Best Universities for Optometry in Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Optometry. A graph of 97.1K citations received by 7.81K academic papers made by 55 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. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Optometry

#1 in South Africa

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

2. Cairo University

For Optometry

#1 in Egypt

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

3. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Optometry

#2 in South Africa

#208 in the World

Founded: 1874

4. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Optometry

#3 in South Africa

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

5. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Optometry

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 49,103
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1954

6. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Optometry

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

7. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Optometry

#2 in Egypt

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 197,278
Founded: 1942

8. Ain Shams University

For Optometry

#3 in Egypt

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

9. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Optometry

#1 in Kenya

#372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

10. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Optometry

#4 in South Africa

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

11. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Optometry

#5 in South Africa

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

12. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Optometry

#1 in Ghana

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

13. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Optometry

#2 in Ghana

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

14. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Optometry

#4 in Egypt

#431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

15. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Optometry

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

16. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Optometry

#440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

17. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Optometry

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

18. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Optometry

#6 in South Africa

#467 in the World

Founded: 1918

19. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Optometry

#475 in the World

Founded: 1950

20. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Optometry

#5 in Egypt

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

21. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Optometry

#557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

22. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Optometry

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

23. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Optometry

#7 in South Africa

#571 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

24. Al-Azhar University

For Optometry

#6 in Egypt

#573 in the World

Founded: 1961

25. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Optometry

#7 in Egypt

#588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

26. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Optometry

#8 in Egypt

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

27. Assiut University

For Optometry

#9 in Egypt

#608 in the World

Founded: 1957

28. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Optometry

#8 in South Africa

#610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

29. Benha University

For Optometry

#10 in Egypt

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 88,016
Founded: 1976

30. Bayero University Kano

For Optometry

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

31. University of Malawi

For Optometry

#1 in Malawi

#639 in the World

Founded: 1964

32. University of Ghana

For Optometry

#3 in Ghana

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

33. Tanta University

For Optometry

#11 in Egypt

#675 in the World

Founded: 1972

34. Minia University

For Optometry

#12 in Egypt

#685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

35. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Optometry

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

36. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Optometry

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

37. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Optometry

#1 in Uganda

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

38. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Optometry

#713 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

39. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Optometry

#10 in Nigeria

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

40. Neelain University

Sudan | Khartoum

For Optometry

#1 in Sudan

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1993

41. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Optometry

#777 in the World

42. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Optometry

#13 in Egypt

#791 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

43. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Optometry

#11 in Nigeria

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

44. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Optometry

#1 in the DR Congo

#807 in the World

Founded: 1954

45. University of Jos

For Optometry

#12 in Nigeria

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

46. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Optometry

#9 in South Africa

#854 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

47. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Optometry

#13 in Nigeria

#869 in the World

Founded: 1981

48. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Optometry

#1 in Morocco

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

49. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Optometry

#14 in Nigeria

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

50. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Optometry

#892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 57,852
Founded: 2001

51. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Optometry

#2 in Sudan

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

52. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Optometry

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

53. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Optometry

#949 in the World

Enrollment: 30,414
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1976

54. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Optometry

#952 in the World

55. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Optometry

#15 in Nigeria

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

Medicine subfields in Africa

Anatomy and Physiology219

Anesthesiology146

Bioethics/Medical Ethics50

Biomedical Engineering33

Clinical Psychology154

Critical Care Nursing127

Epidemiology123

Family medicine226

Forensic Science53

Gastroenterology and Hepatology161

Health Science226

Healthcare Management (MHA)201

Medical Physics27

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)188

Occupational Therapy28

Oncology and Cancer research187

Ophthalmology73

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine146

Pharmacology219

Physical Therapy157

Plastic Surgery30

Public Health331

Radiation Therapy59

Radiology and Nuclear medicine233

Respiratory Therapy31

Sonography and Ultrasound31

Sports / Exercise science29

Sports Medicine70