Best Universities for Oncology and Cancer research in Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Oncology and Cancer research. A graph of 1.45M citations received by 87.7K academic papers made by 187 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.

1. Cairo University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

2. Mansoura University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Egypt
#401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

3. Ain Shams University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#3 in Egypt
#425 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

5. University of the Witwatersrand

For Oncology and Cancer research

#522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

6. Alexandria University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#4 in Egypt
#538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

7. Menoufia University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#5 in Egypt
#560 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

9. University of Pretoria

For Oncology and Cancer research

#653 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

10. Zagazig University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

11. Assiut University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#7 in Egypt
#692 in the World
Founded
1957

12. Al-Azhar University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#8 in Egypt
#696 in the World
Founded
1961

13. Tanta University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#9 in Egypt
#713 in the World
Founded
1972

14. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Oncology and Cancer research

#732 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

15. Suez Canal University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

16. University of Ibadan

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

18. Mohammed V University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

19. Minia University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

20. Makerere University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Uganda
#1018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

21. Benha University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#12 in Egypt
#1038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

22. Beni-Suef University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#13 in Egypt
#1061 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

23. University of Johannesburg

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1063 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

24. Addis Ababa University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Ethiopia
#1090 in the World
Founded
1950

25. University of Lagos

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Nigeria
#1134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

26. University of Nairobi

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Kenya
#1180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

28. University of Ghana

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Ghana
#1210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

29. Helwan University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#14 in Egypt
#1211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

32. University of Benin

For Oncology and Cancer research

#3 in Nigeria
#1309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

33. Sohag university

For Oncology and Cancer research

#15 in Egypt
#1323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

34. University of Khartoum

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Sudan
#1342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

35. Ahmadu Bello University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#4 in Nigeria
#1375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

36. University of Sfax

For Oncology and Cancer research

#4 in Tunisia
#1391 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%

37. University of Limpopo

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

39. German University in Cairo

For Oncology and Cancer research

#16 in Egypt
#1430 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
2003

40. University of Zimbabwe

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

41. University of Nigeria

For Oncology and Cancer research

#5 in Nigeria
#1441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

42. University of Gondar

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Ethiopia
#1447 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
49,103
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1954

43. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#6 in Nigeria
#1460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

44. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Ghana
#1469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

45. University of the Free State

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1522 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

46. University of the Western Cape

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

47. Kafrelsheikh University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#17 in Egypt
#1551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

48. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#4 in Morocco
#1557 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

49. Port Said University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#18 in Egypt
#1633 in the World
Founded
2010

50. Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Senegal
#1658 in the World
Founded
1918

51. University of Cape Coast

For Oncology and Cancer research

#3 in Ghana
#1693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

52. North-West University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1713 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

53. University of Zambia

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Zambia
#1714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

54. University of Calabar

For Oncology and Cancer research

#7 in Nigeria
#1731 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

55. University of Sadat City

For Oncology and Cancer research

#19 in Egypt
#1738 in the World
Enrollment
29,702
Founded
2013

56. Damanhour University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#20 in Egypt
#1765 in the World
Founded
2010

57. Fayoum University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#21 in Egypt
#1806 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

58. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Tanzania
#1820 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
2007

59. University of Malawi

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Malawi
#1837 in the World
Founded
1964

60. South Valley University - Qena

For Oncology and Cancer research

#22 in Egypt
#1859 in the World
Founded
1995

61. Damietta University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#23 in Egypt
#1864 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2012

62. University of Dschang

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Cameroon
#1872 in the World
Founded
1993

63. University of Mauritius

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Mauritius
#1894 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1965

64. University of Maiduguri

For Oncology and Cancer research

#8 in Nigeria
#1942 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

65. University of Gezira

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Sudan
#1943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1975

66. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#9 in Nigeria
#1956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

67. Usmanu Danfodio University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#10 in Nigeria
#1958 in the World
Founded
1975

68. Jimma University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#3 in Ethiopia
#1960 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

69. Rhodes University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1962 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

70. University of Sousse

For Oncology and Cancer research

#5 in Tunisia
#1969 in the World
Enrollment
19,311

71. Lagos State University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#11 in Nigeria
#1979 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

72. Bayero University Kano

For Oncology and Cancer research

#12 in Nigeria
#1991 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

74. Mekelle University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#4 in Ethiopia
#2020 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

75. Durban University of Technology

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2021 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2002

76. Moi University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Kenya
#2028 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

77. University of Buea

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Cameroon
#2036 in the World
Founded
1992

78. University of Ilorin

For Oncology and Cancer research

#13 in Nigeria
#2065 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

79. University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Oncology and Cancer research

#4 in Ghana
#2070 in the World
Founded
2011

80. Ebonyi State University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#14 in Nigeria
#2071 in the World
Founded
2000

81. University of Botswana

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Botswana
#2072 in the World
Founded
1964

82. American University in Cairo

For Oncology and Cancer research

#25 in Egypt
#2093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

83. University of South Africa

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2164 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

84. Afe Babalola University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#15 in Nigeria
#2172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
2009

85. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2176 in the World
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
2014

87. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For Oncology and Cancer research

#26 in Egypt
#2259 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1972

88. Mbarara University of Science and Technology

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Uganda
#2267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1989

90. Bahir Dar University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#5 in Ethiopia
#2291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

91. Future University in Egypt

For Oncology and Cancer research

#28 in Egypt
#2311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
9,085
Founded
2006

93. Covenant University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#16 in Nigeria
#2316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

94. British University in Egypt

For Oncology and Cancer research

#30 in Egypt
#2341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
9,228
Founded
2005

96. University of Benghazi

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Libya
#2355 in the World
Founded
1955

97. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Oncology and Cancer research

#17 in Nigeria
#2368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1990

98. Aswan University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#31 in Egypt
#2390 in the World
Enrollment
1,898
Founded
2012

99. University of Carthage

For Oncology and Cancer research

#6 in Tunisia
#2394 in the World
Enrollment
50,314

100. University of Ouagadougou

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Burkina Faso
#2396 in the World
Enrollment
44,860
Founded
1974