Best Universities for Sports / Exercise science in Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 62.7K citations received by 4.29K academic papers made by 21 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.

2. University of the Witwatersrand

For Sports / Exercise science

#342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

3. Cairo University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

4. North-West University

For Sports / Exercise science

#420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Sports / Exercise science

#736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. Manouba University

For Sports / Exercise science

#1 in Tunisia
#755 in the World
Enrollment
16,315

8. Alexandria University

For Sports / Exercise science

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

9. University of Ibadan

For Sports / Exercise science

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

10. University of Sfax

For Sports / Exercise science

#2 in Tunisia
#821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%

11. University of Pretoria

For Sports / Exercise science

#846 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

12. University of the Western Cape

For Sports / Exercise science

#921 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

14. University of Maiduguri

For Sports / Exercise science

#2 in Nigeria
#932 in the World
Founded
1975

15. Pedagogical University

For Sports / Exercise science

#1 in Mozambique
#933 in the World
Founded
1985

16. Kenyatta University

For Sports / Exercise science

#1 in Kenya
#971 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

17. University of Johannesburg

For Sports / Exercise science

#979 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

18. Mansoura University

For Sports / Exercise science

#3 in Egypt
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

20. University of Nigeria

For Sports / Exercise science

#3 in Nigeria
#1061 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960