Makerere University: Rankings

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Makerere University ranked 1st in Uganda, 770th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 130 research topics. Makerere University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,933 academic publications and 677,573 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 295 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#770 of 14,131 In the World
#8 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 46 In Uganda
#1 of 20 In Kampala
#106 of 2,913 For Family medicine
#136 of 2,198 For Veterinary
#170 of 1,070 For Bioethics/Medical Ethics
#468 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1091 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 127 other topics

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Medicine rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Medicine in Uganda and 649th in the World with 20,796 publications made and 555,820 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Family medicine, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Uganda
#12 of 364 In Africa
#649 of 6,793 In the World

Makerere University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 24 373
1994 24 393
1995 33 463
1996 32 395
1997 50 514
1998 51 477
1999 58 605
2000 62 1037
2001 80 1202
2002 88 1380
2003 104 1557
2004 140 2045
2005 167 2592
2006 192 3116
2007 219 3779
2008 274 4981
2009 362 6414
2010 423 7799
2011 483 9679
2012 517 11875
2013 601 15320
2014 749 18593
2015 797 21319
2016 819 22489
2017 879 25447
2018 952 26332
2019 1192 30885
2020 1690 40538
2021 1721 45632
2022 1813 47849
2023 2005 51952
2024 1812 50063
2025 1698 48888

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 4 106
Veterinary 1 7 136
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 6 170
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 4 183
Pediatrics 1 5 194
Epidemiology 1 5 205
Virology 1 5 212
Public Health 1 6 253
Nursing 1 5 254
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 5 377
Toxicology 1 28 409
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 14 478
Immunology 1 9 483
Critical Care Nursing 1 9 495
Health Science 1 9 523
Pathology 1 10 529
Gerontology 1 6 560
Optometry 1 37 709
Social Work 1 22 712
Neurosurgery 1 21 719
Forensic Science 1 30 724
Surgery 1 16 756
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 24 781
Respiratory Therapy 1 18 793
Dermatology 1 28 800
Psychiatry 1 13 805
Medical Physics 1 20 844
Clinical Psychology 1 18 889
Occupational Therapy 1 19 1009
Oncology and Cancer research 1 20 1029
Anesthesiology 1 27 1030
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 29 1051
Pharmacology 1 30 1053
Radiation Therapy 1 30 1126
Dentistry 1 35 1158
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 33 1209
Ophthalmology 1 42 1257
Cardiology 1 35 1328
Orthodontics 1 40 1395
Anatomy and Physiology 1 37 1420
Urology 1 58 1456
Physical Therapy 1 32 1486
Pharmacy 1 62 1791
Sports Medicine 1 41 1819

Biology rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Biology in Uganda and 922nd in the World with 19,156 publications made and 471,531 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Immunology, Virology, Biochemistry, Paleontology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Uganda
#17 of 366 In Africa
#922 of 6,841 In the World

Makerere University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 29 433
1994 28 454
1995 43 489
1996 41 443
1997 45 569
1998 56 619
1999 56 681
2000 64 1146
2001 90 1272
2002 95 1448
2003 120 1693
2004 168 2121
2005 181 2667
2006 221 3290
2007 233 3963
2008 269 5106
2009 371 6552
2010 443 7955
2011 472 9852
2012 517 11850
2013 561 14729
2014 702 17234
2015 745 19679
2016 758 20243
2017 837 22624
2018 882 24112
2019 1083 28541
2020 1496 37229
2021 1493 42262
2022 1529 44597
2023 1706 48380
2024 1525 47136
2025 1387 45427

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 6 170
Virology 1 5 212
Forestry 1 8 215
Agricultural Science 1 12 386
Toxicology 1 28 409
Immunology 1 9 483
Microbiology 1 14 505
Animal Science 1 32 578
Horticulture 1 23 638
Zoology 1 20 660
Entomology 1 22 767
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 22 834
Botany 1 26 858
Nutrition and Food Science 1 42 926
Genetics 1 16 991
Oncology and Cancer research 1 20 1029
Pharmacology 1 30 1053
Paleontology 1 30 1055
Biotechnology 1 37 1107
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 19 1119
Neuroscience 1 21 1312
Evolutionary Biology 1 28 1476
Biochemistry 1 39 1538
Molecular Biology 1 31 1688
Nanotechnology 1 144 3332

