Best Aesthetics Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

Australia | Bathurst

Charles Sturt University

#34 in Oceania #28 in Australia

71% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1989 Founded

2

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

#88 in Africa #2 in Algeria

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

3

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

#100 in Africa #15 in Egypt

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

4

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

#58 in Africa #3 in Morocco

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

5

Nigeria | Abakaliki

Ebonyi State University

#173 in Africa #33 in Nigeria

60% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

2000 Founded

6

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

#32 in Africa #12 in South Africa

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

7

Argentina | Buenos Aires

University of Buenos Aires

#6 in Latin America #1 in Argentina

64% Acceptance

262,932 Enrollment

1821 Founded

8

Brazil | Campo Grande

Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

#86 in Latin America #46 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1969 Founded

9

Brazil | Brasilia

University of Brasilia

#12 in Latin America #8 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1962 Founded

10

Brazil | Vicosa

Federal University of Vicosa

#39 in Latin America #23 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

11

Colombia | Medellin

University of Antioquia

#28 in Latin America #3 in Colombia

10% Acceptance

54,284 Enrollment

1803 Founded

12

Fiji | Suva

University of the South Pacific

#47 in Oceania #1 in Fiji

56% Acceptance

16,980 Enrollment

1968 Founded

13

Australia | Hobart

University of Tasmania

#20 in Oceania #18 in Australia

72% Acceptance

33,879 Enrollment

1890 Founded

14

Cameroon | Dschang

University of Dschang

#111 in Africa #2 in Cameroon

34% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

15

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

#96 in Africa #3 in Ethiopia

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

16

Nigeria | Ibadan

Lead City University

#191 in Africa #40 in Nigeria

59% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

17

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

#87 in Africa #12 in Nigeria

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

18

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

#30 in Africa #4 in Tunisia

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

19

Argentina | Quilmes

National University of Quilmes

#138 in Latin America #14 in Argentina

53% Acceptance

262,932 Enrollment

1989 Founded

20

Brazil | Salvador

Bahia State University

#161 in Latin America #61 in Brazil

9% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1983 Founded

21

Brazil | Cascavel

Western Parana State University

#114 in Latin America #52 in Brazil

20% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

22

Chile | Santiago

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

#10 in Latin America #2 in Chile

45% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1888 Founded

23

Colombia | Manizales

University of Caldas

#158 in Latin America #17 in Colombia

56% Acceptance

2,128 Enrollment

1943 Founded

24

Australia | Toowoomba

University of Southern Queensland

#39 in Oceania #32 in Australia

70% Acceptance

17,576 Enrollment

1967 Founded

25

Australia | Crawley

University of Western Australia

#8 in Oceania #7 in Australia

72% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

26

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

#14 in Africa #3 in Egypt

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

27

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

#56 in Africa #3 in Kenya

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

28

Nigeria | Owerri

Imo State University

#243 in Africa #51 in Nigeria

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

29

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

#3 in Africa #3 in South Africa

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

30

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

#38 in Africa #1 in Zambia

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

31

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Nove de Julho University

#178 in Latin America #65 in Brazil

50% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

32

Brazil | Porto Velho

Federal University of Rondonia

#201 in Latin America #73 in Brazil

29% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

33

Brazil | Lavras

Federal University of Lavras

#71 in Latin America #38 in Brazil

16% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1908 Founded

34

Chile | Talca

Catholic University of the Maule

#221 in Latin America #24 in Chile

68% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

35

Cuba | Santa Clara

Marta Abreu University of Las Villas

#262 in Latin America #2 in Cuba

52% Acceptance

27,934 Enrollment

1952 Founded

36

Australia | Murdoch

Murdoch University

#33 in Oceania #27 in Australia

72% Acceptance

22,475 Enrollment

1975 Founded

37

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

#166 in Africa #9 in Algeria

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

38

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

#82 in Africa #13 in Egypt

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

39

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

#70 in Africa #4 in Morocco

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

40

Nigeria | Abraka

Delta State University, Abraka

#162 in Africa #31 in Nigeria

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

41

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

#20 in Africa #11 in South Africa

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

42

Argentina | Cordoba

National University of Cordoba

#23 in Latin America #3 in Argentina

70% Acceptance

178,288 Enrollment

1613 Founded

43

Brazil | Porto Alegre

Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre

#253 in Latin America #87 in Brazil

26% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

44

Brazil | Florianopolis

Santa Catarina State University

#166 in Latin America #63 in Brazil

70% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

45

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

Federal University of Paraiba

#34 in Latin America #21 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1955 Founded

