Best Demography Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Demography

#1 in South Africa #112 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Demography

#2 in South Africa #144 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

3

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Demography

#3 in South Africa #187 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

4

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Demography

#5 in South Africa #235 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

5

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Demography

#1 in Nigeria #306 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

6

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Demography

#1 in Ghana #374 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

7

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Demography

#1 in Egypt #468 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

8

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Demography

#6 in South Africa #535 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

9

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Demography

#2 in Ghana #608 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

10

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Demography

#9 in South Africa #667 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

11

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Demography

#10 in South Africa #691 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

12

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Demography

#6 in Ethiopia #824 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

13

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Demography

#13 in South Africa #1027 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Demography

#4 in Ghana #1186 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

15

Algeria | Oran

University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Demography

#10 in Algeria #3961 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,484 Enrollment

16

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

For Demography

#14 in Egypt #2053 in the World

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

17

Ghana | Ho

University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Demography

#5 in Ghana #1371 in the World

48% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

18

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Demography

#1 in Kenya #445 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

19

Nigeria | Mubi

Adamawa State University

For Demography

#65 in Nigeria #4604 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

20

Nigeria | Ibadan

Lead City University

For Demography

#53 in Nigeria #3229 in the World

59% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

21

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Demography

#6 in Nigeria #938 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

22

Sudan | El-Gadarif

University of Gadarif

For Demography

#12 in Sudan #4988 in the World

56% Acceptance

10,716 Enrollment

1994 Founded

23

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Demography

#4 in Tunisia #1490 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

24

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Demography

#1 in DR Congo #1297 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

25

Egypt | Aswan

Aswan University

For Demography

#20 in Egypt #2708 in the World

74% Acceptance

1,898 Enrollment

2012 Founded

26

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

Debre Berhan University

For Demography

#10 in Ethiopia #1500 in the World

68% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

27

Kenya | Machakos

Machakos University

For Demography

#20 in Kenya #4405 in the World

67% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

28

Malawi | Zomba

University of Malawi

For Demography

#1 in Malawi #744 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

29

Nigeria | Katsina

Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University

For Demography

#70 in Nigeria #4718 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

30

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

For Demography

#14 in Nigeria #1376 in the World

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

31

Sierra Leone | Freetown

University of Sierra Leone

For Demography

#1 in Sierra Leone #2763 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

2005 Founded

32

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Demography

#1 in Sudan #1129 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

33

Uganda | Kampala

Kampala International University

For Demography

#3 in Uganda #2246 in the World

82% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

34

Algeria | Boumerdes

University of Boumerdes

For Demography

#15 in Algeria #4844 in the World

51% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

35

Egypt | El Shorouk

British University in Egypt

For Demography

#27 in Egypt #4178 in the World

40% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2005 Founded

36

Ghana | Cape Coast

Cape Coast Technical University

For Demography

#20 in Ghana #5036 in the World

68% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1986 Founded

37

Kenya | Eldoret

University of Eldoret

For Demography

#9 in Kenya #2890 in the World

52% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

38

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Demography

#1 in Morocco #1242 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

39

Nigeria | Effurun

Federal University of Petroleum Resources

For Demography

#67 in Nigeria #4651 in the World

48% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2007 Founded

40

Nigeria | Abuja

University of Abuja

For Demography

#27 in Nigeria #1947 in the World

21% Acceptance

35,372 Enrollment

1988 Founded

41

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Demography

#11 in South Africa #796 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

42

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Demography

#2 in Tanzania #1237 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

43

Zimbabwe | Mutare

Africa University

For Demography

#6 in Zimbabwe #3823 in the World

50% Acceptance

5,434 Enrollment

1992 Founded

44

Algeria | Biskra

University of Biskra

For Demography

#11 in Algeria #4183 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

45

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Demography

#4 in Egypt #780 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

46

Ghana | Tarkwa

University of Mines and Technology

For Demography

#14 in Ghana #4418 in the World

19% Acceptance

15,570 Enrollment

2004 Founded

47

Lesotho | Maseru

National University of Lesotho

For Demography

#1 in Lesotho #3128 in the World

45% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

48

Nigeria | Imota

Caleb University

For Demography

#72 in Nigeria #5076 in the World

46% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2007 Founded

49

Nigeria | Ekpoma

Ambrose Alli University

For Demography

#36 in Nigeria #2636 in the World

47% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

50

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Demography

#9 in Nigeria #1064 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

51

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Medical Sciences and Technology

