Best Universities for Theoretical Physics in Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Theoretical Physics. A graph of 236K citations received by 18.9K academic papers made by 81 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.

2. University of the Witwatersrand

For Theoretical Physics

#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Theoretical Physics

#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

4. North-West University

For Theoretical Physics

#450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Enrollment
26,439
Male:Female
42:58
Founded
2004

5. Cairo University

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Egypt
#460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
257,200
Founded
1908

7. Mansoura University

For Theoretical Physics

#2 in Egypt
#642 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

8. Alexandria University

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in Egypt
#679 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

9. University of Pretoria

For Theoretical Physics

#693 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

10. Ain Shams University

For Theoretical Physics

#4 in Egypt
#740 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

12. University of South Africa

For Theoretical Physics

#773 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

13. Durban University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#814 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
10,213
Founded
2002

14. University of Annaba

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Algeria
#853 in the World
Enrollment
8,443

15. British University in Egypt

For Theoretical Physics

#5 in Egypt
#862 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
9,228
Founded
2005

16. University of Abomey-Calavi

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Benin
#891 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
86,694
Male:Female
73:27
Founded
1970

18. Mohammed V University

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Morocco
#943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
67,415

19. University of Sfax

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in Tunisia
#957 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%

20. Beni-Suef University

For Theoretical Physics

#6 in Egypt
#958 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

21. Cadi Ayyad University

For Theoretical Physics

#2 in Morocco
#985 in the World
Enrollment
29,703

23. Zagazig University

For Theoretical Physics

#7 in Egypt
#1068 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

24. University of Zululand

For Theoretical Physics

#1139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1960

25. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in Morocco
#1172 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

27. Benha University

For Theoretical Physics

#8 in Egypt
#1178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

29. University of Johannesburg

For Theoretical Physics

#1186 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

30. University of the Western Cape

For Theoretical Physics

#1241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

31. Al-Azhar University

For Theoretical Physics

#9 in Egypt
#1252 in the World
Founded
1961

33. Ibn Tofail University

For Theoretical Physics

#4 in Morocco
#1275 in the World
Enrollment
22,270
Male:Female
52:48

34. Tshwane University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#1331 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2003

36. Rhodes University

For Theoretical Physics

#1390 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

37. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Theoretical Physics

#5 in Algeria
#1415 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%

38. University of Ibadan

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Nigeria
#1453 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

39. University of Khartoum

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Sudan
#1479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

40. University of Oran 1

For Theoretical Physics

#6 in Algeria
#1491 in the World
Enrollment
60,000

41. Minia University

For Theoretical Physics

#10 in Egypt
#1514 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

42. Assiut University

For Theoretical Physics

#11 in Egypt
#1543 in the World
Founded
1957

43. University of Ngaoundere

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Cameroon
#1548 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1982

44. University of Port Harcourt

For Theoretical Physics

#2 in Nigeria
#1578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

45. University of Botswana

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Botswana
#1606 in the World
Founded
1964

46. University of Education, Winneba

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Ghana
#1611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1992

47. University of Ilorin

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in Nigeria
#1641 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

48. University of Bejaia

For Theoretical Physics

#7 in Algeria
#1651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

49. University of the Free State

For Theoretical Physics

#1707 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

51. University of Calabar

For Theoretical Physics

#4 in Nigeria
#1733 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

52. Port Said University

For Theoretical Physics

#12 in Egypt
#1740 in the World
Founded
2010

53. University of Uyo

For Theoretical Physics

#5 in Nigeria
#1744 in the World
Founded
1991

54. Menoufia University

For Theoretical Physics

#13 in Egypt
#1747 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

55. Tanta University

For Theoretical Physics

#14 in Egypt
#1765 in the World
Founded
1972

56. University of Carthage

For Theoretical Physics

#6 in Tunisia
#1766 in the World
Enrollment
50,314

57. University of Maroua

For Theoretical Physics

#2 in Cameroon
#1784 in the World
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
2008

61. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Theoretical Physics

#6 in Nigeria
#1864 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

62. Manouba University

For Theoretical Physics

#7 in Tunisia
#1891 in the World
Enrollment
16,315

64. University of Nigeria

For Theoretical Physics

#7 in Nigeria
#1907 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

65. Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Senegal
#1914 in the World
Founded
1918

68. University of Lagos

For Theoretical Physics

#8 in Nigeria
#1950 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

70. American University in Cairo

For Theoretical Physics

#16 in Egypt
#1972 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

71. University of Ghana

For Theoretical Physics

#2 in Ghana
#1978 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

72. Suez Canal University

For Theoretical Physics

#17 in Egypt
#1989 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

73. Addis Ababa University

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Ethiopia
#1993 in the World
Founded
1950

74. Ahmadu Bello University

For Theoretical Physics

#9 in Nigeria
#2033 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

75. Sohag university

For Theoretical Physics

#18 in Egypt
#2040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

76. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Theoretical Physics

#6 in Morocco
#2049 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
36,000

78. Helwan University

For Theoretical Physics

#19 in Egypt
#2086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

79. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in Ghana
#2089 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

81. Nelson Mandela University

For Theoretical Physics

#2104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Founded
2005