Best Botany Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Botany

#1 in South Africa #131 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

2

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Botany

#2 in South Africa #140 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

3

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Botany

#4 in South Africa #209 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

4

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Botany

#1 in Egypt #270 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

5

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Botany

#5 in South Africa #367 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

6

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Botany

#1 in Nigeria #457 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

7

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Botany

#8 in South Africa #682 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Botany

#9 in South Africa #762 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

9

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Botany

#1 in Ghana #986 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Botany

#2 in Ghana #1042 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

11

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Botany

#12 in South Africa #1129 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

12

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Botany

#3 in Ethiopia #1261 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

13

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Botany

#14 in South Africa #1291 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Botany

#4 in Ghana #2355 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

15

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

For Botany

#6 in Algeria #2136 in the World

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

16

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Botany

#2 in Algeria #1640 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

17

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Botany

#12 in Egypt #1216 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

18

Ghana | Accra

Accra Technical University

For Botany

#10 in Ghana #5190 in the World

100% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

19

Lesotho | Maseru

National University of Lesotho

For Botany

#1 in Lesotho #3572 in the World

45% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

20

Nigeria | Otuoke

Federal University, Otuoke

For Botany

#64 in Nigeria #4627 in the World

49% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

21

Nigeria | Makurdi

Benue State University

For Botany

#47 in Nigeria #3365 in the World

45% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1992 Founded

22

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For Botany

#5 in Nigeria #817 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

23

Sudan | El-Obeid

University of Kordofan

For Botany

#6 in Sudan #4491 in the World

71% Acceptance

22,500 Enrollment

1990 Founded

24

Uganda | Mbarara

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

For Botany

#2 in Uganda #2749 in the World

8% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

25

Egypt | Cairo

Nahda University

For Botany

#39 in Egypt #4968 in the World

75% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

26

Cameroon | Yaounde

University of Yaounde I

For Botany

#5 in Cameroon #2492 in the World

29% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

27

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Botany

#3 in Egypt #469 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

28

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Nangui Abrogoua University

For Botany

#2 in Ivory Coast #1549 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1995 Founded

29

Mali | Bamako

University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Botany

#1 in Mali #3494 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

30

Nigeria | Ijebu-Ode

Tai Solarin University of Education

For Botany

#67 in Nigeria #4776 in the World

40% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

31

Nigeria | Ede

Redeemer’s University

For Botany

#53 in Nigeria #3679 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

32

South Africa | Pretoria

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Botany

#22 in South Africa #3468 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

33

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Botany

#4 in Tanzania #2745 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

2007 Founded

34

Zimbabwe | Mutare

Africa University

For Botany

#8 in Zimbabwe #5260 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,434 Enrollment

1992 Founded

35

Botswana | Gaborone

Botswana Accountancy College

For Botany

#3 in Botswana #3658 in the World

75% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1996 Founded

36

Egypt | Port Said

Port Said University

For Botany

#27 in Egypt #3384 in the World

66% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2010 Founded

37

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

For Botany

#7 in Ethiopia #1807 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

38

Kenya | Eldoret

University of Eldoret

For Botany

#7 in Kenya #2962 in the World

52% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

39

Mozambique | Maputo

Eduardo Mondlane University

For Botany

#1 in Mozambique #2661 in the World

20% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1962 Founded

40

Nigeria | Kaduna

Kaduna State University

For Botany

#54 in Nigeria #3724 in the World

40% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

2004 Founded

41

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Botany

#12 in Nigeria #1355 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

42

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Botany

#7 in South Africa #635 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

43

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Botany

#6 in Tunisia #1604 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

44

Algeria | Jijel

University of Jijel

For Botany

#19 in Algeria #3603 in the World

51% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

45

Egypt | Sadat

University of Sadat City

For Botany

#22 in Egypt #2164 in the World

73% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2013 Founded

46

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Botany

#9 in Egypt #939 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

47

Ghana | Kumasi

Kumasi Technical University

For Botany

#9 in Ghana #4422 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

48

Liberia | Monrovia

University of Liberia

For Botany

#1 in Liberia #5323 in the World

83% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

49

Nigeria | Auta Balifi

Bingham University

For Botany

#57 in Nigeria #4061 in the World

49% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

50

Nigeria | Keffi

Nasarawa State University

For Botany

#52 in Nigeria #3649 in the World

37% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

51

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Botany

#3 in Nigeria #732 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

52

Sudan | Wad Medani

University of Gezira

For Botany

#3 in Sudan #2907 in the World

81% Acceptance

22,500 Enrollment

1975 Founded

53

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Botany

#1 in Uganda #858 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

54

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Botany

#1 in DR Congo #2019 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

55

Algeria | Bechar

Bechar University

For Botany

#20 in Algeria #3850 in the World

40% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

56

Eswatini | Kwaluseni

University of Swaziland

For Botany

#1 in Eswatini #2976 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1976 Founded

