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 3.35M citations received by 173K academic papers made by 279 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
#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

6. University of Gondar

For Nursing

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

7. University of Ibadan

For Nursing

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

9. University of Ghana

For Nursing

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

11. Cairo University

For Nursing

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

12. Ain Shams University

For Nursing

#2 in Egypt
#484 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. University of the Western Cape

For Nursing

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

15. Alexandria University

For Nursing

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

17. University of Nairobi

For Nursing

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

18. University of Nigeria

For Nursing

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

20. Mansoura University

For Nursing

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

22. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Nursing

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

23. Mekelle University

For Nursing

#4 in Ethiopia
#703 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

25. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Nursing

#3 in Nigeria
#721 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

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

30. University of Zimbabwe

For Nursing

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

31. University of Lagos

For Nursing

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

32. Bahir Dar University

For Nursing

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

36. Moi University

For Nursing

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

37. Zagazig University

For Nursing

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

38. Haramaya University

For Nursing

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

39. University of Cape Coast

For Nursing

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

41. University of Calabar

For Nursing

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

42. Ahmadu Bello University

For Nursing

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

44. Menoufia University

For Nursing

#9 in Egypt
#1002 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

45. University of Benin

For Nursing

#7 in Nigeria
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

47. Hawassa University

For Nursing

#7 in Ethiopia
#1049 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

48. Suez Canal University

For Nursing

#10 in Egypt
#1072 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

50. Minia University

For Nursing

#11 in Egypt
#1083 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

53. Benha University

For Nursing

#12 in Egypt
#1111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

54. Beni-Suef University

For Nursing

#13 in Egypt
#1149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

56. University of Ilorin

For Nursing

#8 in Nigeria
#1223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

59. Kenyatta University

For Nursing

#3 in Kenya
#1267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

61. Bayero University Kano

For Nursing

#9 in Nigeria
#1299 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

62. University for Development Studies

For Nursing

#5 in Ghana
#1318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

63. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Nursing

#10 in Nigeria
#1363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

64. University of Khartoum

For Nursing

#1 in Sudan
#1375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

66. Arba Minch University

For Nursing

#9 in Ethiopia
#1422 in the World
Enrollment
37,433
Founded
1986

67. Wollega University

For Nursing

#10 in Ethiopia
#1424 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2007

68. Helwan University

For Nursing

#14 in Egypt
#1447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

70. Lagos State University

For Nursing

#11 in Nigeria
#1478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

72. University of Namibia

For Nursing

#1 in Namibia
#1492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

77. University of Maiduguri

For Nursing

#13 in Nigeria
#1551 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

78. Sohag university

For Nursing

#16 in Egypt
#1572 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

79. University of Jos

For Nursing

#14 in Nigeria
#1592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

86. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Nursing

#2 in Morocco
#1680 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

88. Fayoum University

For Nursing

#17 in Egypt
#1733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

90. Babcock University

For Nursing

#17 in Nigeria
#1765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
130,000
Founded
1999

91. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Nursing

#18 in Nigeria
#1771 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1990

92. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Nursing

#19 in Nigeria
#1784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

93. University of Dar es Salaam

For Nursing

#2 in Tanzania
#1790 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

98. Covenant University

For Nursing

#20 in Nigeria
#1879 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002