5 Best Medical schools in Kampala

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Below is a list of best universities in Kampala ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 369K citations received by 17.6K academic papers made by 5 universities in Kampala 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. Makerere University

For Medicine

#1 in Uganda
#11 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

2. Kampala International University

For Medicine

#4 in Uganda
#207 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
9,656
Founded
2001

3. Kyambogo University

For Medicine

#5 in Uganda
#239 in Africa
Founded
2002

4. Uganda Martyrs University

For Medicine

#7 in Uganda
#286 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1989

5. St. Augustine International University

For Medicine

#11 in Uganda
#356 in Africa
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2011

Universities for Medicine near Kampala

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
238 Mbarara University of Science and Technology 2
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Mbarara
301 Moi University 2
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Eldoret
318 Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences 4
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Mwanza
381 Egerton University 5
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Njoro
503 University of Nairobi 1
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Nairobi
503 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 4
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Nairobi
511 Kenyatta University 3
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Nairobi
845 Arba Minch University 9
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Arba Minch
945 Jimma University 3
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Jimma
976 Sokoine University of Agriculture 3
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Morogoro