For Demography

#3 in Sudan #3532 in the World

71% Acceptance

20,463 Enrollment

1996 Founded

52

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Demography

#1 in Tunisia #1104 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

53

DR Congo | Kisangani

University of Kisangani

For Demography

#3 in DR Congo #3799 in the World

64% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1963 Founded

54

Egypt | 6th of October City

Modern Sciences and Arts University

For Demography

#28 in Egypt #4212 in the World

76% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

55

Ethiopia | Adama

Adama Science and Technology University

For Demography

#15 in Ethiopia #2584 in the World

68% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

56

Kenya | Eldoret

University of Eastern Africa, Baraton

For Demography

#24 in Kenya #4992 in the World

80% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1978 Founded

57

Mali | Bamako

University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Demography

#1 in Mali #1749 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

58

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

Akwa Ibom State University

For Demography

#57 in Nigeria #3667 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

59

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Demography

#18 in Nigeria #1496 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

60

Somalia | Hargeisa

University of Hargeisa

For Demography

#2 in Somalia #5003 in the World

57% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

61

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Hubert Kairuki Memorial University

For Demography

#11 in Tanzania #4986 in the World

81% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

1997 Founded

62

Uganda | Mbarara

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

For Demography

#2 in Uganda #1270 in the World

8% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

63

Algeria | Ouargla

University of Ouargla

For Demography

#14 in Algeria #4645 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

64

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Demography

#10 in Egypt #1380 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

65

Ghana | Abetifi

Presbyterian University College

For Demography

#12 in Ghana #4009 in the World

67% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

66

Kenya | Nyeri

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Demography

#22 in Kenya #4729 in the World

83% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

67

Mozambique | Beira

Catholic University of Mozambique

For Demography

#3 in Mozambique #4603 in the World

56% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1996 Founded

68

Nigeria | Gombe

Gombe State University

For Demography

#47 in Nigeria #2966 in the World

59% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

69

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Demography

#17 in Nigeria #1491 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

70

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Demography

#19 in South Africa #1940 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

71

Togo | Lome

University of Lome

For Demography

#1 in Togo #1989 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1970 Founded

72

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Demography

#1 in Zimbabwe #662 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

73

Algeria | Bejaia

University of Bejaia

For Demography

#8 in Algeria #3670 in the World

50% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

74

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Demography

#3 in Egypt #715 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

75

Ghana | Accra

University of Professional Studies, Accra

For Demography

#11 in Ghana #3916 in the World

60% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1965 Founded

76

Liberia | Monrovia

University of Liberia

For Demography

#1 in Liberia #3839 in the World

83% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

77

Nigeria | Ikeji-Arakeji

Joseph Ayo Babalola University

For Demography

#62 in Nigeria #4295 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

78

Nigeria | Enugu

Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Demography

#32 in Nigeria #2287 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

79

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Demography

#13 in Nigeria #1350 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

80

Sudan | Khartoum

Al Zaiem Al Azhari University

For Demography

#9 in Sudan #4508 in the World

63% Acceptance

20,463 Enrollment

1993 Founded

81

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Demography

#2 in Tunisia #1192 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

82

Cameroon | Bangangte

University of the Mountains

For Demography

#8 in Cameroon #4832 in the World

63% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

83

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

For Demography

#18 in Egypt #2456 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

84

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

Arba Minch University

For Demography

#8 in Ethiopia #1183 in the World

71% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1986 Founded

85

Kenya | Kisumu

Great Lakes University of Kisumu

For Demography

#13 in Kenya #3358 in the World

83% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

86

Mauritania | Nouakchott

University of Science, Technology and Medicine

For Demography

#1 in Mauritania #3835 in the World

58% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

87

Nigeria | Okada

Igbinedion University Okada

For Demography

#64 in Nigeria #4539 in the World

68% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1999 Founded

88

Nigeria | Ilorin

Kwara State University

For Demography

#52 in Nigeria #3169 in the World

27% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

89

Somalia | Mogadishu

Somali National University

For Demography

#1 in Somalia #4378 in the World

55% Acceptance

15,000 Enrollment

90

Tanzania | Mwanza

Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Demography

#5 in Tanzania #2552 in the World

74% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

1994 Founded

91

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Demography

#1 in Uganda #300 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

92

Algeria | Oran

University of Oran 1

For Demography

#5 in Algeria #3024 in the World

64% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

93

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Demography

#11 in Egypt #1503 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

94

Ghana | Kumasi

Garden City University College

For Demography

#17 in Ghana #4663 in the World

80% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

95

Kenya | Nairobi

Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Demography

#10 in Kenya #3116 in the World

92% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1984 Founded

96

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

For Demography

#2 in Mozambique #2753 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

97

Nigeria | Lagos

Pan-Atlantic University

For Demography

#45 in Nigeria #2935 in the World

46% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

98

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Demography

#22 in Nigeria #1607 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

99

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Demography

#17 in South Africa #1731 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

100

Tunisia | Kairouan

University of Kairouan

For Demography

#10 in Tunisia #5041 in the World

50% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

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