Best Universities for Orthodontics in Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Orthodontics. A graph of 298K citations received by 30.1K academic papers made by 89 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 Orthodontics

#1 in Egypt

#108 in the World

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

2. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa Flag

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Orthodontics

#1 in South Africa

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Orthodontics

#2 in Egypt

#237 in the World

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

4. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Orthodontics

#3 in Egypt

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

5. Ain Shams University

For Orthodontics

#4 in Egypt

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

6. Al-Azhar University

For Orthodontics

#5 in Egypt

#370 in the World

Founded: 1961

7. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Orthodontics

#2 in South Africa

#387 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

8. Tanta University

For Orthodontics

#6 in Egypt

#425 in the World

Founded: 1972

9. University of the Western Cape

South Africa Flag

South Africa | Bellville

For Orthodontics

#3 in South Africa

#522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

10. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Orthodontics

#4 in South Africa

#541 in the World

Founded: 1918

11. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Orthodontics

#547 in the World

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

12. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Orthodontics

#571 in the World

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

13. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Orthodontics

#5 in South Africa

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

14. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Orthodontics

#6 in South Africa

#618 in the World

Founded: 1874

15. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Orthodontics

#648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

16. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Orthodontics

#709 in the World

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

17. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Orthodontics

#7 in Egypt

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

18. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Orthodontics

#752 in the World

19. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Orthodontics

#7 in South Africa

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

20. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Orthodontics

#8 in Egypt

#833 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

21. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Orthodontics

#8 in South Africa

#859 in the World

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

22. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Orthodontics

#1 in Sudan

#873 in the World

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

23. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Orthodontics

#1 in Kenya

#898 in the World

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

24. Minia University

For Orthodontics

#9 in Egypt

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

25. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Orthodontics

#930 in the World

26. Benha University

For Orthodontics

#10 in Egypt

#935 in the World

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

27. Assiut University

For Orthodontics

#11 in Egypt

#954 in the World

Founded: 1957

28. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Orthodontics

#1 in Senegal

#968 in the World

Enrollment: 89,589
Founded: 1918

29. University of Benghazi

Libya | Benghazi

For Orthodontics

#1 in Libya

#1138 in the World

Founded: 1955

30. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Orthodontics

#12 in Egypt

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

31. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Orthodontics

#1153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

32. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Orthodontics

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

33. Misr International University

For Orthodontics

#13 in Egypt

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

34. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Orthodontics

#1 in Tanzania

#1256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

35. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Orthodontics

#9 in South Africa

#1267 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

36. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Orthodontics

#10 in South Africa

#1274 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

37. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Orthodontics

#14 in Egypt

#1329 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

38. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Orthodontics

#15 in Egypt

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

39. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Orthodontics

#1385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

40. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Orthodontics

#1 in Uganda

#1395 in the World

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

41. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Orthodontics

#1415 in the World

42. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Orthodontics

#16 in Egypt

#1446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

43. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Orthodontics

#11 in South Africa

#1454 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

44. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Orthodontics

#17 in Egypt

#1456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,178
Founded: 2005

45. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Orthodontics

#1484 in the World

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

46. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Orthodontics

#1489 in the World

47. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Orthodontics

#1492 in the World

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

48. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Orthodontics

#18 in Egypt

#1548 in the World

Founded: 1996

49. University of Sfax

For Orthodontics

#1551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

50. Fayoum University

For Orthodontics

#19 in Egypt

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

51. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Orthodontics

#20 in Egypt

#1556 in the World

Founded: 1996

52. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Orthodontics

#1559 in the World

53. South Valley University - Qena

For Orthodontics

#21 in Egypt

#1589 in the World

Founded: 1995

54. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Orthodontics

#12 in South Africa

#1591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

55. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Orthodontics

#2 in Libya

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

56. Pedagogical University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Orthodontics

#1 in Mozambique

#1649 in the World

Founded: 1985

57. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Orthodontics

#1664 in the World

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

58. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Orthodontics

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,399
Founded: 1955

59. University of Ghana

For Orthodontics

#1 in Ghana

#1772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

60. Bayero University Kano

For Orthodontics

#1899 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

61. Pharos University in Alexandria

Egypt | Alexandria

For Orthodontics

#22 in Egypt

#1934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

62. Lagos State University

For Orthodontics

#10 in Nigeria

#1942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

63. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Orthodontics

#23 in Egypt

#1959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

64. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Orthodontics

#1988 in the World

65. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Orthodontics

#2 in Ghana

#1992 in the World

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

66. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Orthodontics

#2001 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

67. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Orthodontics

#11 in Nigeria

#2006 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

68. University of Oran 1

For Orthodontics

#2012 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

69. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Orthodontics

#13 in South Africa

#2020 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

70. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Orthodontics

#1 in the DR Congo

#2043 in the World

Founded: 1954

71. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Orthodontics

#12 in Nigeria

#2081 in the World

Founded: 1975

72. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Orthodontics

#13 in Nigeria

#2096 in the World

Founded: 1992

73. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Orthodontics

#2098 in the World

Founded: 1950

74. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Orthodontics

#3 in Ghana

#2103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

75. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Orthodontics

#24 in Egypt

#2104 in the World

Founded: 2007

76. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Orthodontics

#2121 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

77. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Orthodontics

#1 in Ivory Coast

#2143 in the World

Enrollment: 60,189
Founded: 1964

78. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Orthodontics

#14 in Nigeria

#2166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

79. Helwan University

For Orthodontics

#25 in Egypt

#2168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

80. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Orthodontics

#26 in Egypt

#2180 in the World

Founded: 2010

81. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Orthodontics

#2189 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

82. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Orthodontics

#27 in Egypt

#2190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2012

83. Egyptian Russian University

For Orthodontics

#28 in Egypt

#2225 in the World

Founded: 2006

84. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Orthodontics

#29 in Egypt

#2230 in the World

Founded: 2010

85. Sinai University

For Orthodontics

#30 in Egypt

#2233 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Orthodontics

#15 in Nigeria

#2240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

87. Suez University

For Orthodontics

#31 in Egypt

#2246 in the World

Founded: 2012

88. Aswan University

For Orthodontics

#32 in Egypt

#2261 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

89. Nahda University

For Orthodontics

#33 in Egypt

#2268 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

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Anatomy and Physiology227

Anesthesiology148

Bioethics/Medical Ethics51

Biomedical Engineering36

Clinical Psychology156

Critical Care Nursing139

Epidemiology126

Family medicine231

Forensic Science55

Gastroenterology and Hepatology163

Health Science235

Healthcare Management (MHA)208

Medical Physics28

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)191

Occupational Therapy32

Oncology and Cancer research193

Ophthalmology75

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