Makerere University: Rankings

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Makerere University ranked 1st in Uganda, 798th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 128 research topics. Makerere University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 27,217 academic publications and 619,032 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 274 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#798 of 14,131 In the World
#7 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 46 In Uganda
#1 of 20 In Kampala
#111 of 2,858 For Family medicine
#140 of 2,131 For Veterinary
#174 of 1,049 For Bioethics/Medical Ethics
#487 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1138 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 125 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Medicine in Uganda and 657th in the World with 19,490 publications made and 510,562 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Nursing, Family medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Uganda
#12 of 364 In Africa
#657 of 6,775 In the World

Makerere University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 20 392
1993 24 373
1994 24 393
1995 33 463
1996 32 395
1997 50 513
1998 50 476
1999 58 606
2000 62 1036
2001 80 1204
2002 88 1380
2003 104 1557
2004 140 2044
2005 167 2590
2006 192 3108
2007 219 3762
2008 275 4933
2009 362 6315
2010 423 7707
2011 482 9587
2012 517 11752
2013 600 15150
2014 747 18409
2015 799 21057
2016 822 22315
2017 877 25258
2018 950 26149
2019 1194 30765
2020 1704 40468
2021 1733 45352
2022 1818 47543
2023 2014 51504
2024 1781 48936

The following table provides academic rankings for Makerere University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Family medicine 1 4 111
Veterinary 1 8 140
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 6 174
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 4 182
Pediatrics 1 5 194
Epidemiology 1 6 209
Virology 1 5 222
Nursing 1 5 256
Public Health 1 6 258
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 5 379
Toxicology 1 28 415
Immunology 1 9 483
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 14 493
Critical Care Nursing 1 10 500
Health Science 1 9 528
Pathology 1 10 536
Gerontology 1 8 575
Forensic Science 1 29 697
Optometry 1 37 710
Neurosurgery 1 21 710
Social Work 1 22 717
Surgery 1 17 756
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 23 766
Dermatology 1 29 804
Respiratory Therapy 1 19 810
Psychiatry 1 13 813
Medical Physics 1 20 846
Clinical Psychology 1 18 892
Oncology and Cancer research 1 20 1018
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 28 1025
Anesthesiology 1 27 1025
Occupational Therapy 1 21 1038
Pharmacology 1 30 1052
Radiation Therapy 1 29 1089
Dentistry 1 34 1164
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 33 1207
Ophthalmology 1 39 1218
Cardiology 1 35 1322
Orthodontics 1 40 1393
Anatomy and Physiology 1 37 1402
Urology 1 58 1450
Physical Therapy 1 32 1482
Pharmacy 1 64 1827
Sports Medicine 1 41 1863

Biology rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Biology in Uganda and 924th in the World with 18,111 publications made and 437,193 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Immunology, Virology, Biochemistry, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Uganda
#17 of 366 In Africa
#924 of 6,833 In the World

Makerere University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 25 428
1993 29 433
1994 28 454
1995 43 489
1996 41 438
1997 45 568
1998 56 619
1999 56 681
2000 64 1145
2001 90 1272
2002 95 1447
2003 120 1693
2004 168 2120
2005 181 2668
2006 221 3282
2007 234 3948
2008 269 5062
2009 371 6471
2010 443 7873
2011 472 9771
2012 517 11712
2013 561 14570
2014 701 17060
2015 746 19438
2016 760 20065
2017 835 22467
2018 884 23943
2019 1097 28520
2020 1514 37245
2021 1507 42019
2022 1527 44296
2023 1711 48022
2024 1502 46173

The following table provides academic rankings for Makerere University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 6 174
Forestry 1 8 218
Virology 1 5 222
Agricultural Science 1 12 388
Toxicology 1 28 415
Immunology 1 9 483
Microbiology 1 14 511
Animal Science 1 31 582
Horticulture 1 23 634
Zoology 1 20 673
Entomology 1 25 798
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 22 830
Botany 1 25 857
Nutrition and Food Science 1 42 922
Genetics 1 16 991
Oncology and Cancer research 1 20 1018
Pharmacology 1 30 1052
Paleontology 1 30 1054
Biotechnology 1 36 1095
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 20 1122
Neuroscience 1 21 1314
Evolutionary Biology 1 32 1525
Biochemistry 1 40 1537
Molecular Biology 1 31 1674
Nanotechnology 1 153 3449

