Felix Houphouet-Boigny University: Statistics

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#4197 of 14,131 In the World
#118 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 14 In Ivory Coast
#1 of 9 In Abidjan
#602 of 1,011 For Forestry
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate
15%
Enrollment
45,000
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Languages
French

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate15%
Admissions RequirementsBaccalauréat or equivalent
Enrollment45,000
Full time employee1,250
Student:staff ratio36:1

Publications & Citations

Publications
1,761
Citations
8,451

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University majors

by publication & citation count

Environmental Science
548 / 3,518
Biology
485 / 2,518
Medicine
321 / 3,260
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
268 / 804
Geography and Cartography
199 / 1,975
Chemistry
195 / 1,018
Demography
148 / 624
Forestry
115 / 312
Engineering
105 / 1,058
Geology
96 / 106
Ecology
83 / 821
Agricultural Science
81 / 304
Public Health
71 / 974
Veterinary
64 / 522
Hydrology and Water resources management
61 / 260
Political Science
59 / 34
Sociology
51 / 20
Environmental Management
50 / 315
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
49 / 556
Horticulture
47 / 43
Business
46 / 181
Epidemiology
46 / 593
Economics
43 / 111
Physics
41 / 363
Nutrition and Food Science
39 / 131
Materials Science
37 / 353
Environmental Chemistry
37 / 200
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
32 / 40
Petrology and Geochemistry
30 / 41
Psychology
30 / 104
Botany
28 / 139
Zoology
27 / 157
Development Studies
26 / 84
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
25 / 58
Microbiology
24 / 193
Virology
24 / 415
Earth science and Geophysics
22 / 30
Immunology
22 / 623
Pediatrics
22 / 50
Mathematics
20 / 119

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
2010 1 4
2011 4 6
2012 22 12
2013 78 89
2014 125 219
2015 165 428
2016 266 701
2017 253 929
2018 250 1190
2019 276 1489
2020 306 2576
2021 306 2842

Tuition

Local studetns c. 6,000-25,000; foreign students, c. 200,000-500,000 (XOF)

Programs and Degrees

Programs Associate's degree Bachelor's Master's Doctoral
Design | Arts | Humanities +
Business | Politics | Social Sciences +
Languages | Culture | Linguistics
Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine
Engineering | IT
Maths | Natural Sciences +
Diplôme de Docteur Biology, Dentistry, Medicine, Pharmacy, Tropical Medicine
Doctorat Biological and Life Sciences, Criminology, Dentistry, Earth Sciences, Economics, Engineering, English, Foreign Languages Education, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mathematics, Mining Engineering, Music, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Spanish, Visual Arts

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University alumni

  1. Simone Gbagbo

    Simone Gbagbo
    Born in
    Ivory Coast Flag Ivory Coast
    Years
    1949-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Simone Ehivet Gbagbo is an Ivorian politician. She is the President of the Parliamentary Group of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and is a Vice-President of the FPI. As the wife of Laurent Gbagbo, the President of Côte d'Ivoire from 2000 to 2011, she was also First Lady of Ivory Coast prior to their arrest by pro-Ouattara forces.

  2. Charles Blé Goudé

    Charles Blé Goudé
    Born in
    Ivory Coast Flag Ivory Coast
    Years
    1972-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Charles Blé Goudé is an Ivorian political leader, born at Guibéroua, in the centre west of the country. He is currently on trial at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Côte d'Ivoire during the presidency of Laurent Gbagbo.

  3. Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo

    Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
    Born in
    Burkina Faso Flag Burkina Faso
    Years
    1942-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Jean-Baptiste Philippe Ouédraogo, also referred to by his initials JBO, is a Burkinabé physician and retired military officer who served as President of Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) from 8 November 1982 to 4 August 1983. He has since mediated a few national political disputes and operates a clinic in Somgandé.

  4. Kandia Camara

    Kandia Camara
    Born in
    Ivory Coast Flag Ivory Coast
    Years
    1959-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    politiciandeputyeducation minister
    Biography

    Kandia Camara is an Ivorian teacher and politician who is the Minister of National Education in the government of President Alassane Outtara. She is a professional handball player and was part of the ASC Bouaké team that won African Cup of Champion Clubs in 1981.

All 17 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names UFHB
Félix Houphouët-Boigny University
Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Founded 1964
Accreditation Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique
Motto Scientia et Sapientia Via Mea
Knowledge and wisdom of my way
Colors green, white
Academic structure Faculty of Letters, Arts and Humanities
Ivorian Center for Economic and Social Research
Institute of Mathematical Research
National Center of Floristics
University Center for Application Research in Remote Sensing
Institute of Tropical Geography
Institute of African History, Arts and Archeology
Institute of Ethno-Sociology
Center for Architectural and Urban Research
Ivorian Center for Teaching and Research in Applied Psychology
Institute of Research, Experimentation and Teaching in Pedagogy
Institute of Applied Linguistics
Institute of Anthropological Sciences of Development
Affiliations and memberships Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW)

Location and Contacts

Address Boîte Postale V 34
Abidjan, Abidjan
Ivory Coast
City population 4,980,000
Phone +225 (22) 44 35 31
Fax +225 (22) 44 35 31

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