Best Computer Science Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Computer Science

#413 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Computer Science

#1 in Egypt #455 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

3

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Computer Science

#499 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

4

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Computer Science

#541 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

5

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Computer Science

#549 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

6

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Computer Science

#577 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

7

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Computer Science

#2 in Egypt #688 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

8

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Computer Science

#708 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

9

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Computer Science

#1 in Tunisia #759 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

10

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Computer Science

#3 in Egypt #773 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

11

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Computer Science

#836 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

12

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Computer Science

#4 in Egypt #851 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

13

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Computer Science

#919 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

14

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Computer Science

#1 in Morocco #924 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

15

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Computer Science

#5 in Egypt #1015 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

16

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Computer Science

#6 in Egypt #1022 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

17

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Computer Science

#7 in Egypt #1162 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

18

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Computer Science

#2 in Tunisia #1188 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

19

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Computer Science

#3 in Tunisia #1206 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

20

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Computer Science

#1 in Nigeria #1211 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

21

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Computer Science

#2 in Morocco #1253 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

22

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Computer Science

#1 in Uganda #1297 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

23

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Computer Science

#8 in Egypt #1306 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

24

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Computer Science

#9 in Egypt #1363 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

25

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Computer Science

#1 in Algeria #1367 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

26

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Computer Science

#1 in Ethiopia #1378 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

27

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Computer Science

#1382 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

28

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Computer Science

#3 in Morocco #1397 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

29

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Computer Science

#1 in Ghana #1405 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

30

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Computer Science

#1425 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

31

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Computer Science

#4 in Tunisia #1431 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

32

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Computer Science

#10 in Egypt #1468 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

33

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Computer Science

#4 in Morocco #1510 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

34

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Computer Science

#11 in Egypt #1511 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

35

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Computer Science

#12 in Egypt #1562 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

36

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Computer Science

#2 in Nigeria #1585 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

37

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Computer Science

#1613 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

38

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Computer Science

#5 in Tunisia #1617 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

39

Egypt | Alexandria

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For Computer Science

#13 in Egypt #1645 in the World

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

40

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Carthage

For Computer Science

#6 in Tunisia #1646 in the World

53% Acceptance

50,314 Enrollment

41

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Computer Science

#1 in Kenya #1720 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

42

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For Computer Science

#1731 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

43

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Computer Science

#3 in Nigeria #1734 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

44

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

For Computer Science

#2 in Ethiopia #1739 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

45

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Computer Science

#2 in Ghana #1777 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

46

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Computer Science

#14 in Egypt #1778 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

47

Tunisia | Manouba

Manouba University

For Computer Science

#7 in Tunisia #1806 in the World

40% Acceptance

17,040 Enrollment

48

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Computer Science

#5 in Morocco #1855 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

49

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For Computer Science

#4 in Nigeria #1863 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

50

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

For Computer Science

#15 in Egypt #1871 in the World

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

51

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

For Computer Science

#6 in Morocco #1903 in the World

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

52

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Computer Science

#5 in Nigeria #1909 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

53

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Computer Science

#6 in Nigeria #1926 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

54

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Computer Science

#1 in Botswana #1934 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

55

Algeria | Annaba

University of Annaba

For Computer Science

#2 in Algeria #1948 in the World

64% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

56

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Computer Science

#16 in Egypt #1982 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

57

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Computer Science

#1994 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

58

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Computer Science

#7 in Nigeria #2029 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

59

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Computer Science

#3 in Algeria #2030 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

60

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Computer Science

#8 in Nigeria #2049 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

61

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Computer Science

#3 in Ethiopia #2050 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

62

Algeria | Setif

Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Computer Science

#4 in Algeria #2142 in the World

78% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

63

Algeria | Algiers

National Polytechnic School, Algeria

For Computer Science

#5 in Algeria #2146 in the World

78% Acceptance

1,400 Enrollment

64

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Computer Science

#3 in Ghana #2173 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

65

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

For Computer Science

#4 in Ethiopia #2184 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

66

Egypt | New Cairo

German University in Cairo

For Computer Science

#17 in Egypt #2217 in the World

20% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2003 Founded

67

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For Computer Science

#1 in Mauritius #2218 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

68

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

For Computer Science

#6 in Algeria #2229 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

69

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Computer Science

#1 in Zimbabwe #2263 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

70

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

Nile University

For Computer Science

#18 in Egypt #2304 in the World

90% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2006 Founded

71

Algeria | Bejaia

University of Bejaia

For Computer Science

#7 in Algeria #2309 in the World

50% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

72

Egypt | Aswan

Aswan University

For Computer Science

#19 in Egypt #2328 in the World

74% Acceptance

1,898 Enrollment

2012 Founded

73

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Computer Science

#2333 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

74

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

For Computer Science

#20 in Egypt #2374 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

75

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

For Computer Science

#8 in Algeria #2388 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

76

Tunisia | Gabes

Gabes University

For Computer Science

#8 in Tunisia #2405 in the World

28% Acceptance

15,263 Enrollment

77

Malawi | Zomba

University of Malawi

For Computer Science

#1 in Malawi #2413 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

78

Algeria | Biskra

University of Biskra

For Computer Science

#9 in Algeria #2436 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

79

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

For Computer Science

#21 in Egypt #2440 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

80

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Computer Science

#1 in Sudan #2463 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

81

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Computer Science

#2471 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

82

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Computer Science

#1 in Tanzania #2477 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

83

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Computer Science

#2 in Kenya #2486 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

84

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Computer Science

#9 in Nigeria #2487 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

85

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Computer Science

#22 in Egypt #2495 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

86

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Computer Science

#10 in Nigeria #2502 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

87

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Computer Science

#11 in Nigeria #2532 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

88

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Computer Science

#12 in Nigeria #2569 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

89

Algeria | Oran

University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Computer Science

#10 in Algeria #2570 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,484 Enrollment

90

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Computer Science

#2603 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

91

Algeria | Boumerdes

University of Boumerdes

For Computer Science

#11 in Algeria #2610 in the World

51% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

92

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Computer Science

#1 in Zambia #2613 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

93

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

For Computer Science

#23 in Egypt #2623 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,741 Enrollment

2010 Founded

94

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Computer Science

#24 in Egypt #2650 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

95

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Computer Science

#2670 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

96

Cameroon | Dschang

University of Dschang

For Computer Science

#1 in Cameroon #2677 in the World

34% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

97

Algeria | Algiers

University of Algiers 1

For Computer Science

#12 in Algeria #2679 in the World

62% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

98

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Computer Science

#1 in Senegal #2732 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

99

Ethiopia | Awasa

Hawassa University

For Computer Science

#5 in Ethiopia #2775 in the World

55% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1976 Founded

100

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

For Computer Science

#1 in Mozambique #2815 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

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