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Uganda and 866th in the World with 16,977 publications made and 392,589 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Demography, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Uganda
#14 of 369 In Africa
#866 of 7,081 In the World

Makerere University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 16 194
1993 23 210
1994 18 230
1995 39 237
1996 27 251
1997 52 339
1998 41 360
1999 49 396
2000 54 642
2001 48 778
2002 70 903
2003 89 1027
2004 124 1452
2005 140 1738
2006 164 2062
2007 179 2541
2008 195 3235
2009 292 4439
2010 354 5178
2011 424 6687
2012 442 8434
2013 512 11279
2014 640 13579
2015 655 15406
2016 709 16197
2017 856 18349
2018 858 19695
2019 1077 23589
2020 1554 31877
2021 1615 36984
2022 1619 38899
2023 1775 42980
2024 1390 38113

The following table provides academic rankings for Makerere University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Human Rights Law 1 11 256
Occupational Safety and Health 1 5 304
Demography 1 6 308
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 8 349
Anthropology 1 10 350
International Law 1 11 355
Communications and Public Relations 1 10 459
Public Policy / Administration 1 19 492
Sociology 1 10 499
Gender Studies 1 13 506
Law Enforcement 1 19 622
Broadcast Journalism 1 17 623
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 14 635
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 13 642
Archaeology 1 12 696
Forensic Science 1 29 697
Early Childhood Education 1 17 708
Law 1 13 708
Social Work 1 22 717
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 14 735
History 1 14 744
Political Economy 1 25 767
Political Science 1 13 826
Publishing 1 20 883
Urban and Regional planning 1 22 903
Education Majors 1 18 904
Military science 1 19 916
Classics and Ancient History 1 22 978
Media Studies 1 21 1031
Library and Information science 1 16 1090
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 20 1151
Journalism and Digital Media 1 33 1306
Aesthetics 1 27 1351
Linguistics 1 33 1493
Art History 1 26 1689
Philosophy 1 34 1844

Environmental Science rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Uganda and 898th in the World with 13,106 publications made and 286,570 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Uganda
#21 of 368 In Africa
#898 of 6,876 In the World

Makerere University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 23 239
1993 22 256
1994 22 249
1995 35 291
1996 33 272
1997 46 348
1998 41 427
1999 28 386
2000 53 644
2001 49 660
2002 68 849
2003 98 911
2004 121 1247
2005 122 1557
2006 153 1762
2007 171 2194
2008 154 2712
2009 249 3533
2010 295 4396
2011 340 5554
2012 341 6838
2013 385 8622
2014 485 10091
2015 523 11619
2016 548 12075
2017 647 13551
2018 656 14951
2019 838 18015
2020 1098 24141
2021 1136 28446
2022 1141 29483
2023 1277 33364
2024 1020 31891

The following table provides academic rankings for Makerere University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Forestry 1 8 218
Agricultural Science 1 12 388
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 53 469
Environmental Management 1 14 557
Environmental Engineering 1 21 640
Ecology 1 16 694
Geography and Cartography 1 14 791
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 22 830
Urban and Regional planning 1 22 903
Paleontology 1 30 1054
Geology 1 28 1085
Geotechnical Engineering 1 49 1251
Oceanography 1 37 1267
Earth science and Geophysics 1 49 1387
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 73 1609
Environmental Chemistry 1 71 1649
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 58 1730

Computer Science rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Uganda and 1295th in the World with 8,137 publications made and 182,289 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Uganda
#21 of 360 In Africa
#1295 of 6,845 In the World

Makerere University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 4 95
1993 5 98
1994 6 137
1995 9 123
1996 3 120
1997 15 152
1998 10 142
1999 21 173
2000 17 372
2001 33 427
2002 26 509
2003 24 556
2004 56 678
2005 51 891
2006 81 1120
2007 76 1380
2008 106 1830
2009 133 2382
2010 167 2849
2011 193 3321
2012 237 4171
2013 274 5597
2014 293 6763
2015 316 7681
2016 336 8176
2017 373 9094
2018 449 10065
2019 581 12015
2020 746 16446
2021 734 19029
2022 774 19891
2023 900 22427
2024 690 19271

