Best Universities for Optometry in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Optometry. A graph of 38.4K citations received by 5.39K academic papers made by 39 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.

3. University of Ibadan

For Optometry

#1 in Nigeria
#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

4. Cairo University

For Optometry

#1 in Egypt
#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
257,200
Founded
1908

5. Alexandria University

For Optometry

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

7. Ain Shams University

For Optometry

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

8. University of Gondar

For Optometry

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

10. University of Nairobi

For Optometry

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

12. University of Cape Coast

For Optometry

#1 in Ghana
#419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

13. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Optometry

#2 in Nigeria
#459 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

14. Mansoura University

For Optometry

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

19. University of the Free State

For Optometry

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

20. University of Benin

For Optometry

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

21. University of Calabar

For Optometry

#4 in Nigeria
#584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

22. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Optometry

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

23. Menoufia University

For Optometry

#6 in Egypt
#592 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

24. Jimma University

For Optometry

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

25. Sohag university

For Optometry

#7 in Egypt
#610 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

26. University of Malawi

For Optometry

#1 in Malawi
#614 in the World
Founded
1964

27. University of Nigeria

For Optometry

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

28. Suez Canal University

For Optometry

#8 in Egypt
#631 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

29. University of Limpopo

For Optometry

#639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

30. Benha University

For Optometry

#9 in Egypt
#641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

31. Minia University

For Optometry

#10 in Egypt
#688 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

32. University of Ghana

For Optometry

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

33. University of Abuja

For Optometry

#6 in Nigeria
#746 in the World
Enrollment
4,680
Founded
1988

35. Makerere University

For Optometry

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

37. Neelain University

For Optometry

#1 in Sudan
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1993

38. University of Ilorin

For Optometry

#7 in Nigeria
#804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

39. University of Lagos

For Optometry

#8 in Nigeria
#814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962