46

Colombia | Bogota

University of America in Colombia

#272 in Latin America #34 in Colombia

61% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

47

Fiji | Suva

Fiji National University

#50 in Oceania #2 in Fiji

37% Acceptance

27,065 Enrollment

2010 Founded

48

Australia | Wollongong

University of Wollongong

#18 in Oceania #16 in Australia

67% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1975 Founded

49

Cameroon | Buea

University of Buea

#108 in Africa #1 in Cameroon

46% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

50

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

#71 in Africa #2 in Ethiopia

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

51

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

#15 in Africa #1 in Nigeria

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

52

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

#86 in Africa #11 in Nigeria

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

53

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

#85 in Africa #8 in Tunisia

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

54

Argentina | Bahia Blanca

National University of the South

#112 in Latin America #10 in Argentina

53% Acceptance

178,288 Enrollment

1956 Founded

55

Brazil | Salvador

Federal University of Bahia

#19 in Latin America #12 in Brazil

19% Acceptance

45,038 Enrollment

1946 Founded

56

Brazil | Caxias do Sul

University of Caxias do Sul

#104 in Latin America #51 in Brazil

16% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1967 Founded

57

Chile | Santiago

University of Chile

#3 in Latin America #1 in Chile

46% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1842 Founded

58

Colombia | Bucaramanga

Industrial University of Santander

#94 in Latin America #8 in Colombia

30% Acceptance

54,284 Enrollment

1948 Founded

59

Australia | North Sydney

Australian Catholic University

#38 in Oceania #31 in Australia

72% Acceptance

37,426 Enrollment

1991 Founded

60

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

#5 in Oceania #5 in Australia

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

61

Egypt | Aswan

Aswan University

#206 in Africa #29 in Egypt

74% Acceptance

1,898 Enrollment

2012 Founded

62

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

#46 in Africa #2 in Kenya

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

63

Nigeria | Lagos

Pan-Atlantic University

#238 in Africa #48 in Nigeria

46% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

64

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

Vaal University of Technology

#136 in Africa #22 in South Africa

90% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1966 Founded

65

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

#44 in Africa #1 in Zimbabwe

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

66

Brazil | Sao Paulo

Mackenzie Presbyterian University

#72 in Latin America #39 in Brazil

50% Acceptance

23,988 Enrollment

1952 Founded

67

Brazil | Vitoria da Conquista

State University of Southwest Bahia

#200 in Latin America #72 in Brazil

30% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1980 Founded

68

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

Federal University of Sergipe

#70 in Latin America #37 in Brazil

10% Acceptance

23,744 Enrollment

1963 Founded

69

Chile | Talca

University of Talca

#95 in Latin America #11 in Chile

42% Acceptance

33,971 Enrollment

1981 Founded

70

Cuba | Santiago de Cuba

University of the East – Cuba

#310 in Latin America #4 in Cuba

68% Acceptance

1947 Founded

71

New Zealand | Hamilton

University of Waikato

#32 in Oceania #6 in New Zealand

71% Acceptance

10,537 Enrollment

1964 Founded

72

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

#127 in Africa #4 in Algeria

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

73

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

#76 in Africa #12 in Egypt

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

74

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

#27 in Africa #1 in Morocco

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

75

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

#156 in Africa #29 in Nigeria

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

76

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

#19 in Africa #10 in South Africa

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

77

Argentina | Santa Fe

National University of Litoral

#76 in Latin America #5 in Argentina

59% Acceptance

178,288 Enrollment

1919 Founded

78

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

79

Brazil | Florianopolis

Federal University of Santa Catarina

#11 in Latin America #7 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1960 Founded

80

Brazil | Santa Maria

Federal University of Santa Maria

#33 in Latin America #20 in Brazil

11% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1960 Founded

81

Colombia | Bogota

Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota

#191 in Latin America #24 in Colombia

50% Acceptance

5,200 Enrollment

1959 Founded

82

Australia | Fremantle

University of Notre Dame Australia

#48 in Oceania #39 in Australia

77% Acceptance

11,579 Enrollment

1989 Founded

83

Australia | Perth

Curtin University

#17 in Oceania #15 in Australia

56% Acceptance

58,607 Enrollment

1966 Founded

84

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

#55 in Africa #10 in Egypt

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

85

Ghana | Accra

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

#171 in Africa #6 in Ghana

52% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

86

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

#153 in Africa #28 in Nigeria

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

87

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

#40 in Africa #5 in Nigeria

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

88

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Carthage

#31 in Africa #5 in Tunisia

53% Acceptance

50,314 Enrollment

89

Argentina | San Martin

National University of San Martin, Argentina

#105 in Latin America #8 in Argentina

59% Acceptance

262,932 Enrollment

1992 Founded

90

Brazil | Caceres

Mato Grosso State University

#230 in Latin America #80 in Brazil

30% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

91

Brazil | Ponta Grossa

State University of Ponta Grossa

#102 in Latin America #50 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

25,494 Enrollment

1970 Founded

92

Chile | Vina del Mar

Adolfo Ibanez University

#109 in Latin America #15 in Chile

50% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1953 Founded

93

Colombia | Barranquilla

Northern University

#110 in Latin America #10 in Colombia

76% Acceptance

9,795 Enrollment

1966 Founded

94

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

95

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

96

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

#178 in Africa #27 in Egypt

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

97

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

#10 in Africa #1 in Kenya

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

98

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

#26 in Africa #2 in Nigeria

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

99

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

#120 in Africa #21 in South Africa

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

100

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

National University of Science and Technology

#144 in Africa #3 in Zimbabwe

73% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1991 Founded

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