The following table provides academic rankings for Makerere University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 1 10 763
Information Technology 1 41 901
Library and Information science 1 16 1090
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 20 1122
Machine Learning 1 29 1191
Multimedia 1 22 1296
Neuroscience 1 21 1314
Computer Networking 1 29 1329
Data Science 1 29 1366
Cyber Security 1 36 1398
Telecommunications 1 33 1437
Human-Computer Interaction 1 26 1566
Software Engineering 1 38 1627
Computational Linguistics 1 49 1745
Cognitive Science 1 40 1949
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 71 2279
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 91 2390
Computer Vision 1 86 2610

Psychology rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Psychology in Uganda and 870th in the World with 7,877 publications made and 178,344 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Uganda
#14 of 354 In Africa
#870 of 6,645 In the World

Makerere University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 7 117
1993 5 116
1994 6 119
1995 13 128
1996 4 145
1997 12 189
1998 7 149
1999 18 177
2000 11 306
2001 28 338
2002 15 372
2003 28 408
2004 34 603
2005 50 719
2006 45 852
2007 65 1108
2008 90 1402
2009 135 1980
2010 146 2417
2011 171 2885
2012 196 3854
2013 237 5319
2014 294 7086
2015 301 7972
2016 324 8632
2017 400 9879
2018 444 10752
2019 570 12921
2020 738 17514
2021 807 19429
2022 787 20308
2023 906 23009
2024 710 20073

The following table provides academic rankings for Makerere University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Sexology 1 7 333
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 13 642
Social Work 1 22 717
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 24 740
Psychiatry 1 13 813
Clinical Psychology 1 18 892
Education Majors 1 18 904
Child Psychology 1 15 905
Social Psychology 1 15 979
Occupational Therapy 1 21 1038
Neuroscience 1 21 1314
Cognitive Science 1 40 1949

Chemistry rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Uganda and 1598th in the World with 7,309 publications made and 169,446 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 10 In Uganda
#41 of 347 In Africa
#1598 of 6,545 In the World

Makerere University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 11 181
1993 12 186
1994 11 209
1995 14 255
1996 18 182
1997 12 239
1998 27 259
1999 18 299
2000 20 366
2001 38 456
2002 44 537
2003 55 655
2004 63 793
2005 80 981
2006 92 1197
2007 97 1432
2008 97 1826
2009 150 2358
2010 186 3049
2011 182 3891
2012 193 4501
2013 235 5840
2014 268 7036
2015 285 7855
2016 298 8368
2017 329 9602
2018 349 10609
2019 461 12696
2020 586 16708
2021 584 18913
2022 623 20656
2023 743 22684
2024 606 21724

The following table provides academic rankings for Makerere University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 42 922
Biochemistry 1 40 1537
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 73 1609
Environmental Chemistry 1 71 1649
Pharmacy 1 64 1827
Organic Chemistry 1 63 1925
Radiochemistry 1 115 2299
Physical chemistry 1 96 2350
Chemical Engineering 1 97 2485
Materials Science 1 99 2677
Inorganic Chemistry 1 128 2826
Nanotechnology 1 153 3449

Economics rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Economics in Uganda and 510th in the World with 7,237 publications made and 182,806 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Agricultural Economics, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Uganda
#11 of 351 In Africa
#510 of 6,167 In the World

Makerere University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 4 56
1993 8 69
1994 7 55
1995 16 68
1996 8 61
1997 19 114
1998 18 67
1999 15 99
2000 23 199
2001 9 227
2002 19 273
2003 37 329
2004 42 503
2005 50 647
2006 58 697
2007 65 869
2008 73 1021
2009 102 1451
2010 148 1756
2011 176 2211
2012 179 2995
2013 225 4007
2014 291 5119
2015 275 5850
2016 327 6221
2017 417 7190
2018 380 7427
2019 514 9095
2020 654 12115
2021 747 14519
2022 726 15271
2023 800 16911
2024 588 14397

The following table provides academic rankings for Makerere University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 1 15 157
Development Studies 1 9 287
Political Economy 1 25 767
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 26 779
Finance 1 23 952
Actuarial Science 1 24 958
Environmental Economics 1 26 997
International Trade 1 24 1102
International Economics 1 30 1227
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 44 1478

Mathematics rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Uganda and 837th in the World with 7,181 publications made and 179,713 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Uganda
#14 of 357 In Africa
#837 of 6,418 In the World

