12 Best Medical schools in Uganda

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Below is a list of best universities in Uganda ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 630K citations received by 28.8K academic papers made by 12 universities in Uganda 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. Makerere University

For Medicine

#12 in Africa
#657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

3. Kampala International University

For Medicine

#153 in Africa
#3157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2001

4. Gulu University

For Medicine

#184 in Africa
#3653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2002

6. Busitema University

For Medicine

#240 in Africa
#4664 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

7. Uganda Martyrs University

For Medicine

#287 in Africa
#5329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1989

8. Islamic University in Uganda

For Medicine

#313 in Africa
#5693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1988

9. Uganda Christian University

For Medicine

#321 in Africa
#5783 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1913

10. Mountains of the Moon University

For Medicine

#351 in Africa
#6347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
2005

11. St. Augustine International University

For Medicine

#355 in Africa
#6442 in the World
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2011

12. Nkumba University

For Medicine

#357 in Africa
#6482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1994

The best cities to study Medicine in Uganda based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kampala, Mbarara, Gulu, and Busitema.