Best Data Science Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Data Science

#1 in South Africa #483 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Data Science

#2 in South Africa #498 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

3

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Data Science

#3 in South Africa #504 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

4

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Data Science

#4 in South Africa #531 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

5

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Data Science

#1 in Egypt #554 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

6

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Data Science

#7 in South Africa #584 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

7

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Data Science

#8 in South Africa #681 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Data Science

#9 in South Africa #1238 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

9

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Data Science

#2 in Nigeria #1425 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Data Science

#1 in Ghana #1443 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Data Science

#13 in South Africa #1922 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

12

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Data Science

#2 in Ghana #2078 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

13

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

For Data Science

#15 in Egypt #1950 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

14

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Data Science

#2 in Morocco #655 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

15

Sudan | Khartoum

Sudan University of Science and Technology

For Data Science

#2 in Sudan #2541 in the World

57% Acceptance

13,160 Enrollment

1990 Founded

16

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Data Science

#13 in Egypt #1864 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

17

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

Babcock University

For Data Science

#13 in Nigeria #2537 in the World

11% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

18

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Data Science

#3 in Tunisia #1161 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

19

Algeria | Algiers

University of Algiers 1

For Data Science

#9 in Algeria #2587 in the World

62% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

20

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

For Data Science

#2 in Ethiopia #2401 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

21

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Data Science

#6 in Nigeria #2074 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

22

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

Nile University

For Data Science

#20 in Egypt #2093 in the World

90% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2006 Founded

23

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Data Science

#3 in Morocco #669 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

24

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Data Science

#1 in Sudan #2244 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

25

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Data Science

#16 in Egypt #1981 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

26

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Data Science

#14 in Nigeria #2562 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

27

Uganda | Mbarara

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

For Data Science

#2 in Uganda #2715 in the World

8% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

28

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

For Data Science

#8 in Algeria #2551 in the World

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

29

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Data Science

#3 in Ethiopia #2705 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

30

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Data Science

#1 in Senegal #2504 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

31

Egypt | New Cairo

Future University in Egypt

For Data Science

#23 in Egypt #2591 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2006 Founded

32

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Data Science

#5 in Morocco #926 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

33

Tanzania | Dodoma

University of Dodoma

For Data Science

#2 in Tanzania #2660 in the World

30% Acceptance

28,949 Enrollment

2007 Founded

34

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Data Science

#4 in Egypt #1014 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

35

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Data Science

#17 in Nigeria #2717 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

36

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Data Science

#1 in Uganda #1331 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

37

Algeria | Setif

Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Data Science

#4 in Algeria #2361 in the World

78% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

38

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Data Science

#1 in Ethiopia #1624 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

39

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

For Data Science

#16 in South Africa #2621 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

40

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Data Science

#22 in Egypt #2481 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

41

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Data Science

#1 in Morocco #640 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

42

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Data Science

#1 in Tanzania #2385 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

43

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Data Science

#11 in Egypt #1759 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

44

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Data Science

#5 in Nigeria #1819 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

45

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Data Science

#1 in Zambia #2511 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

46

Algeria | Oran

University of Oran 1

For Data Science

#2 in Algeria #2032 in the World

64% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

47

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Data Science

#3 in Ghana #2610 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

48

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Data Science

#10 in South Africa #1519 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

49

Egypt | New Cairo

German University in Cairo

For Data Science

#6 in Egypt #1397 in the World

20% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2003 Founded

50

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

For Data Science

#1 in Mozambique #2683 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

51

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Data Science

#1 in Tunisia #674 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

52

Egypt | Alexandria

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For Data Science

#9 in Egypt #1617 in the World

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

53

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Data Science

#8 in Nigeria #2326 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

54

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

National University of Science and Technology

For Data Science

#1 in Zimbabwe #2131 in the World

73% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1991 Founded

55

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

For Data Science

#5 in Algeria #2368 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

56

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Data Science

#2 in Kenya #2413 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

57

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Data Science

#12 in South Africa #1804 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

58

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

For Data Science

#19 in Egypt #2037 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

59

Namibia | Windhoek

Namibia University of Science and Technology

For Data Science

#1 in Namibia #2186 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

60

Tunisia | Gabes

Gabes University

For Data Science

#8 in Tunisia #2758 in the World

28% Acceptance

15,263 Enrollment

61

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Data Science

#8 in Egypt #1481 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

62

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Data Science

#4 in Nigeria #1727 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

63

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Data Science

#2 in Zimbabwe #2808 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

64

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Data Science

#1 in Algeria #1890 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

65

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Data Science

#1 in Kenya #1219 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

66

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For Data Science

#11 in South Africa #1649 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

67

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Data Science

#21 in Egypt #2273 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

68

Nigeria | Yola

American University of Nigeria

For Data Science

#15 in Nigeria #2638 in the World

60% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

69

Tunisia | Manouba

Manouba University

For Data Science

#2 in Tunisia #994 in the World

40% Acceptance

17,040 Enrollment

70

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Data Science

#14 in Egypt #1891 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

71

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Data Science

#9 in Nigeria #2349 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

72

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Data Science

#1 in Botswana #1368 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

73

Malawi | Zomba

University of Malawi

For Data Science

#1 in Malawi #2794 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

74

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Data Science

#14 in South Africa #1984 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

75

Egypt | El Shorouk

British University in Egypt

For Data Science

#17 in Egypt #1999 in the World

40% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2005 Founded

76

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

Landmark University

For Data Science

#12 in Nigeria #2498 in the World

100% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2011 Founded

77

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Carthage

For Data Science

#6 in Tunisia #1502 in the World

53% Acceptance

50,314 Enrollment

78

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

For Data Science

#18 in Egypt #2029 in the World

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

79

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Data Science

#1 in Nigeria #1130 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

80

Algeria | Bejaia

University of Bejaia

For Data Science

#3 in Algeria #2045 in the World

50% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

81

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For Data Science

#1 in Mauritius #1174 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

82

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Data Science

#15 in South Africa #1997 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

83

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Data Science

#5 in Egypt #1177 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

84

Nigeria | Owerri

Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Data Science

#18 in Nigeria #2809 in the World

20% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1980 Founded

85

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Data Science

#5 in Tunisia #1377 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

86

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Data Science

#3 in Egypt #919 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

87

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For Data Science

#3 in Nigeria #1515 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

88

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Data Science

#10 in Algeria #2756 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

89

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Data Science

#6 in Morocco #1108 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

90

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Data Science

#6 in South Africa #566 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

91

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Data Science

#10 in Egypt #1731 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

92

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Afe Babalola University

For Data Science

#19 in Nigeria #2812 in the World

78% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2009 Founded

93

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Data Science

#7 in Tunisia #2639 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

94

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Data Science

#7 in Egypt #1466 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

95

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Data Science

#7 in Nigeria #2325 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

96

Algeria | Annaba

University of Annaba

For Data Science

#6 in Algeria #2405 in the World

64% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

97

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

For Data Science

#4 in Morocco #801 in the World

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

98

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Data Science

#5 in South Africa #537 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

99

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Data Science

#12 in Egypt #1761 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

100

Nigeria | Minna

Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Data Science

#10 in Nigeria #2356 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

1982 Founded

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