15 Best universities for Psychology in Ethiopia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ethiopia ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 347K citations received by 22.4K academic papers made by 15 universities in Ethiopia 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. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Psychology

#20 in Africa

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1950

2. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Psychology

#32 in Africa

#1391 in the World

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

3. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Psychology

#42 in Africa

#1569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

4. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Psychology

#65 in Africa

#2100 in the World

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

5. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Psychology

#82 in Africa

#2419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

6. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Psychology

#89 in Africa

#2636 in the World

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

7. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Psychology

#94 in Africa

#2721 in the World

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

8. Debre Markos University

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

For Psychology

#119 in Africa

#3154 in the World

Founded: 2005

9. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Psychology

#143 in Africa

#3728 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

10. Debre Berhan University

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

For Psychology

#148 in Africa

#3776 in the World

Founded: 2007

11. Wollega University

Ethiopia | Nekemte

For Psychology

#170 in Africa

#4068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

12. Mizan Tepi University

Ethiopia | Mizan

For Psychology

#179 in Africa

#4268 in the World

Founded: 2006

13. Adama Science and Technology University

Ethiopia | Adama

For Psychology

#211 in Africa

#4653 in the World

Founded: 1993

14. Aksum University

Ethiopia | Aksum

For Psychology

#212 in Africa

#4662 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2007

15. Madda Walabu University

Ethiopia | Bale Robe

For Psychology

#220 in Africa

#4719 in the World

Founded: 2006

The best cities to study Psychology in Ethiopia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Addis Ababa, Gondar, Jimma, and Bahir Dar.

Psychology subfields in Ethiopia

Child Psychology10

Clinical Psychology11

Cognitive Science13

Education Majors12

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology2

Social Psychology14