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Uganda and 858th in the World with 17,808 publications made and 423,524 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
#858 of 7,088 In the World

Makerere University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 23 210
1994 18 230
1995 39 237
1996 27 250
1997 52 339
1998 41 363
1999 49 397
2000 54 645
2001 48 779
2002 70 904
2003 89 1026
2004 124 1454
2005 140 1738
2006 164 2062
2007 178 2545
2008 195 3244
2009 292 4477
2010 354 5197
2011 422 6701
2012 439 8473
2013 511 11303
2014 641 13610
2015 653 15433
2016 702 16212
2017 855 18331
2018 852 19694
2019 1063 23490
2020 1502 31470
2021 1598 36829
2022 1621 38793
2023 1762 42901
2024 1414 38734
2025 1194 36535

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 4 298
Demography 1 6 300
Radio and Television broadcasting 1 7 319
Anthropology 1 10 345
International Law 1 11 355
Communications and Public Relations 1 10 443
Sociology 1 10 486
Public Policy / Administration 1 19 492
Gender Studies 1 13 497
Law Enforcement 1 18 599
Broadcast Journalism 1 16 605
Criminology and Criminal Justice 1 14 624
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 13 644
Law 1 13 697
Archaeology 1 13 698
Social Work 1 22 712
Early Childhood Education 1 18 720
Forensic Science 1 30 724
History 1 15 749
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 1 14 750
Political Economy 1 23 765
Political Science 1 13 815
Urban and Regional planning 1 21 872
Education Majors 1 18 881
Publishing 1 21 899
Military science 1 18 931
Classics and Ancient History 1 22 975
Media Studies 1 21 1017
Library and Information science 1 15 1088
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 20 1146
Journalism and Digital Media 1 33 1312
Aesthetics 1 26 1333
Linguistics 1 33 1485
Art History 1 27 1687
Philosophy 1 34 1829

Environmental Science rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Uganda and 902nd in the World with 13,743 publications made and 305,429 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Uganda
#22 of 369 In Africa
#902 of 6,888 In the World

Makerere University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 22 256
1994 22 249
1995 35 291
1996 33 277
1997 46 348
1998 41 427
1999 28 387
2000 53 645
2001 49 659
2002 68 849
2003 98 912
2004 121 1248
2005 122 1558
2006 153 1766
2007 170 2199
2008 154 2725
2009 249 3569
2010 295 4437
2011 341 5588
2012 340 6899
2013 383 8684
2014 485 10160
2015 514 11668
2016 549 12076
2017 644 13589
2018 655 15024
2019 842 18113
2020 1109 24479
2021 1134 28660
2022 1145 29605
2023 1270 33499
2024 1033 32351
2025 809 30552

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 8 215
Agricultural Science 1 12 386
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 49 442
Environmental Management 1 15 554
Environmental Engineering 1 21 628
Ecology 1 16 701
Geography and Cartography 1 14 791
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 22 834
Urban and Regional planning 1 21 872
Paleontology 1 30 1055
Geology 1 27 1082
Geotechnical Engineering 1 48 1241
Oceanography 1 37 1268
Earth science and Geophysics 1 49 1370
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 76 1630
Environmental Chemistry 1 71 1644
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 58 1719

Computer Science rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Computer Science in Uganda and 1297th in the World with 8,518 publications made and 194,061 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
#22 of 361 In Africa
#1297 of 6,855 In the World

Makerere University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 5 97
1994 6 137
1995 9 123
1996 3 119
1997 15 152
1998 10 142
1999 21 173
2000 17 374
2001 33 427
2002 26 509
2003 24 558
2004 56 678
2005 51 894
2006 81 1120
2007 74 1379
2008 106 1839
2009 133 2399
2010 166 2859
2011 194 3327
2012 237 4190
2013 272 5614
2014 294 6774
2015 313 7652
2016 333 8170
2017 374 9068
2018 449 10098
2019 564 11842
2020 710 15884
2021 710 18816
2022 758 19760
2023 903 22404
2024 710 19661
2025 588 19171

