Best Universities for Veterinary in Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Veterinary. A graph of 1.11M citations received by 74.5K academic papers made by 222 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 Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Veterinary

#1 in South Africa

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. Cairo University

For Veterinary

#1 in Egypt

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

3. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Veterinary

#59 in the World

Founded: 1950

4. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Veterinary

#72 in the World

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

5. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Veterinary

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Veterinary

#2 in South Africa

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

7. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Veterinary

#1 in Uganda

#136 in the World

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

8. Al-Azhar University

For Veterinary

#2 in Egypt

#138 in the World

Founded: 1961

9. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Veterinary

#1 in Kenya

#140 in the World

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

10. Ain Shams University

For Veterinary

#3 in Egypt

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

11. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Veterinary

#4 in Egypt

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

12. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Veterinary

#5 in Egypt

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

13. University of Abomey-Calavi

Benin | Abomey-Calavi

For Veterinary

#1 in Benin

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1970

14. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Veterinary

#1 in Sudan

#180 in the World

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

15. Assiut University

For Veterinary

#6 in Egypt

#182 in the World

Founded: 1957

16. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Veterinary

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

17. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Veterinary

#187 in the World

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

18. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Veterinary

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

19. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Veterinary

#7 in Egypt

#198 in the World

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

20. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Veterinary

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

21. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Veterinary

#3 in South Africa

#213 in the World

Founded: 1918

22. University of Ghana

For Veterinary

#1 in Ghana

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

23. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Veterinary

#4 in South Africa

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

24. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Veterinary

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

25. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Veterinary

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

26. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Veterinary

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

27. Benha University

For Veterinary

#8 in Egypt

#266 in the World

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

28. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Veterinary

#1 in Zimbabwe

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,399
Founded: 1955

29. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Veterinary

#9 in Egypt

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

30. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Veterinary

#1 in Zambia

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

31. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Veterinary

#10 in Egypt

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

32. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Veterinary

#311 in the World

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

33. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Veterinary

#5 in South Africa

#333 in the World

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

34. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Veterinary

#11 in Egypt

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

35. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Veterinary

#6 in South Africa

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

36. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Veterinary

#7 in South Africa

#396 in the World

Founded: 1874

37. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Veterinary

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

38. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Veterinary

#2 in Ghana

#438 in the World

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

39. University of Buea

Cameroon | Buea

For Veterinary

#451 in the World

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1992

40. South Valley University - Qena

For Veterinary

#12 in Egypt

#460 in the World

Founded: 1995

41. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Veterinary

#464 in the World

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

42. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Veterinary

#466 in the World

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

43. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Veterinary

#8 in South Africa

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

44. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Veterinary

#565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

45. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Veterinary

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

46. University of Yaounde I

Cameroon | Yaounde

For Veterinary

#598 in the World

Founded: 1962

47. University of Limpopo

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South Africa | Mankweng

For Veterinary

#9 in South Africa

#608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

48. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Veterinary

#616 in the World

Founded: 1993

49. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Veterinary

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 89,589
Founded: 1918

50. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Veterinary

#621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

51. University of Jos

For Veterinary

#10 in Nigeria

#626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

52. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Veterinary

#11 in Nigeria

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

53. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Veterinary

#12 in Nigeria

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

54. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Veterinary

#13 in Nigeria

#642 in the World

Founded: 1975

55. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Veterinary

#14 in Nigeria

#648 in the World

Founded: 1988

56. Minia University

For Veterinary

#13 in Egypt

#650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

57. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Veterinary

#14 in Egypt

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

58. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Veterinary

#679 in the World

59. University of Sadat City

For Veterinary

#15 in Egypt

#680 in the World

Founded: 2013

60. Tanta University

For Veterinary

#16 in Egypt

#708 in the World

Founded: 1972

61. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Veterinary

#15 in Nigeria

#715 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1990

62. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Veterinary

#16 in Nigeria

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

63. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Veterinary

#10 in South Africa

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

64. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Veterinary

#752 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

65. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Veterinary

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 17,040

66. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Veterinary

#2 in Kenya

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

67. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Veterinary

#11 in South Africa

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

68. Egerton University

For Veterinary

#3 in Kenya

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1987

69. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Veterinary

#17 in Egypt

#793 in the World

Founded: 2010

70. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Veterinary

#17 in Nigeria

#799 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

71. University for Development Studies

For Veterinary

#3 in Ghana

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 13,132
Founded: 1992

72. Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

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Ivory Coast | Abidjan

For Veterinary

#1 in Ivory Coast

#813 in the World

Enrollment: 60,189
Founded: 1964

73. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Veterinary

#816 in the World

74. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Veterinary

#1 in Libya

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

75. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Veterinary

#18 in Nigeria

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

76. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Veterinary

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

77. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Veterinary

#860 in the World

78. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Veterinary

#19 in Nigeria

#862 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

79. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Veterinary

#20 in Nigeria

#875 in the World

Founded: 2000

80. Helwan University

For Veterinary

#18 in Egypt

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

81. Bayero University Kano

For Veterinary

#21 in Nigeria

#896 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

82. University of Ngaoundere

Cameroon | Ngaoundere

For Veterinary

#907 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1982

83. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Veterinary

#12 in South Africa

#908 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

84. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Veterinary

#19 in Egypt

#912 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

85. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Veterinary

#22 in Nigeria

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

86. University of Ouagadougou

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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

For Veterinary

#1 in Burkina Faso

#925 in the World

Enrollment: 44,860
Founded: 1974

87. Wollega University

Ethiopia | Nekemte

For Veterinary

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

88. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Veterinary

#938 in the World

89. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Veterinary

#4 in Kenya

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

90. Eduardo Mondlane University

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Mozambique | Maputo

For Veterinary

#1 in Mozambique

#961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1962

91. University of Kinshasa

DR Congo | Kinshasa

For Veterinary

#1 in the DR Congo

#974 in the World

Founded: 1954

92. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Veterinary

#23 in Nigeria

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

93. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Veterinary

#1013 in the World

94. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Veterinary

#1018 in the World

95. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Veterinary

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 2007

96. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Veterinary

#1027 in the World

97. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Veterinary

#4 in Ghana

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

98. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Veterinary

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

99. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Veterinary

#13 in South Africa

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

100. University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Veterinary

#1 in Mali

#1065 in the World

Founded: 2011

Medicine subfields in Africa

Anatomy and Physiology227

Anesthesiology148

Bioethics/Medical Ethics51

Biomedical Engineering36

Clinical Psychology156

Critical Care Nursing139

Epidemiology126

Family medicine231

Forensic Science55

Gastroenterology and Hepatology163

Health Science235

Healthcare Management (MHA)208

Medical Physics28

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)191

Occupational Therapy32

Oncology and Cancer research193

Ophthalmology75

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine151

Pharmacology222

Physical Therapy161

Plastic Surgery33

Public Health334

Radiation Therapy61

Radiology and Nuclear medicine235

Respiratory Therapy33

Sonography and Ultrasound33

Sports / Exercise science31

Sports Medicine74