Best Advertising Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

New Zealand | Hamilton

University of Waikato

#32 in Oceania #6 in New Zealand

71% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1964 Founded

2

Egypt | Sadat

University of Sadat City

#268 in Africa #33 in Egypt

73% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2013 Founded

3

Nigeria | Uli

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

#245 in Africa #52 in Nigeria

61% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

4

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

#15 in Africa #1 in Nigeria

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

5

Zimbabwe | Masvingo

Great Zimbabwe University

#305 in Africa #7 in Zimbabwe

65% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

6

Brazil | Florianopolis

Federal University of Santa Catarina

#11 in Latin America #7 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1960 Founded

7

Ecuador | Guayaquil

ESPOL Polytechnic University

#153 in Latin America #4 in Ecuador

50% Acceptance

9,795 Enrollment

1958 Founded

8

Australia | Armidale

University of New England, Australia

#31 in Oceania #26 in Australia

70% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1938 Founded

9

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

#21 in Africa #1 in Ethiopia

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

10

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

#156 in Africa #29 in Nigeria

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

11

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

#32 in Africa #12 in South Africa

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

12

Brazil | Brasilia

Catholic University of Brasilia

#176 in Latin America #64 in Brazil

60% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1974 Founded

13

Chile | Valparaiso

Federico Santa Maria Technical University

#96 in Latin America #12 in Chile

30% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1931 Founded

14

New Zealand | Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington

#25 in Oceania #4 in New Zealand

70% Acceptance

21,833 Enrollment

1897 Founded

15

Australia | Darwin

Charles Darwin University

#43 in Oceania #36 in Australia

77% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1989 Founded

16

Malawi | Zomba

University of Malawi

#137 in Africa #1 in Malawi

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

17

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

#86 in Africa #11 in Nigeria

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

18

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

#1 in Africa #1 in South Africa

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

19

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

#51 in Latin America #30 in Brazil

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

20

Colombia | Medellin

EAFIT University

#108 in Latin America #9 in Colombia

77% Acceptance

2,868 Enrollment

1960 Founded

21

Australia | Hawthorn

Swinburne University of Technology

#29 in Oceania #24 in Australia

74% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1908 Founded

22

Egypt | 6th of October City

Modern Sciences and Arts University

#200 in Africa #28 in Egypt

76% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

23

Nigeria | Owerri

Imo State University

#243 in Africa #51 in Nigeria

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

24

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

Vaal University of Technology

#136 in Africa #22 in South Africa

90% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1966 Founded

25

Zimbabwe | Gweru

Midlands State University

#169 in Africa #4 in Zimbabwe

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

26

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo State University

#9 in Latin America #6 in Brazil

35% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1976 Founded

27

Ecuador | Quito

Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador

#117 in Latin America #2 in Ecuador

50% Acceptance

2,128 Enrollment

1946 Founded

28

Australia | Geelong

Deakin University

#14 in Oceania #12 in Australia

69% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1974 Founded

29

Ghana | Accra

University of Professional Studies, Accra

#174 in Africa #7 in Ghana

60% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1965 Founded

30

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

#153 in Africa #28 in Nigeria

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

31

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

#20 in Africa #11 in South Africa

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

32

Brazil | Florianopolis

Santa Catarina State University

#166 in Latin America #63 in Brazil

70% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

33

Chile | Talca

University of Talca

#95 in Latin America #11 in Chile

42% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1981 Founded

34

Australia | North Sydney

Australian Catholic University

#38 in Oceania #31 in Australia

72% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1991 Founded

35

Australia | Perth

Curtin University

#17 in Oceania #15 in Australia

56% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1966 Founded

36

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

#73 in Africa #1 in Mauritius

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

37

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

#65 in Africa #10 in Nigeria

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

38

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

#28 in Africa #1 in Tanzania

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

39

Brazil | Vitoria

Federal University of Espirito Santo

#45 in Latin America #27 in Brazil

26% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1954 Founded

40

Colombia | Medellin

Pontificia Bolivariana University

#90 in Latin America #7 in Colombia

50% Acceptance

1937 Founded

41

Australia | Melbourne

La Trobe University

#19 in Oceania #17 in Australia

71% Acceptance

7,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

42

Egypt | New Cairo

German University in Cairo

#129 in Africa #21 in Egypt

20% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2003 Founded

43

Nigeria | Lagos

Pan-Atlantic University

#238 in Africa #48 in Nigeria

46% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

44

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

#120 in Africa #21 in South Africa

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

45

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

#44 in Africa #1 in Zimbabwe

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

46

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

Federal University of Minas Gerais

#8 in Latin America #5 in Brazil

17% Acceptance

45,038 Enrollment

1927 Founded

47

Ecuador | Quito

San Francisco de Quito University

#99 in Latin America #1 in Ecuador

60% Acceptance

9,795 Enrollment

1988 Founded

48

New Zealand | Dunedin

University of Otago

#12 in Oceania #2 in New Zealand

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1869 Founded

49

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

#106 in Africa #5 in Ghana

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

50

Nigeria | Ede

