Ethiopia's 9 best Physical Therapy schools [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Ethiopia ranked based on their research performance in Physical Therapy. A graph of 22.2K citations received by 1.73K academic papers made by 9 universities in Ethiopia 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. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Physical Therapy

#35 in Africa

#1545 in the World

Founded: 1950

2. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Physical Therapy

#36 in Africa

#1550 in the World

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

3. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Physical Therapy

#53 in Africa

#2060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

4. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Physical Therapy

#56 in Africa

#2148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 17,030
Founded: 1991

5. Debre Markos University

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

For Physical Therapy

#112 in Africa

#3445 in the World

Founded: 2005

6. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Physical Therapy

#113 in Africa

#3449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2001

7. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Physical Therapy

#116 in Africa

#3464 in the World

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

8. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Physical Therapy

#117 in Africa

#3476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

9. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Physical Therapy

#144 in Africa

#3776 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

The best cities to study Physical Therapy in Ethiopia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Addis Ababa, Gondar, Jimma, and Mekelle.