57

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Botany

#1 in Ivory Coast #1534 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

58

Mauritania | Nouakchott

University of Science, Technology and Medicine

For Botany

#1 in Mauritania #4764 in the World

58% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

59

Nigeria | Osogbo

Osun State University

For Botany

#34 in Nigeria #2576 in the World

26% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

2007 Founded

60

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Botany

#10 in Nigeria #1090 in the World

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

61

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

Vaal University of Technology

For Botany

#21 in South Africa #3236 in the World

90% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1966 Founded

62

Tanzania | Morogoro

Sokoine University of Agriculture

For Botany

#2 in Tanzania #1632 in the World

44% Acceptance

117 Enrollment

1984 Founded

63

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Botany

#1 in Zimbabwe #1121 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

64

Egypt | Damietta

Damietta University

For Botany

#20 in Egypt #2011 in the World

76% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

65

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Botany

#15 in Egypt #1317 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

66

Ethiopia | Awasa

Hawassa University

For Botany

#5 in Ethiopia #1613 in the World

55% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1976 Founded

67

Kenya | Nyeri

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Botany

#17 in Kenya #5011 in the World

83% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

68

Namibia | Windhoek

Namibia University of Science and Technology

For Botany

#2 in Namibia #3959 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

69

Nigeria | Uturu

Abia State University

For Botany

#33 in Nigeria #2512 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

70

Nigeria | Jos

University of Jos

For Botany

#25 in Nigeria #1908 in the World

10% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

71

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Botany

#6 in South Africa #582 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

72

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Botany

#2 in Tunisia #871 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

73

Algeria | Boumerdes

University of Boumerdes

For Botany

#12 in Algeria #2811 in the World

51% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

74

Egypt | Cairo

Sinai University

For Botany

#38 in Egypt #4871 in the World

76% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

75

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Botany

#8 in Egypt #848 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

76

Ghana | Tema

Central University

For Botany

#12 in Ghana #5258 in the World

45% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1997 Founded

77

Libya | Misrata

Misurata University

For Botany

#5 in Libya #4969 in the World

93% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

78

Nigeria | Abuja

African University of Science and Technology

For Botany

#71 in Nigeria #5013 in the World

54% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2007 Founded

79

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Botany

#19 in Nigeria #1856 in the World

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

80

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Botany

#2 in Nigeria #717 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

81

Sudan | Omdurman

Ahfad University for Women

For Botany

#12 in Sudan #5338 in the World

81% Acceptance

20,463 Enrollment

1966 Founded

82

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Lusaka

For Botany

#3 in Zambia #5282 in the World

56% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

83

DR Congo | Lubumbashi

University of Lubumbashi

For Botany

#2 in DR Congo #3362 in the World

64% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1955 Founded

84

Egypt | Damanhur

Damanhour University

For Botany

#18 in Egypt #1749 in the World

71% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2010 Founded

85

Ethiopia | Aksum

Aksum University

For Botany

#15 in Ethiopia #3662 in the World

54% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

86

Kenya | Kericho

University of Kabianga

For Botany

#13 in Kenya #4555 in the World

15% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

87

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For Botany

#1 in Mauritius #1266 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

88

Nigeria | Oyo

Ajayi Crowther University

For Botany

#72 in Nigeria #5073 in the World

83% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

89

Nigeria | Owerri

Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Botany

#23 in Nigeria #1894 in the World

20% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1980 Founded

90

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

For Botany

#18 in South Africa #2034 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

91

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Botany

#1 in Tanzania #1376 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

92

Algeria | Souk Ahras

University of Souk Ahras

For Botany

#21 in Algeria #4243 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

93

Egypt | New Cairo

German University in Cairo

For Botany

#31 in Egypt #3789 in the World

20% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2003 Founded

94

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

For Botany

#4 in Ethiopia #1503 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

95

Kenya | Nairobi

Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Botany

#18 in Kenya #5128 in the World

92% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1984 Founded

96

Namibia | Windhoek

University of Namibia

For Botany

#1 in Namibia #2231 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1992 Founded

97

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

Niger Delta University

For Botany

#42 in Nigeria #3079 in the World

38% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

98

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Botany

#16 in Nigeria #1733 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

99

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Botany

#13 in South Africa #1282 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

100

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Botany

#4 in Tunisia #1012 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

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