Redeemer’s University

#149 in Africa #26 in Nigeria

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

51

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

#19 in Africa #10 in South Africa

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

52

Brazil | Fortaleza

University of Fortaleza

#131 in Latin America #56 in Brazil

50% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

53

Chile | Santiago

Diego Portales University

#78 in Latin America #8 in Chile

50% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

54

Australia | Toowoomba

University of Southern Queensland

#39 in Oceania #32 in Australia

70% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

55

Australia | Brisbane

Griffith University

#16 in Oceania #14 in Australia

65% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1971 Founded

56

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

#72 in Africa #5 in Morocco

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

57

Nigeria

University of Benin

#61 in Africa #9 in Nigeria

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

58

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

#85 in Africa #8 in Tunisia

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

59

Brazil | Uberlandia

Federal University of Uberlandia

#44 in Latin America #26 in Brazil

20% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1969 Founded

60

Colombia | Bogota

El Rosario University

#59 in Latin America #6 in Colombia

45% Acceptance

13,226 Enrollment

1653 Founded

61

New Zealand | Palmerston North

Massey University

#26 in Oceania #5 in New Zealand

70% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1963 Founded

62

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

#115 in Africa #17 in Egypt

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

63

Nigeria | Uturu

Abia State University

#224 in Africa #46 in Nigeria

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

64

South Africa | Bloemfontein

Central University of Technology

#116 in Africa #20 in South Africa

64% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1981 Founded

65

Argentina | Buenos Aires

University of Belgrano

#287 in Latin America #33 in Argentina

49% Acceptance

262,932 Enrollment

1964 Founded

66

Brazil | Porto Alegre

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

#7 in Latin America #4 in Brazil

18% Acceptance

67,329 Enrollment

1934 Founded

67

Australia | Sydney

Macquarie University

#10 in Oceania #9 in Australia

72% Acceptance

38,747 Enrollment

1964 Founded

68

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

#81 in Africa #4 in Ghana

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

69

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

#148 in Africa #25 in Nigeria

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

70

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

#18 in Africa #9 in South Africa

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

71

Brazil | Caxias do Sul

University of Caxias do Sul

#104 in Latin America #51 in Brazil

16% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

72

Chile | Santiago

Andres Bello University

#66 in Latin America #7 in Chile

60% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1988 Founded

73

Australia | Canberra

University of Canberra

#35 in Oceania #29 in Australia

78% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

74

Australia | Melbourne

RMIT University

#15 in Oceania #13 in Australia

69% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1887 Founded

75

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

#70 in Africa #4 in Morocco

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

76

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

#59 in Africa #8 in Nigeria

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

77

Tunisia | Manouba

Manouba University

#36 in Africa #6 in Tunisia

40% Acceptance

17,040 Enrollment

78

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

Federal University of Paraiba

#34 in Latin America #21 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1955 Founded

79

Colombia | Cali

University of the Valley

#55 in Latin America #5 in Colombia

37% Acceptance

54,284 Enrollment

1945 Founded

80

Australia | Gold Coast

Bond University

#40 in Oceania #33 in Australia

73% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1987 Founded

81

Egypt | El Shorouk

British University in Egypt

#113 in Africa #16 in Egypt

40% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2005 Founded

82

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

#220 in Africa #43 in Nigeria

58% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

83

South Africa | Mthatha

Walter Sisulu University

#93 in Africa #19 in South Africa

67% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

2005 Founded

84

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

FUMEC University

#296 in Latin America #99 in Brazil

50% Acceptance

23,988 Enrollment

1965 Founded

85

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

#5 in Latin America #3 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

67,329 Enrollment

1920 Founded

86

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

87

New Zealand | Auckland

University of Auckland

#7 in Oceania #1 in New Zealand

73% Acceptance

21,240 Enrollment

1883 Founded

88

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

#45 in Africa #3 in Ghana

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

89

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Afe Babalola University

#141 in Africa #23 in Nigeria

78% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2009 Founded

90

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

#12 in Africa #8 in South Africa

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

91

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

#88 in Latin America #48 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

92

Chile | Valparaiso

Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

#64 in Latin America #6 in Chile

50% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1928 Founded

93

Australia | Callaghan

University of Newcastle

#21 in Oceania #19 in Australia

80% Acceptance

63,864 Enrollment

1965 Founded

94

Australia | Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

#13 in Oceania #11 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1965 Founded

95

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

#58 in Africa #3 in Morocco

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

96

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

#57 in Africa #7 in Nigeria

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

97

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Carthage

#31 in Africa #5 in Tunisia

53% Acceptance

50,314 Enrollment

98

Brazil | Porto Alegre

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

#32 in Latin America #19 in Brazil

11% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

99

Colombia | Bogota

Pontifical Javeriana University

#36 in Latin America #4 in Colombia

40% Acceptance

13,226 Enrollment

1623 Founded

100

Australia | Bathurst

Charles Sturt University

#34 in Oceania #28 in Australia

71% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

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