15 Best universities for Psychology in Ethiopia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ethiopia ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 164K citations received by 15.9K 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

#1141 in the World

Founded: 1950

2. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Psychology

#39 in Africa

#1582 in the World

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

3. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Psychology

#46 in Africa

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

4. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Psychology

#73 in Africa

#2481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 57,852
Founded: 2001

5. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Psychology

#86 in Africa

#2704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

6. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Psychology

#93 in Africa

#2874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

7. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Psychology

#103 in Africa

#3089 in the World

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

8. Debre Markos University

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

For Psychology

#134 in Africa

#3668 in the World

Founded: 2005

9. Debre Berhan University

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

For Psychology

#146 in Africa

#3920 in the World

Founded: 2007

10. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Psychology

#155 in Africa

#4138 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

11. Wollega University

Ethiopia | Nekemte

For Psychology

#180 in Africa

#4496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

12. Mizan Tepi University

Ethiopia | Mizan

For Psychology

#193 in Africa

#4679 in the World

Founded: 2006

13. Aksum University

Ethiopia | Aksum

For Psychology

#217 in Africa

#5006 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2007

14. Adama Science and Technology University

Ethiopia | Adama

For Psychology

#229 in Africa

#5212 in the World

Founded: 1993

15. Madda Walabu University

Ethiopia | Bale Robe

For Psychology

#240 in Africa

#5335 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 Psychology8

Clinical Psychology8

Cognitive Science12

Education Majors9

Social Psychology13