Best Universities for Urology 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 Urology. A graph of 245K citations received by 22.1K academic papers made by 66 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. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Urology

#1 in Egypt

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

2. Cairo University

For Urology

#2 in Egypt

#125 in the World

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

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Urology

#3 in Egypt

#229 in the World

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

4. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Urology

#1 in South Africa

#278 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. Ain Shams University

For Urology

#4 in Egypt

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

6. Assiut University

For Urology

#5 in Egypt

#354 in the World

Founded: 1957

7. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Urology

#2 in South Africa

#395 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

8. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Urology

#6 in Egypt

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

9. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Urology

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

10. Tanta University

For Urology

#7 in Egypt

#466 in the World

Founded: 1972

11. Al-Azhar University

For Urology

#8 in Egypt

#467 in the World

Founded: 1961

12. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Urology

#3 in South Africa

#474 in the World

Founded: 1874

13. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Urology

#4 in South Africa

#591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

14. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Urology

#9 in Egypt

#594 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

15. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Urology

#5 in South Africa

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

16. Benha University

For Urology

#10 in Egypt

#636 in the World

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

17. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Urology

#11 in Egypt

#671 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

18. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Urology

#741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

19. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Urology

#12 in Egypt

#743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

20. Minia University

For Urology

#13 in Egypt

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

21. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Urology

#6 in South Africa

#786 in the World

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

22. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Urology

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

23. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Urology

#7 in South Africa

#877 in the World

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

24. University of Sfax

For Urology

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

25. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Urology

#14 in Egypt

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

26. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Urology

#957 in the World

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

27. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Urology

#15 in Egypt

#987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

28. University of Ghana

For Urology

#1 in Ghana

#997 in the World

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

29. South Valley University - Qena

For Urology

#16 in Egypt

#1000 in the World

Founded: 1995

30. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Urology

#1050 in the World

31. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Urology

#1 in Kenya

#1067 in the World

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

32. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Urology

#1 in Ethiopia

#1081 in the World

Founded: 1950

33. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Urology

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

34. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Urology

#1 in Senegal

#1085 in the World

Founded: 1918

35. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Urology

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

36. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Urology

#1 in Sudan

#1117 in the World

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

37. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Urology

#8 in South Africa

#1130 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

38. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Urology

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

39. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Urology

#9 in South Africa

#1146 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

40. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Urology

#1172 in the World

41. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Urology

#1181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

42. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Urology

#1 in Morocco

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

43. Fayoum University

For Urology

#17 in Egypt

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

44. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Urology

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

45. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Urology

#1319 in the World

46. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Urology

#10 in Nigeria

#1330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

47. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Urology

#1 in Uganda

#1337 in the World

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

48. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Urology

#18 in Egypt

#1346 in the World

Founded: 2010

49. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Urology

#11 in Nigeria

#1348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 17,672
Founded: 1981

50. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Urology

#10 in South Africa

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

51. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Urology

#12 in Nigeria

#1406 in the World

Founded: 1975

52. University of Sadat City

For Urology

#19 in Egypt

#1415 in the World

Enrollment: 29,702
Founded: 2013

53. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Urology

#13 in Nigeria

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

54. Helwan University

For Urology

#20 in Egypt

#1448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

55. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Urology

#14 in Nigeria

#1457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

56. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Urology

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1463 in the World

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

57. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Urology

#1 in Cameroon

#1477 in the World

Founded: 1993

58. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Urology

#11 in South Africa

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

59. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Urology

#15 in Nigeria

#1532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

60. University of Jos

For Urology

#16 in Nigeria

#1547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,169
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1975

61. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Urology

#17 in Nigeria

#1564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

62. Bayero University Kano

For Urology

#18 in Nigeria

#1583 in the World

Founded: 1975

63. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Urology

#12 in South Africa

#1593 in the World

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

64. Aswan University

For Urology

#21 in Egypt

#1630 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

65. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Urology

#19 in Nigeria

#1634 in the World

Founded: 1975

66. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Urology

#22 in Egypt

#1636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2012

Medicine subfields in Africa

Anatomy and Physiology197

Anesthesiology119

Bioethics/Medical Ethics41

Biomedical Engineering28

Clinical Psychology126

Critical Care Nursing101

Epidemiology103

Family medicine197

Forensic Science47

Gastroenterology and Hepatology139

Health Science194

Healthcare Management (MHA)178

Medical Physics24

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)167

Occupational Therapy21

Oncology and Cancer research158

Ophthalmology63

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine123

Pharmacology202

Physical Therapy123

Plastic Surgery29

Public Health310

Radiation Therapy51

Radiology and Nuclear medicine213

Respiratory Therapy31

Sonography and Ultrasound26

Sports / Exercise science21

Sports Medicine60