Best Animal Science Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

#3 in South Africa #391 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

#1 in Nigeria #975 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

3

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

#1 in Egypt #529 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

4

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

#1 in South Africa #238 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

5

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

#5 in South Africa #598 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

#2 in South Africa #385 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

7

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

#8 in South Africa #921 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

#6 in Ethiopia #4011 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

9

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

#2 in Ghana #1187 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

10

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

#1 in Ghana #933 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

#4 in Ghana #3077 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

12

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

#10 in South Africa #1096 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

13

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

#6 in South Africa #728 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

#12 in South Africa #1633 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

#2 in Algeria #3209 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

16

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

#2 in Ethiopia #2838 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

17

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

Akwa Ibom State University

#60 in Nigeria #6447 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

18

Nigeria | Abuja

University of Abuja

#18 in Nigeria #3628 in the World

21% Acceptance

35,372 Enrollment

1988 Founded

19

Sudan | Khartoum

Sudan University of Science and Technology

#2 in Sudan #4165 in the World

57% Acceptance

13,160 Enrollment

1990 Founded

20

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

#9 in Algeria #4788 in the World

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

21

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

#13 in Egypt #3088 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

22

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

#3 in Kenya #2414 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

23

Nigeria | Iwo

Bowen University

#41 in Nigeria #5461 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2001 Founded

24

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

#7 in Nigeria #2470 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

25

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

#4 in Tunisia #1488 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

26

Algeria | Setif

Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

#6 in Algeria #4042 in the World

78% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

27

Eswatini | Kwaluseni

University of Swaziland

#1 in Eswatini #5346 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1976 Founded

28

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

#2 in Morocco #1878 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

29

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

#29 in Nigeria #4525 in the World

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

30

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

#17 in South Africa #2762 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

31

Egypt | Sadat

University of Sadat City

#33 in Egypt #6439 in the World

73% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2013 Founded

32

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

#1 in Ethiopia #1121 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

33

Nigeria | Osogbo

Osun State University

#57 in Nigeria #6332 in the World

26% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

2007 Founded

34

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

#17 in Nigeria #3599 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

35

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

#1 in Sudan #1807 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

36

Egypt | Damietta

Damietta University

#34 in Egypt #6460 in the World

76% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

37

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

#12 in Egypt #2975 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

38

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

#2 in Kenya #2040 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

39

Nigeria | Ekpoma

Ambrose Alli University

#39 in Nigeria #5238 in the World

47% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

40

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

#6 in Nigeria #2053 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

41

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

#3 in Tunisia #1236 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

42

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

#4 in Algeria #3963 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

43

Ethiopia | Mizan

Mizan Tepi University

#14 in Ethiopia #7011 in the World

62% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

44

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

#1 in Morocco #1441 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

45

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

#28 in Nigeria #4459 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

46

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

#16 in South Africa #2621 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

47

Egypt | Damanhur

Damanhour University

#32 in Egypt #6348 in the World

71% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2010 Founded

48

Ghana | Sunyani

University of Energy and Natural Resources

#10 in Ghana #5810 in the World

53% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

2011 Founded

49

Nigeria | Makurdi

University of Agriculture, Makurdi

#54 in Nigeria #6105 in the World

61% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

50

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

Olabisi Onabanjo University

#16 in Nigeria #3476 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

51

Tanzania | Arusha

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology

#5 in Tanzania #4559 in the World

40% Acceptance

117 Enrollment

2009 Founded

52

Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

University of Ouagadougou

#1 in Burkina Faso #3506 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1974 Founded

53

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

#11 in Egypt #2876 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

54

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

#1 in Kenya #883 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

55

Nigeria | Enugu

Enugu State University of Science and Technology

#38 in Nigeria #5181 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

56

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

#5 in Nigeria #1814 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

57

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

#2 in Tunisia #1052 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

58

Algeria | Annaba

University of Annaba

#5 in Algeria #3968 in the World

64% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

59

Ethiopia | Nekemte

Wollega University

#13 in Ethiopia #7004 in the World

73% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

60

Mozambique | Maputo

Eduardo Mondlane University

#1 in Mozambique #2048 in the World

20% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1962 Founded

61

Nigeria | Ilorin

Kwara State University

#27 in Nigeria #4428 in the World

27% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

62

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

#15 in South Africa #2299 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

63

Egypt | Aswan

Aswan University

#29 in Egypt #5471 in the World

74% Acceptance

1,898 Enrollment

2012 Founded

64

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

#5 in Ghana #3576 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

65

Nigeria | Uli

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

#52 in Nigeria #6055 in the World

61% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

66

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

#15 in Nigeria #3448 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

67

Tanzania | Morogoro

Sokoine University of Agriculture

#2 in Tanzania #2274 in the World

44% Acceptance

117 Enrollment

1984 Founded

68

Congo | Brazzaville

Marien Ngouabi University

#1 in Congo #5233 in the World

51% Acceptance

15,054 Enrollment

1958 Founded

69

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

#10 in Egypt #2354 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

70

Lesotho | Maseru

National University of Lesotho

#1 in Lesotho #4243 in the World

45% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

71

Nigeria | Makurdi

Benue State University

#37 in Nigeria #5177 in the World

45% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1992 Founded

72

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

#4 in Nigeria #1795 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

73

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

#1 in Tunisia #995 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

74

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

#3 in Algeria #3231 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

75

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

Debre Markos University

#11 in Ethiopia #6585 in the World

62% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

2005 Founded

76

Namibia | Windhoek

University of Namibia

#1 in Namibia #2716 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1992 Founded

77

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

#25 in Nigeria #4291 in the World

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

78

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

#13 in South Africa #1663 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

79

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

#27 in Egypt #5111 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

80

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

#3 in Ghana #2015 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

81

Nigeria | Owerri

Imo State University

#51 in Nigeria #6029 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

82

Nigeria | Jos

University of Jos

#14 in Nigeria #3439 in the World

10% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

83

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

#1 in Tanzania #1463 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

84

Cameroon | Maroua

University of Maroua

#7 in Cameroon #6569 in the World

59% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

85

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

#9 in Egypt #2307 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

86

Libya | Bayda

Omar Al-Mukhtar University

#4 in Libya #6215 in the World

93% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1960 Founded

87

Nigeria | Keffi

Nasarawa State University

#36 in Nigeria #5140 in the World

37% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

88

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

#3 in Nigeria #1650 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

89

Uganda | Gulu

Gulu University

#5 in Uganda #5143 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

90

Egypt | Suez

Suez University

#35 in Egypt #6767 in the World

75% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2012 Founded

91

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

Debre Berhan University

#10 in Ethiopia #6570 in the World

68% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

92

Niger | Niamey

Abdou Moumouni University

#1 in Niger #6982 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,400 Enrollment

1974 Founded

93

Nigeria | Owerri

Federal University of Technology, Owerri

#24 in Nigeria #4233 in the World

20% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1980 Founded

94

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

#11 in South Africa #1104 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

95

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

#22 in Egypt #4180 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

96

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Nangui Abrogoua University

#2 in Ivory Coast #5506 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1995 Founded

97

Nigeria | Effurun

Federal University of Petroleum Resources

#50 in Nigeria #5997 in the World

48% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2007 Founded

98

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

#13 in Nigeria #3363 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

99

Togo | Lome

University of Lome

#1 in Togo #3919 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1970 Founded

100

Cameroon | Ngaoundere

University of Ngaoundere

#3 in Cameroon #3915 in the World

66% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

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