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 1.17M citations received by 89.9K academic papers made by 226 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

#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of Pretoria

For Health Science

#357 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

6. University of South Africa

For Health Science

#392 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

8. Cairo University

For Health Science

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

9. Makerere University

For Health Science

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

10. University of Ibadan

For Health Science

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

11. North-West University

For Health Science

#574 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

12. Ain Shams University

For Health Science

#2 in Egypt
#595 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

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

16. University of Ghana

For Health Science

#1 in Ghana
#753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

17. Alexandria University

For Health Science

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

18. University of Gondar

For Health Science

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

19. Mansoura University

For Health Science

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

20. University of Nairobi

For Health Science

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

21. University of Cape Coast

For Health Science

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

22. University of Botswana

For Health Science

#1 in Botswana
#948 in the World
Founded
1964

23. University of Nigeria

For Health Science

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

24. University of Calabar

For Health Science

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

25. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Health Science

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

26. University of Lagos

For Health Science

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

27. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Health Science

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

28. Assiut University

For Health Science

#5 in Egypt
#1017 in the World
Founded
1957

29. Zagazig University

For Health Science

#6 in Egypt
#1032 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

30. University of Zambia

For Health Science

#1 in Zambia
#1048 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%
Founded
1975

32. University of Fort Hare

For Health Science

#1100 in the World
Enrollment
11,074
Founded
1916

33. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Health Science

#7 in Nigeria
#1117 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. Haramaya University

For Health Science

#3 in Ethiopia
#1174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

38. Suez Canal University

For Health Science

#7 in Egypt
#1178 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

39. University of Limpopo

For Health Science

#1199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

40. University of Education, Winneba

For Health Science

#4 in Ghana
#1201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1992

41. Tanta University

For Health Science

#8 in Egypt
#1204 in the World
Founded
1972

43. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Health Science

#8 in Nigeria
#1213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

44. University of Zimbabwe

For Health Science

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

45. University of Khartoum

For Health Science

#1 in Sudan
#1258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

46. Jimma University

For Health Science

#4 in Ethiopia
#1268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

47. Durban University of Technology

For Health Science

#1275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

48. Bahir Dar University

For Health Science

#5 in Ethiopia
#1282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

50. Moi University

For Health Science

#2 in Kenya
#1318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

51. University of Port Harcourt

For Health Science

#9 in Nigeria
#1322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

53. Mohammed V University

For Health Science

#1 in Morocco
#1412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

55. Kenyatta University

For Health Science

#3 in Kenya
#1438 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

56. University of Benin

For Health Science

#11 in Nigeria
#1440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

57. Menoufia University

For Health Science

#9 in Egypt
#1441 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

59. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Health Science

#1480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
35,047
Founded
2005

60. Helwan University

For Health Science

#10 in Egypt
#1486 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

62. University of Zululand

For Health Science

#1511 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

63. American University in Cairo

For Health Science

#11 in Egypt
#1521 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

64. University of Namibia

For Health Science

#1 in Namibia
#1554 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

65. Ahmadu Bello University

For Health Science

#12 in Nigeria
#1573 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

66. Minia University

For Health Science

#12 in Egypt
#1578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

69. University of Dar es Salaam

For Health Science

#2 in Tanzania
#1638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

70. Benha University

For Health Science

#14 in Egypt
#1655 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

71. Hawassa University

For Health Science

#7 in Ethiopia
#1663 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

73. University of Venda

For Health Science

#1689 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1982

74. Rhodes University

For Health Science

#1699 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

76. Beni-Suef University

For Health Science

#15 in Egypt
#1757 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

77. Covenant University

For Health Science

#13 in Nigeria
#1765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

78. Lagos State University

For Health Science

#14 in Nigeria
#1787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

79. University of Tripoli - Libya

For Health Science

#1 in Libya
#1793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1957

81. Bayero University Kano

For Health Science

#15 in Nigeria
#1837 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

83. University for Development Studies

For Health Science

#5 in Ghana
#1883 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

84. University of Maiduguri

For Health Science

#17 in Nigeria
#1895 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

86. Kafrelsheikh University

For Health Science

#16 in Egypt
#1910 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

88. Babcock University

For Health Science

#19 in Nigeria
#1927 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
130,000
Founded
1999

89. Wollega University

For Health Science

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

92. Mekelle University

For Health Science

#9 in Ethiopia
#2032 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

97. Rivers State University

For Health Science

#21 in Nigeria
#2175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

99. Kampala International University

For Health Science

#3 in Uganda
#2221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2001

100. University of Mauritius

For Health Science

#1 in Mauritius
#2245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965