Best Ethics Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Ethics

#1 in South Africa #51 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Ethics

#2 in South Africa #81 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

3

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Ethics

#3 in South Africa #86 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

4

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Ethics

#5 in South Africa #185 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

5

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Ethics

#1 in Nigeria #273 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Ethics

#6 in South Africa #320 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

7

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Ethics

#1 in Ghana #401 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

8

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Ethics

#8 in South Africa #488 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

9

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Ethics

#9 in South Africa #500 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

10

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Ethics

#3 in Egypt #795 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

11

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Ethics

#2 in Ghana #798 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

12

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Ethics

#13 in Nigeria #1067 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

13

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Ethics

#6 in Nigeria #780 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

14

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Ethics

#4 in Egypt #933 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

15

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Ethics

#1 in Zimbabwe #531 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

16

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Ethics

#9 in Nigeria #918 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

17

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Ethics

#12 in South Africa #801 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

18

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Ethics

#2 in Egypt #745 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

19

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Ethics

#4 in Nigeria #753 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

20

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Ethics

#10 in South Africa #567 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

21

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Ethics

#1 in Egypt #493 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

22

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

For Ethics

#8 in Nigeria #888 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

23

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Ethics

#7 in South Africa #436 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

24

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

For Ethics

#2 in Ethiopia #483 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

25

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Ethics

#10 in Nigeria #959 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

26

Cameroon | Yaounde

University of Yaounde I

For Ethics

#1 in Cameroon #84 in the World

29% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

27

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Ethics

#11 in South Africa #680 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

28

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Ethics

#3 in Ethiopia #632 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

29

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Ethics

#3 in Nigeria #718 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

30

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Ethics

#1 in DR Congo #1047 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

31

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Ethics

#4 in South Africa #122 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

32

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Ethics

#1 in Ethiopia #463 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

33

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Ethics

#11 in Nigeria #972 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

34

Cameroon | Buea

University of Buea

For Ethics

#2 in Cameroon #847 in the World

46% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

35

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Ethics

#1 in Sudan #937 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

36

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Ethics

#3 in Ghana #1033 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

37

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Ethics

#7 in Nigeria #797 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

38

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Ethics

#1 in Botswana #885 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

39

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Ethics

#1 in Tanzania #951 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

2007 Founded

40

Kenya | Eldoret

Moi University

For Ethics

#2 in Kenya #764 in the World

93% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

41

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For Ethics

#12 in Nigeria #981 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

42

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Ethics

#7 in Egypt #1024 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

43

Uganda | Mbarara

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

For Ethics

#2 in Uganda #899 in the World

8% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

44

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Ethics

#1 in Kenya #511 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

45

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Ethics

#5 in Nigeria #772 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

46

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Ethics

#5 in Egypt #1003 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

47

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Ethics

#1 in Uganda #170 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

48

Malawi | Zomba

University of Malawi

For Ethics

#1 in Malawi #600 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

49

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Ethics

#2 in Nigeria #586 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

50

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Ethics

#6 in Egypt #1020 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

51

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Ethics

#1 in Zambia #916 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

51 Best Universities in Africa for Ethics

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