Best Universities for Pediatrics 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 Pediatrics. A graph of 1.4M citations received by 83.3K academic papers made by 189 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 Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Pediatrics

#1 in South Africa

#91 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Pediatrics

#2 in South Africa

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Pediatrics

#3 in South Africa

#149 in the World

Founded: 1918

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Pediatrics

#4 in South Africa

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Pediatrics

#1 in Uganda

#194 in the World

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

6. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Pediatrics

#236 in the World

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

7. Ain Shams University

For Pediatrics

#1 in Egypt

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

8. Cairo University

For Pediatrics

#2 in Egypt

#262 in the World

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

9. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Pediatrics

#271 in the World

Founded: 1950

10. University of Malawi

For Pediatrics

#1 in Malawi

#341 in the World

Founded: 1964

11. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Pediatrics

#1 in Kenya

#342 in the World

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

12. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Pediatrics

#5 in South Africa

#354 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

13. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Pediatrics

#360 in the World

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

14. University of Ghana

For Pediatrics

#1 in Ghana

#368 in the World

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

15. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Pediatrics

#393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

16. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Pediatrics

#399 in the World

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

17. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Pediatrics

#3 in Egypt

#413 in the World

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

18. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Pediatrics

#1 in Zimbabwe

#442 in the World

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

19. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Pediatrics

#448 in the World

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

20. Assiut University

For Pediatrics

#4 in Egypt

#475 in the World

Founded: 1957

21. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Pediatrics

#1 in Zambia

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

22. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Pediatrics

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

23. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Pediatrics

#5 in Egypt

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

24. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Pediatrics

#6 in Egypt

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

25. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Pediatrics

#1 in Sudan

#502 in the World

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

26. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Pediatrics

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

27. University of Yaounde I

Cameroon | Yaounde

For Pediatrics

#543 in the World

Founded: 1962

28. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Pediatrics

#554 in the World

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

29. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Pediatrics

#588 in the World

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

30. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Pediatrics

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

31. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Pediatrics

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

32. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Pediatrics

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

33. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Pediatrics

#615 in the World

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

34. Bayero University Kano

For Pediatrics

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

35. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Pediatrics

#2 in Ghana

#632 in the World

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

36. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Pediatrics

#640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

37. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Pediatrics

#688 in the World

Founded: 1918

38. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Pediatrics

#1 in the DR Congo

#697 in the World

Founded: 1954

39. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Pediatrics

#7 in Egypt

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

40. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Pediatrics

#709 in the World

41. Tanta University

For Pediatrics

#8 in Egypt

#721 in the World

Founded: 1972

42. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Pediatrics

#723 in the World

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

43. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Pediatrics

#725 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

44. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Pediatrics

#2 in Kenya

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

45. Benha University

For Pediatrics

#9 in Egypt

#741 in the World

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

46. Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Uganda | Mbarara

For Pediatrics

#2 in Uganda

#745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1989

47. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Pediatrics

#6 in South Africa

#753 in the World

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

48. Debre Markos University

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

For Pediatrics

#766 in the World

Founded: 2005

49. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Pediatrics

#7 in South Africa

#797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

50. Minia University

For Pediatrics

#10 in Egypt

#801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

51. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Pediatrics

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

52. Al-Azhar University

For Pediatrics

#11 in Egypt

#817 in the World

Founded: 1961

53. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Pediatrics

#8 in South Africa

#825 in the World

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

54. University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Pediatrics

#1 in Mali

#833 in the World

Founded: 2011

55. University for Development Studies

For Pediatrics

#3 in Ghana

#858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1992

56. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Pediatrics

#10 in Nigeria

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

57. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Pediatrics

#882 in the World

Founded: 1977

58. Lagos State University

For Pediatrics

#11 in Nigeria

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

59. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Pediatrics

#12 in Nigeria

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

60. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Pediatrics

#912 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Pediatrics

#9 in South Africa

#919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

62. University of Jos

For Pediatrics

#13 in Nigeria

#926 in the World

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

63. Debre Berhan University

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

For Pediatrics

#10 in Ethiopia

#943 in the World

Founded: 2007

64. University of Benghazi

Libya | Benghazi

For Pediatrics

#1 in Libya

#955 in the World

Founded: 1955

65. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Pediatrics

#4 in Ghana

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

66. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Pediatrics

#961 in the World

67. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Pediatrics

#12 in Egypt

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

68. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Pediatrics

#14 in Nigeria

#979 in the World

Founded: 1975

69. Wollega University

Ethiopia | Nekemte

For Pediatrics

#11 in Ethiopia

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

70. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Pediatrics

#15 in Nigeria

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

71. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Pediatrics

#13 in Egypt

#999 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

72. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Pediatrics

#1 in Botswana

#1002 in the World

Founded: 1964

73. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Pediatrics

#10 in South Africa

#1004 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

74. Eduardo Mondlane University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Pediatrics

#1 in Mozambique

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

75. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Pediatrics

#1016 in the World

76. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Pediatrics

#1032 in the World

77. University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Pediatrics

#5 in Ghana

#1033 in the World

Founded: 2011

78. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Pediatrics

#1034 in the World

79. Mizan Tepi University

Ethiopia | Mizan

For Pediatrics

#12 in Ethiopia

#1039 in the World

Founded: 2006

80. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Pediatrics

#16 in Nigeria

#1057 in the World

Founded: 2000

81. University of Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Pediatrics

#1 in Burkina Faso

#1063 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

82. University of Lome

For Pediatrics

#1 in Togo

#1069 in the World

Founded: 1970

83. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Pediatrics

#17 in Nigeria

#1085 in the World

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

84. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Pediatrics

#18 in Nigeria

#1092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

85. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Pediatrics

#19 in Nigeria

#1109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1990

86. Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Mwanza

For Pediatrics

#1125 in the World

Founded: 1994

87. University of Sfax

For Pediatrics

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

88. Fayoum University

For Pediatrics

#14 in Egypt

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

89. Aksum University

Ethiopia | Aksum

For Pediatrics

#13 in Ethiopia

#1169 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2007

90. University of Abomey-Calavi

Benin | Abomey-Calavi

For Pediatrics

#1 in Benin

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1970

91. Walter Sisulu University

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South Africa | Mthatha

For Pediatrics

#11 in South Africa

#1189 in the World

Founded: 2005

92. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Pediatrics

#15 in Egypt

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

93. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Pediatrics

#3 in Kenya

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

94. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Pediatrics

#20 in Nigeria

#1223 in the World

Founded: 1981

95. Madda Walabu University

Ethiopia | Bale Robe

For Pediatrics

#14 in Ethiopia

#1241 in the World

Founded: 2006

96. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Pediatrics

#4 in Kenya

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

97. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Pediatrics

#2 in Libya

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

98. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Pediatrics

#1309 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

99. University of Antananarivo

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Madagascar | Antananarivo

For Pediatrics

#1 in Madagascar

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1961

100. University of Lubumbashi

DR Congo | Lubumbashi

For Pediatrics

#2 in the DR Congo

#1336 in the World

Founded: 1955

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