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 10 740
Information Technology 1 41 900
Library and Information science 1 15 1088
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 19 1119
Machine Learning 1 31 1211
Computer Networking 1 26 1292
Multimedia 1 22 1298
Neuroscience 1 21 1312
Data Science 1 28 1331
Cyber Security 1 37 1396
Telecommunications 1 33 1445
Human-Computer Interaction 1 26 1563
Software Engineering 1 38 1619
Computational Linguistics 1 46 1704
Cognitive Science 1 40 1970
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 1 71 2237
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 91 2395
Computer Vision 1 86 2609

Psychology rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Psychology in Uganda and 866th in the World with 8,272 publications made and 189,862 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Uganda
#14 of 355 In Africa
#866 of 6,663 In the World

Makerere University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 5 115
1994 6 119
1995 13 128
1996 4 145
1997 12 189
1998 7 149
1999 18 177
2000 11 308
2001 28 339
2002 15 372
2003 28 408
2004 34 604
2005 50 715
2006 45 852
2007 64 1111
2008 90 1420
2009 135 2011
2010 146 2443
2011 171 2902
2012 195 3884
2013 237 5356
2014 292 7126
2015 300 8022
2016 324 8659
2017 398 9854
2018 442 10812
2019 562 12860
2020 690 17089
2021 791 19376
2022 778 20280
2023 892 22947
2024 730 20382
2025 628 19972

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

Psychology subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Sexology 1 7 332
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 13 644
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 20 686
Social Work 1 22 712
Psychiatry 1 13 805
Education Majors 1 18 881
Clinical Psychology 1 18 889
Child Psychology 1 15 915
Social Psychology 1 15 968
Occupational Therapy 1 19 1009
Neuroscience 1 21 1312
Cognitive Science 1 40 1970

Chemistry rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Chemistry in Uganda and 1610th in the World with 7,712 publications made and 189,461 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 10 In Uganda
#44 of 349 In Africa
#1610 of 6,561 In the World

Makerere University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 12 185
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 55 656
2004 63 793
2005 80 982
2006 92 1203
2007 97 1436
2008 98 1849
2009 150 2385
2010 185 3077
2011 183 3906
2012 191 4548
2013 233 5888
2014 269 7097
2015 284 7911
2016 295 8406
2017 327 9633
2018 351 10621
2019 451 12662
2020 574 16567
2021 581 18947
2022 625 20667
2023 742 22704
2024 617 22116
2025 532 20994

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 42 926
Biochemistry 1 39 1538
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 76 1630
Environmental Chemistry 1 71 1644
Pharmacy 1 62 1791
Organic Chemistry 1 64 1934
Radiochemistry 1 116 2299
Physical chemistry 1 96 2330
Chemical Engineering 1 97 2468
Materials Science 1 98 2663
Inorganic Chemistry 1 125 2811
Nanotechnology 1 144 3332

Economics rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Economics in Uganda and 504th in the World with 7,579 publications made and 194,100 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 354 In Africa
#504 of 6,188 In the World

Makerere University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 8 69
1994 7 55
1995 16 68
1996 8 60
1997 19 114
1998 18 66
1999 15 99
2000 23 200
2001 9 227
2002 19 274
2003 37 329
2004 42 504
2005 50 647
2006 58 697
2007 63 868
2008 73 1020
2009 102 1463
2010 148 1757
2011 174 2207
2012 178 2997
2013 225 3996
2014 291 5108
2015 269 5831
2016 326 6236
2017 418 7152
2018 379 7395
2019 503 8965
2020 636 11863
2021 739 14451
2022 720 15155
2023 794 16804
2024 597 14604
2025 508 13242

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 15 156
Development Studies 1 9 279
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 25 760
Political Economy 1 23 765
Environmental Economics 1 24 913
Finance 1 22 922
Actuarial Science 1 25 965
International Trade 1 25 1118
International Economics 1 29 1215
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 44 1468

Mathematics rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Mathematics in Uganda and 838th in the World with 7,368 publications made and 180,382 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Uganda
#15 of 357 In Africa
#838 of 6,434 In the World

