Best Creative Writing Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Creative Writing

#1 in South Africa #133 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Creative Writing

#2 in South Africa #141 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

3

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Creative Writing

#4 in South Africa #165 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

4

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Creative Writing

#6 in South Africa #218 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

5

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Creative Writing

#7 in South Africa #251 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Creative Writing

#8 in South Africa #319 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

7

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Creative Writing

#10 in South Africa #385 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

8

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Creative Writing

#12 in South Africa #675 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

9

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Creative Writing

#1 in Ghana #819 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Creative Writing

#3 in Ghana #1425 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

11

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Creative Writing

#11 in Nigeria #1622 in the World

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

12

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Creative Writing

#16 in South Africa #1318 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

13

Nigeria | Abraka

Delta State University, Abraka

For Creative Writing

#7 in Nigeria #1554 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

14

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Creative Writing

#13 in South Africa #884 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Creative Writing

#1 in Botswana #956 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

16

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Creative Writing

#5 in Nigeria #1140 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

17

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Creative Writing

#18 in South Africa #1397 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

18

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Creative Writing

#5 in Egypt #1582 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

19

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Creative Writing

#4 in Nigeria #1126 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

20

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For Creative Writing

#19 in South Africa #1513 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

21

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

For Creative Writing

#3 in Egypt #1154 in the World

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

22

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Creative Writing

#8 in Nigeria #1567 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

23

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Creative Writing

#11 in South Africa #463 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

24

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

For Creative Writing

#4 in Ghana #1483 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

25

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Creative Writing

#3 in Nigeria #888 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

26

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Creative Writing

#9 in South Africa #377 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

27

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Creative Writing

#2 in Ghana #1291 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

28

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Creative Writing

#2 in Nigeria #837 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

29

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Creative Writing

#3 in South Africa #144 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

30

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

For Creative Writing

#2 in Kenya #1611 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

31

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Creative Writing

#6 in Nigeria #1385 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

32

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Creative Writing

#5 in South Africa #182 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

33

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Creative Writing

#1 in Morocco #1503 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

34

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

For Creative Writing

#14 in South Africa #1039 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

35

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Creative Writing

#1 in Tanzania #1637 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

36

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

For Creative Writing

#1 in Mozambique #1208 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

37

South Africa | Thohoyandou

University of Venda

For Creative Writing

#17 in South Africa #1389 in the World

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

38

Zimbabwe | Gweru

Midlands State University

For Creative Writing

#2 in Zimbabwe #1462 in the World

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

39

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Creative Writing

#10 in Nigeria #1613 in the World

58% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

40

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Creative Writing

#15 in South Africa #1099 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

41

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Creative Writing

#1 in Zimbabwe #1228 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

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