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 692K citations received by 31.2K 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
#649 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

3. Kampala International University

For Medicine

#144 in Africa
#2956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
2001

4. Gulu University

For Medicine

#181 in Africa
#3588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2002

5. Busitema University

For Medicine

#229 in Africa
#4502 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2007

7. Uganda Martyrs University

For Medicine

#287 in Africa
#5285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1989

8. Islamic University in Uganda

For Medicine

#312 in Africa
#5646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
1988

9. Uganda Christian University

For Medicine

#320 in Africa
#5744 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1913

10. Mountains of the Moon University

For Medicine

#349 in Africa
#6293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Founded
2005

11. St. Augustine International University

For Medicine

#355 in Africa
#6415 in the World
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2011

12. Nkumba University

For Medicine

#357 in Africa
#6478 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.