Makerere University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 4 31
1994 6 52
1995 5 34
1996 0 58
1997 15 87
1998 7 56
1999 18 92
2000 11 169
2001 13 196
2002 19 272
2003 24 300
2004 40 329
2005 46 473
2006 61 601
2007 60 763
2008 89 973
2009 107 1330
2010 160 1760
2011 160 2153
2012 179 2634
2013 230 3641
2014 260 4638
2015 286 5480
2016 314 6162
2017 334 6847
2018 409 7627
2019 458 9144
2020 664 12782
2021 718 15288
2022 738 16160
2023 805 17794
2024 607 13889
2025 494 12358

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

Mathematics subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Statistics 1 15 827
Actuarial Science 1 25 965
Math Teachers 1 27 1112
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 44 1468
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 91 2395
Applied Mathematics 1 129 2561

Engineering rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Engineering in Uganda and 1636th in the World with 7,210 publications made and 193,090 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 10 In Uganda
#42 of 356 In Africa
#1636 of 6,795 In the World

Makerere University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 8 130
1994 8 137
1995 18 139
1996 10 123
1997 11 176
1998 19 172
1999 20 198
2000 16 373
2001 25 453
2002 25 480
2003 40 530
2004 53 712
2005 71 882
2006 96 1070
2007 79 1292
2008 77 1689
2009 116 2088
2010 167 2659
2011 176 3040
2012 205 3930
2013 234 4857
2014 250 5818
2015 286 6529
2016 300 6833
2017 341 7789
2018 366 8406
2019 424 10017
2020 584 13025
2021 601 15639
2022 584 16197
2023 705 18356
2024 536 17699
2025 415 16631

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 15 346
Environmental Engineering 1 21 628
Civil Engineering 1 23 1070
Biotechnology 1 37 1107
Landscape Architecture 1 33 1117
Geotechnical Engineering 1 48 1241
Transportation Engineering 1 29 1259
Computer Networking 1 26 1292
Engineering Management 1 34 1292
Remote Sensing 1 49 1409
Telecommunications 1 33 1445
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 90 1457
Human-Computer Interaction 1 26 1563
Optical Engineering 1 39 1581
Electrical Engineering 1 72 1836
Automotive Engineering 1 85 1879
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 79 1918
Systems Engineering 1 65 1952
Mechanical Engineering 1 74 2099
Aerospace Engineering 1 87 2259
Metallurgical Engineering 1 96 2352
Acoustical Engineering 1 75 2420
Chemical Engineering 1 97 2468
Structural Engineering 1 97 2579
Materials Science 1 98 2663
Electronic Engineering 1 117 3082
Nanotechnology 1 144 3332

Business rankings

Makerere University ranked 1st for Business in Uganda and 839th in the World with 5,736 publications made and 122,767 citations received. Main research topics: Marketing, Management, Finance, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 11 In Uganda
#12 of 356 In Africa
#839 of 6,366 In the World

Makerere University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 5 34
1994 5 33
1995 12 42
1996 6 43
1997 8 49
1998 11 50
1999 12 54
2000 16 118
2001 12 130
2002 21 159
2003 19 170
2004 30 241
2005 36 353
2006 42 365
2007 41 403
2008 56 557
2009 82 792
2010 130 1070
2011 137 1334
2012 147 1791
2013 185 2356
2014 203 3208
2015 201 3728
2016 255 3809
2017 327 4494
2018 348 4901
2019 389 5821
2020 513 8008
2021 557 9873
2022 526 10394
2023 607 11955
2024 417 9985
2025 340 8972

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

Business subfield Uganda ranking Africa ranking World rank
Entrepreneurship 1 8 294
Occupational Safety and Health 1 4 298
Human Resource Management 1 11 488
Public Policy / Administration 1 19 492
Tax Law 1 13 512
Marketing 1 11 643
Management Information Systems 1 10 740
Accounting 1 17 741
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 25 760
Finance 1 22 922
Actuarial Science 1 25 965
Supply Chain Management 1 22 987
Project Management 1 28 1032
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 38 1060
Management 1 21 1099
International Business 1 27 1117
International Trade 1 25 1118
Engineering Management 1 34 1292
Advertising 1 34 1649

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Makerere University

Speciality Uganda Africa World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 12 689
Creative Writing 1 22 1100
Literature 1 23 1224
Art & Design 1 22 1292
Fashion Design 1 24 1299
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 31 1387
Physics 1 54 1894
Quantum and Particle physics 1 75 2197
Nuclear Physics 1 114 2818