Makerere University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 0 42
1993 4 31
1994 6 52
1995 5 34
1996 0 59
1997 15 87
1998 7 56
1999 18 93
2000 11 168
2001 13 197
2002 19 271
2003 24 300
2004 40 329
2005 46 474
2006 61 600
2007 61 762
2008 89 972
2009 107 1318
2010 160 1751
2011 163 2155
2012 180 2623
2013 231 3638
2014 263 4657
2015 289 5520
2016 322 6210
2017 341 6924
2018 412 7660
2019 488 9399
2020 733 13550
2021 754 15695
2022 760 16473
2023 810 17981
2024 603 13712

The following table provides academic rankings for Makerere University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Statistics 1 15 831
Actuarial Science 1 24 958
Math Teachers 1 27 1137
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 44 1478
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 91 2390
Applied Mathematics 1 128 2548

Engineering rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Engineering in Uganda and 1640th in the World with 6,889 publications made and 176,677 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 10 In Uganda
#42 of 355 In Africa
#1640 of 6,782 In the World

Makerere University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 11 108
1993 8 131
1994 8 137
1995 18 139
1996 10 124
1997 11 176
1998 19 172
1999 20 198
2000 16 373
2001 25 453
2002 25 480
2003 40 528
2004 53 712
2005 71 882
2006 96 1067
2007 80 1291
2008 77 1683
2009 116 2078
2010 167 2647
2011 179 3036
2012 207 3927
2013 236 4860
2014 251 5817
2015 287 6495
2016 302 6844
2017 339 7805
2018 370 8416
2019 429 10071
2020 581 13044
2021 607 15644
2022 582 16230
2023 702 18353
2024 527 17421

The following table provides academic rankings for Makerere University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 1 18 363
Environmental Engineering 1 21 640
Civil Engineering 1 24 1069
Biotechnology 1 36 1095
Geotechnical Engineering 1 49 1251
Transportation Engineering 1 31 1270
Engineering Management 1 33 1312
Computer Networking 1 29 1329
Remote Sensing 1 50 1414
Telecommunications 1 33 1437
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 91 1482
Human-Computer Interaction 1 26 1566
Optical Engineering 1 38 1579
Electrical Engineering 1 70 1825
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 80 1900
Automotive Engineering 1 88 1905
Systems Engineering 1 63 1908
Mechanical Engineering 1 74 2109
Aerospace Engineering 1 86 2278
Metallurgical Engineering 1 94 2339
Acoustical Engineering 1 79 2452
Chemical Engineering 1 97 2485
Structural Engineering 1 97 2575
Materials Science 1 99 2677
Electronic Engineering 1 116 3072
Nanotechnology 1 153 3449

Business rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Business in Uganda and 848th in the World with 5,564 publications made and 104,863 citations received. Main research topics: Marketing, Management, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Uganda
#12 of 353 In Africa
#848 of 6,339 In the World

Makerere University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 2 28
1993 5 34
1994 5 33
1995 12 42
1996 6 43
1997 8 49
1998 11 51
1999 12 53
2000 16 117
2001 12 130
2002 21 159
2003 19 170
2004 30 238
2005 36 353
2006 42 365
2007 42 402
2008 56 559
2009 82 782
2010 131 1073
2011 138 1333
2012 147 1790
2013 185 2381
2014 206 3209
2015 202 3721
2016 258 3838
2017 333 4554
2018 348 4893
2019 398 5867
2020 553 8342
2021 571 10051
2022 534 10484
2023 620 12065
2024 412 9847

The following table provides academic rankings for Makerere University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 1 8 299
Occupational Safety and Health 1 5 304
Public Policy / Administration 1 19 492
Human Resource Management 1 11 496
Tax Law 1 13 515
Marketing 1 11 655
Accounting 1 17 734
Management Information Systems 1 10 763
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 26 779
Finance 1 23 952
Actuarial Science 1 24 958
Supply Chain Management 1 24 981
Project Management 1 27 1025
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 37 1041
International Trade 1 24 1102
Management 1 21 1111
International Business 1 28 1111
Engineering Management 1 33 1312
Advertising 1 37 1675

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Makerere University

Speciality Uganda Africa World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 12 693
Creative Writing 1 21 1097
Literature 1 24 1230
Art & Design 1 22 1313
Fashion Design 1 24 1346
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 31 1389
Physics 1 55 1905
Quantum and Particle physics 1 76 2226
Nuclear Physics 1 114 2832