Best Universities for Pharmacy in Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Pharmacy. A graph of 338K citations received by 28.6K 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 Pharmacy

#1 in Egypt

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

2. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Pharmacy

#2 in Egypt

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

3. Ain Shams University

For Pharmacy

#3 in Egypt

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Pharmacy

#1 in South Africa

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Pharmacy

#4 in Egypt

#303 in the World

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

6. Assiut University

For Pharmacy

#5 in Egypt

#322 in the World

Founded: 1957

7. Al-Azhar University

For Pharmacy

#6 in Egypt

#382 in the World

Founded: 1961

8. Minia University

For Pharmacy

#7 in Egypt

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

9. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Pharmacy

#2 in South Africa

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

10. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Pharmacy

#3 in South Africa

#547 in the World

Founded: 1874

11. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Pharmacy

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

12. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Pharmacy

#4 in South Africa

#639 in the World

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

13. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Pharmacy

#8 in Egypt

#671 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

14. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Pharmacy

#5 in South Africa

#727 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

15. Tanta University

For Pharmacy

#9 in Egypt

#763 in the World

Founded: 1972

16. Helwan University

For Pharmacy

#10 in Egypt

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

17. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Pharmacy

#6 in South Africa

#802 in the World

Founded: 1918

18. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Pharmacy

#11 in Egypt

#829 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

19. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Pharmacy

#12 in Egypt

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

20. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Pharmacy

#854 in the World

21. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Pharmacy

#882 in the World

22. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Pharmacy

#7 in South Africa

#905 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

23. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Pharmacy

#13 in Egypt

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

24. South Valley University - Qena

For Pharmacy

#14 in Egypt

#924 in the World

Founded: 1995

25. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Pharmacy

#15 in Egypt

#940 in the World

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

26. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Pharmacy

#8 in South Africa

#945 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

27. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Pharmacy

#9 in South Africa

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

28. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Pharmacy

#16 in Egypt

#994 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

29. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Pharmacy

#1042 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

30. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Pharmacy

#1083 in the World

31. Benha University

For Pharmacy

#17 in Egypt

#1113 in the World

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

32. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Pharmacy

#10 in South Africa

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

33. University of Sfax

For Pharmacy

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

34. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Pharmacy

#1164 in the World

Enrollment: 22,270
Male:Female: 52:48

35. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Pharmacy

#1177 in the World

Enrollment: 98,720
Male:Female: 54:46

36. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Pharmacy

#1188 in the World

37. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Pharmacy

#1205 in the World

38. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Pharmacy

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

39. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Pharmacy

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

40. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Pharmacy

#11 in South Africa

#1258 in the World

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

41. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Pharmacy

#1 in Botswana

#1324 in the World

Founded: 1964

42. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Pharmacy

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

43. Aswan University

For Pharmacy

#18 in Egypt

#1387 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

44. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Pharmacy

#1410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

45. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Pharmacy

#1427 in the World

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

46. University of Oran 1

For Pharmacy

#1501 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

47. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Pharmacy

#12 in South Africa

#1506 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

48. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Pharmacy

#1514 in the World

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

49. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Pharmacy

#1 in Ghana

#1538 in the World

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

50. Fayoum University

For Pharmacy

#19 in Egypt

#1543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

51. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Pharmacy

#1555 in the World

52. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Pharmacy

#1570 in the World

Founded: 1950

53. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Pharmacy

#20 in Egypt

#1605 in the World

Founded: 2010

54. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Pharmacy

#21 in Egypt

#1607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

55. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Pharmacy

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

56. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Pharmacy

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

57. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Pharmacy

#13 in South Africa

#1701 in the World

Founded: 1916

58. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Pharmacy

#1737 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

59. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Pharmacy

#1793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

60. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Pharmacy

#1 in Uganda

#1821 in the World

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

61. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Pharmacy

#1823 in the World

Enrollment: 8,443

62. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Pharmacy

#1 in Senegal

#1843 in the World

Founded: 1918

63. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Pharmacy

#1 in Mauritius

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

64. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Pharmacy

#14 in South Africa

#1902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

65. University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Pharmacy

#1903 in the World

66. University of Ghana

For Pharmacy

#2 in Ghana

#1918 in the World

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

67. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Pharmacy

#1 in Sudan

#1952 in the World

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

68. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Pharmacy

#1 in Tanzania

#1960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

69. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Pharmacy

#1981 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

70. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Pharmacy

#15 in South Africa

#1983 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

71. Bayero University Kano

For Pharmacy

#1988 in the World

Founded: 1975

72. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Pharmacy

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

73. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Pharmacy

#2018 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

74. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Pharmacy

#1 in Libya

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

75. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Pharmacy

#10 in Nigeria

#2055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

76. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Pharmacy

#16 in South Africa

#2059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

77. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Pharmacy

#1 in Zimbabwe

#2060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

78. Suez University

For Pharmacy

#22 in Egypt

#2062 in the World

Founded: 2012

79. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Pharmacy

#1 in Kenya

#2089 in the World

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

80. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Pharmacy

#2093 in the World

Founded: 1993

81. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Pharmacy

#11 in Nigeria

#2140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

82. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Pharmacy

#1 in Ivory Coast

#2143 in the World

Founded: 1964

83. University of Benghazi

Libya | Benghazi

For Pharmacy

#2 in Libya

#2153 in the World

Founded: 1955

84. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Pharmacy

#2157 in the World

Founded: 1977

85. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Pharmacy

#23 in Egypt

#2160 in the World

Founded: 2010

86. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Pharmacy

#24 in Egypt

#2168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,085
Founded: 2006

87. University of Namibia

Namibia | Windhoek

For Pharmacy

#1 in Namibia

#2200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

88. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Pharmacy

#1 in Zambia

#2218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

89. University of Sadat City

For Pharmacy

#25 in Egypt

#2219 in the World

Enrollment: 29,702
Founded: 2013

Medicine subfields in Africa

Anatomy and Physiology197

Anesthesiology119

Bioethics/Medical Ethics41

Biomedical Engineering28

Clinical Psychology126

Critical Care Nursing101

Epidemiology103

Family medicine197

Forensic Science47

Gastroenterology and Hepatology139

Health Science194

Healthcare Management (MHA)178

Medical Physics24

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)167

Occupational Therapy21

Oncology and Cancer research158

Ophthalmology63

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine123

Pharmacology202

Physical Therapy123

Plastic Surgery29

Public Health310

Radiation Therapy51

Radiology and Nuclear medicine213

Respiratory Therapy31

Sonography and Ultrasound26

Sports / Exercise science21

Sports Medicine60