For Health Science

#2 in Nigeria
#930 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

23. University of Calabar

For Health Science

#3 in Nigeria
#953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

24. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Health Science

#4 in Nigeria
#958 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

25. University of Botswana

For Health Science

#1 in Botswana
#968 in the World
Founded
1964

26. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Health Science

#3 in Ghana
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

27. Assiut University

For Health Science

#5 in Egypt
#1004 in the World
Founded
1957

28. University of Lagos

For Health Science

#5 in Nigeria
#1012 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

29. Zagazig University

For Health Science

#6 in Egypt
#1026 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

30. University of Zambia

For Health Science

#1 in Zambia
#1055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

31. University of Ilorin

For Health Science

#6 in Nigeria
#1086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
76,000
Founded
1975

32. University of Fort Hare

For Health Science

#1113 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

33. Haramaya University

For Health Science

#3 in Ethiopia
#1129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

34. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Health Science

#7 in Nigeria
#1132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

35. Nelson Mandela University

For Health Science

#1136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005

37. University of Limpopo

For Health Science

#1175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

39. Suez Canal University

For Health Science

#7 in Egypt
#1186 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

40. Tanta University

For Health Science

#8 in Egypt
#1187 in the World
Founded
1972

41. University of Education, Winneba

For Health Science

#4 in Ghana
#1190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1992

42. Jimma University

For Health Science

#4 in Ethiopia
#1206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

43. Bahir Dar University

For Health Science

#5 in Ethiopia
#1213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
2001

45. University of Khartoum

For Health Science

#1 in Sudan
#1235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

46. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Health Science

#8 in Nigeria
#1246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

47. University of Malawi

For Health Science

#1 in Malawi
#1253 in the World
Enrollment
10,500
Founded
1964

48. Durban University of Technology

For Health Science

#1260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

49. University of Port Harcourt

For Health Science

#9 in Nigeria
#1282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

50. University of Zimbabwe

For Health Science

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1319 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

51. Moi University

For Health Science

#2 in Kenya
#1351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

52. Mohammed V University

For Health Science

#1 in Morocco
#1367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

55. Menoufia University

For Health Science

#9 in Egypt
#1410 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

57. Kenyatta University

For Health Science

#3 in Kenya
#1447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

58. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Health Science

#1461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

59. University of Benin

For Health Science

#11 in Nigeria
#1463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

60. Helwan University

For Health Science

#10 in Egypt
#1476 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

61. University of Zululand

For Health Science

#1496 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

64. University of Namibia

For Health Science

#1 in Namibia
#1539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

65. Minia University

For Health Science

#12 in Egypt
#1565 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

66. American University in Cairo

For Health Science

#13 in Egypt
#1569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

67. Ahmadu Bello University

For Health Science

#12 in Nigeria
#1596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

68. Hawassa University

For Health Science

#7 in Ethiopia
#1613 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

69. University of Dar es Salaam

For Health Science

#1 in Tanzania
#1622 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
45,155
Founded
1970

70. University of Venda

For Health Science

#1632 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

71. Benha University

For Health Science

#14 in Egypt
#1661 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

75. Rhodes University

For Health Science

#1711 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

76. Beni-Suef University

For Health Science

#15 in Egypt
#1739 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

77. University for Development Studies

For Health Science

#5 in Ghana
#1766 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
13,132
Founded
1992

78. Kafrelsheikh University

For Health Science

#16 in Egypt
#1792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

79. Covenant University

For Health Science

#13 in Nigeria
#1794 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

80. Mekelle University

For Health Science

#8 in Ethiopia
#1796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Enrollment
17,030
Founded
1991

81. Lagos State University

For Health Science

#14 in Nigeria
#1814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

82. University of Tripoli - Libya

For Health Science

#1 in Libya
#1819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1957

83. Bayero University Kano

For Health Science

#15 in Nigeria
#1820 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

84. University of Buea

For Health Science

#2 in Cameroon
#1842 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1992

86. University of Maiduguri

For Health Science

#17 in Nigeria
#1888 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

88. Wollega University

For Health Science

#9 in Ethiopia
#1944 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2007

91. Babcock University

For Health Science

#19 in Nigeria
#1960 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1999

97. Kampala International University

For Health Science

#3 in Uganda
#2149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2001

98. Rivers State University

For Health Science

#21 in Nigeria
#2199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

100. Imo State University

For Health Science

#22 in Nigeria
#2202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981