Best Physical Therapy Schools 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 Physical Therapy. A graph of 460K citations received by 43.2K academic papers made by 123 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

South Africa | Cape Town

For Physical Therapy

#1 in South Africa

#162 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Egypt

#318 in the World

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

3. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Physical Therapy

#2 in South Africa

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

4. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Physical Therapy

#3 in South Africa

#415 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Physical Therapy

#4 in South Africa

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

6. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Egypt

#580 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Physical Therapy

#5 in South Africa

#681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

8. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Egypt

#682 in the World

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

9. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Egypt

#732 in the World

Founded: 1957

10. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Nigeria

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

11. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Egypt

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

12. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Physical Therapy

#6 in South Africa

#914 in the World

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

13. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Tunisia

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

14. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Tunisia

#1069 in the World

Enrollment: 16,315

15. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Physical Therapy

#6 in Egypt

#1078 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

16. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Nigeria

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

17. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Physical Therapy

#7 in Egypt

#1172 in the World

Founded: 1972

18. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Physical Therapy

#7 in South Africa

#1222 in the World

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

19. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Physical Therapy

#8 in Egypt

#1226 in the World

Founded: 1961

20. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Morocco

#1227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

21. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Physical Therapy

#8 in South Africa

#1274 in the World

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

22. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Tunisia

#1277 in the World

23. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Tunisia

#1284 in the World

24. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Tunisia

#1317 in the World

25. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Nigeria

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

26. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Physical Therapy

#9 in Egypt

#1361 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

27. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Physical Therapy

#9 in South Africa

#1402 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

28. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Nigeria

#1453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

29. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Physical Therapy

#10 in Egypt

#1475 in the World

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

30. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Physical Therapy

#11 in Egypt

#1499 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

31. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Uganda

#1504 in the World

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

32. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Ethiopia

#1513 in the World

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

33. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Physical Therapy

#12 in Egypt

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

34. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Physical Therapy

#6 in Tunisia

#1573 in the World

35. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Ghana

#1598 in the World

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

36. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Ethiopia

#1626 in the World

Founded: 1950

37. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Physical Therapy

#13 in Egypt

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

38. University of Health and Allied Sciences

Ghana | Ho

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Ghana

#1663 in the World

Founded: 2011

39. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Physical Therapy

#10 in South Africa

#1672 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

40. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Physical Therapy

#14 in Egypt

#1708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

41. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Physical Therapy

#11 in South Africa

#1741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

42. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Kenya

#1742 in the World

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

43. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1743 in the World

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

44. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Nigeria

#1790 in the World

Founded: 1975

45. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Physical Therapy

#6 in Nigeria

#1851 in the World

Founded: 1975

46. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Ghana

#1975 in the World

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

47. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Physical Therapy

#15 in Egypt

#1979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

48. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Physical Therapy

#12 in South Africa

#1986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

49. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Kenya

#2038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

50. University of Jendouba

Tunisia | Jendouba

For Physical Therapy

#7 in Tunisia

#2054 in the World

51. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Physical Therapy

#7 in Nigeria

#2076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

52. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Physical Therapy

#13 in South Africa

#2077 in the World

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

53. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Physical Therapy

#14 in South Africa

#2124 in the World

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

54. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Senegal

#2221 in the World

Founded: 1918

55. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Sudan

#2251 in the World

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

56. Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

South Africa | Pretoria

For Physical Therapy

#15 in South Africa

#2294 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 2014

57. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Physical Therapy

#16 in Egypt

#2320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

58. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Physical Therapy

#16 in South Africa

#2332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

59. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Ethiopia

#2375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

60. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Ethiopia

#2376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

61. University of Malawi

Malawi | Zomba

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Malawi

#2430 in the World

Founded: 1964

62. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Botswana

#2434 in the World

Founded: 1964

63. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Physical Therapy

#8 in Nigeria

#2435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

64. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Physical Therapy

#17 in South Africa

#2451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

65. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Physical Therapy

#17 in Egypt

#2487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

66. Moi University

Kenya | Eldoret

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Kenya

#2490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Founded: 1984

67. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Mauritius

#2522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

68. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Physical Therapy

#18 in Egypt

#2536 in the World

Founded: 1995

69. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Physical Therapy

#8 in Tunisia

#2572 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

70. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Algeria

#2613 in the World

71. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Physical Therapy

#9 in Nigeria

#2642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

72. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Physical Therapy

#10 in Nigeria

#2660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

73. Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Mozambique

#2678 in the World

Founded: 1985

74. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Physical Therapy

#18 in South Africa

#2736 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

75. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Ghana

#2796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

76. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Physical Therapy

#19 in South Africa

#2824 in the World

Founded: 1916

77. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Physical Therapy

#11 in Nigeria

#2852 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

78. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Physical Therapy

#20 in South Africa

#2857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

79. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Morocco

#2862 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

80. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Tanzania

#2879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

81. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Zambia

#2923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

82. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Morocco

#2935 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

83. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Physical Therapy

#19 in Egypt

#2942 in the World

Founded: 2010

84. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Cameroon

#2952 in the World

Founded: 1977

85. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Physical Therapy

#12 in Nigeria

#2953 in the World

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

86. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Physical Therapy

#20 in Egypt

#3021 in the World

Founded: 2010

87. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Morocco

#3030 in the World

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

88. Eduardo Mondlane University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Mozambique

#3060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

89. University of Benghazi

Libya | Benghazi

For Physical Therapy

#1 in Libya

#3065 in the World

Founded: 1955

90. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Physical Therapy

#5 in Morocco

#3066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

91. University of Mostaganem

Algeria | Mostaganem

For Physical Therapy

#2 in Algeria

#3075 in the World

92. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Physical Therapy

#21 in Egypt

#3079 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

93. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Physical Therapy

#13 in Nigeria

#3095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

94. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Physical Therapy

#14 in Nigeria

#3124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

95. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Physical Therapy

#15 in Nigeria

#3139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

96. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Physical Therapy

#3 in Algeria

#3154 in the World

97. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Physical Therapy

#16 in Nigeria

#3202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

98. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Physical Therapy

#1 in the DR Congo

#3230 in the World

Founded: 1954

99. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Physical Therapy

#4 in Algeria

#3241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

100. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Physical Therapy

#22 in Egypt

#3258 in the World

Founded: 2010

Medicine subfields in Africa

Anatomy and Physiology197

Anesthesiology119

Audiology25

Bioethics/Medical Ethics41

Biomedical Engineering28

Cardiology103

Clinical Psychology126

Cosmetology29

Critical Care Nursing101

Gastroenterology and Hepatology139

Gerontology86

Health Science194

Healthcare Management (MHA)178

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)167

Occupational Therapy21

Oncology and Cancer research158

Ophthalmology63

Optometry59

Orthodontics67

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine123

Radiology and Nuclear medicine213

Respiratory Therapy31

Social Work33

Sonography and Ultrasound26

Sports / Exercise science21