Best Universities for Nursing in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Nursing. A graph of 3.68M citations received by 183K academic papers made by 284 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.

5. Makerere University

For Nursing

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

6. University of Gondar

For Nursing

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

7. University of Ibadan

For Nursing

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

9. University of Ghana

For Nursing

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

11. Cairo University

For Nursing

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

12. Ain Shams University

For Nursing

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

13. Jimma University

For Nursing

#3 in Ethiopia
#492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

14. Alexandria University

For Nursing

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

15. University of the Western Cape

For Nursing

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

17. University of Nairobi

For Nursing

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

18. University of Nigeria

For Nursing

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

20. Mansoura University

For Nursing

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

22. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Nursing

#2 in Ghana
#677 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

23. Mekelle University

For Nursing

#4 in Ethiopia
#709 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Enrollment
17,030
Founded
1991

24. University of Malawi

For Nursing

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

25. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Nursing

#3 in Nigeria
#729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

27. University of Zambia

For Nursing

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

28. University of the Free State

For Nursing

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

30. Bahir Dar University

For Nursing

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

32. University of Zimbabwe

For Nursing

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

33. University of Lagos

For Nursing

#4 in Nigeria
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

36. Zagazig University

For Nursing

#7 in Egypt
#850 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

37. Moi University

For Nursing

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

38. University of Cape Coast

For Nursing

#3 in Ghana
#886 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

39. Haramaya University

For Nursing

#6 in Ethiopia
#894 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

41. University of Calabar

For Nursing

#5 in Nigeria
#948 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

42. Ahmadu Bello University

For Nursing

#6 in Nigeria
#954 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

44. Menoufia University

For Nursing

#9 in Egypt
#1006 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

46. Hawassa University

For Nursing

#8 in Ethiopia
#1037 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

47. University of Benin

For Nursing

#7 in Nigeria
#1063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

48. Suez Canal University

For Nursing

#10 in Egypt
#1064 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

51. Benha University

For Nursing

#11 in Egypt
#1119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

52. Minia University

For Nursing

#12 in Egypt
#1126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

54. Beni-Suef University

For Nursing

#13 in Egypt
#1181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

56. University of Ilorin

For Nursing

#8 in Nigeria
#1213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
76,000
Founded
1975

60. University for Development Studies

For Nursing

#5 in Ghana
#1276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Enrollment
13,132
Founded
1992

61. Kenyatta University

For Nursing

#3 in Kenya
#1282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

62. Bayero University Kano

For Nursing

#9 in Nigeria
#1303 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

63. University of Khartoum

For Nursing

#1 in Sudan
#1353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

64. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Nursing

#10 in Nigeria
#1360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

65. University of Buea

For Nursing

#1 in Cameroon
#1378 in the World
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1992

66. Wollega University

For Nursing

#9 in Ethiopia
#1380 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2007

67. Arba Minch University

For Nursing

#10 in Ethiopia
#1388 in the World
Enrollment
37,433
Founded
1986

69. Helwan University

For Nursing

#14 in Egypt
#1433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

70. University of Namibia

For Nursing

#1 in Namibia
#1478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

72. Lagos State University

For Nursing

#12 in Nigeria
#1487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

75. Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Nursing

#1 in Senegal
#1510 in the World
Enrollment
89,589
Founded
1918

77. Sohag university

For Nursing

#16 in Egypt
#1530 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

78. University of Maiduguri

For Nursing

#13 in Nigeria
#1562 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

81. University of Jos

For Nursing

#15 in Nigeria
#1612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

87. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Nursing

#16 in Nigeria
#1728 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1990

90. Babcock University

For Nursing

#18 in Nigeria
#1764 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1999

91. University of Dar es Salaam

For Nursing

#2 in Tanzania
#1780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
45,155
Founded
1970

94. Kampala International University

For Nursing

#3 in Uganda
#1800 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2001

95. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Nursing

#19 in Nigeria
#1815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

97. University of Sfax

For Nursing

#3 in Tunisia
#1870 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
33,193

98. Covenant University

For Nursing

#20 in Nigeria
#1877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002