Best Econometrics Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Econometrics

#1 in South Africa #312 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Econometrics

#2 in South Africa #426 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

3

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Econometrics

#3 in South Africa #525 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

4

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Econometrics

#1 in Egypt #568 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

5

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Econometrics

#6 in South Africa #597 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

6

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Econometrics

#1 in Nigeria #640 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

7

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Econometrics

#7 in South Africa #659 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Econometrics

#8 in South Africa #716 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

9

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Econometrics

#1 in Ghana #731 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Econometrics

#2 in Ghana #1097 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

11

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Econometrics

#4 in Ghana #1431 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

12

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Econometrics

#10 in South Africa #1865 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Econometrics

#2 in Ethiopia #1881 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

14

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Econometrics

#11 in South Africa #1956 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

15

Cameroon | Bamenda

University of Bamenda

For Econometrics

#5 in Cameroon #3315 in the World

58% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

16

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Econometrics

#11 in Egypt #1833 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

17

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Econometrics

#1 in Ivory Coast #2651 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

18

Nigeria | Osogbo

Fountain University, Osogbo

For Econometrics

#56 in Nigeria #3348 in the World

48% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

19

Nigeria | Abraka

Delta State University, Abraka

For Econometrics

#13 in Nigeria #1672 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

20

Sierra Leone | Freetown

University of Sierra Leone

For Econometrics

#1 in Sierra Leone #3449 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

2005 Founded

21

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Econometrics

#1 in Uganda #1468 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

22

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Econometrics

#4 in Algeria #2334 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

23

Ethiopia | Nekemte

Wollega University

For Econometrics

#9 in Ethiopia #3191 in the World

73% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

24

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Econometrics

#1 in Kenya #1239 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

25

Nigeria | Uli

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Econometrics

#31 in Nigeria #2498 in the World

61% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

26

Nigeria | Minna

Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Econometrics

#40 in Nigeria #2948 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

1982 Founded

27

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Econometrics

#9 in South Africa #979 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

28

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Econometrics

#1 in DR Congo #3176 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

29

Egypt | New Cairo

German University in Cairo

For Econometrics

#19 in Egypt #2653 in the World

20% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2003 Founded

30

Gambia | Serekunda

University of the Gambia

For Econometrics

#1 in Gambia #3582 in the World

52% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

31

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Econometrics

#5 in Morocco #2095 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

32

Nigeria | Iwo

Bowen University

For Econometrics

#62 in Nigeria #3579 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2001 Founded

33

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Econometrics

#12 in Nigeria #1664 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

34

Tunisia | Jendouba

University of Jendouba

For Econometrics

#8 in Tunisia #1722 in the World

38% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

35

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Econometrics

#1 in Botswana #1859 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

36

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Econometrics

#10 in Egypt #1703 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

37

Kenya | Kakamega

Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

For Econometrics

#9 in Kenya #3535 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

38

Nigeria | Otuoke

Federal University, Otuoke

For Econometrics

#61 in Nigeria #3521 in the World

49% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

39

Nigeria | Bauchi

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

For Econometrics

#50 in Nigeria #3145 in the World

44% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

40

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

Vaal University of Technology

For Econometrics

#21 in South Africa #3299 in the World

90% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1966 Founded

41

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Econometrics

#1 in Zambia #2634 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

42

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Econometrics

#1 in Algeria #1784 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

43

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

Debre Markos University

For Econometrics

#8 in Ethiopia #3133 in the World

62% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

2005 Founded

44

Lesotho | Maseru

National University of Lesotho

For Econometrics

#1 in Lesotho #3236 in the World

45% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

45

Nigeria | Owerri

Imo State University

For Econometrics

#37 in Nigeria #2790 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

46

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

Babcock University

For Econometrics

#22 in Nigeria #2111 in the World

11% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

47

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Econometrics

#4 in South Africa #562 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

48

Cameroon | Dschang

University of Dschang

For Econometrics

#1 in Cameroon #1556 in the World

34% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

49

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Econometrics

#15 in Egypt #2156 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

50

Ghana | Accra

Ghana Technology University College

For Econometrics

#12 in Ghana #3372 in the World

77% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

2006 Founded

51

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Econometrics

#3 in Morocco #1594 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

52

Nigeria | Ibadan

Lead City University

For Econometrics

#45 in Nigeria #3089 in the World

59% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

53

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Econometrics

#10 in Nigeria #1451 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

54

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Econometrics

#1 in Tunisia #538 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

55

Botswana | Palapye

Botswana International University of Science and Technology

For Econometrics

#2 in Botswana #2810 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,966 Enrollment

2005 Founded

56

Egypt | Alexandria

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For Econometrics

#14 in Egypt #2025 in the World

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

57

Kenya | Eldoret

University of Eldoret

For Econometrics

#11 in Kenya #3607 in the World

52% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

58

Nigeria | Yola

Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Econometrics

#43 in Nigeria #3050 in the World

56% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

59

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

For Econometrics

#39 in Nigeria #2822 in the World

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

60

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

For Econometrics

#17 in South Africa #2562 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

61

Zimbabwe | Masvingo

Great Zimbabwe University

For Econometrics

#2 in Zimbabwe #3077 in the World

65% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

62

Algeria | Skikda

20 August 1955 University of Skikda

For Econometrics

#9 in Algeria #3106 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,462 Enrollment

63

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

Debre Berhan University

For Econometrics

#12 in Ethiopia #3570 in the World

68% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

64

Libya | Tripoli

University of Tripoli – Libya

For Econometrics

#2 in Libya #3550 in the World

76% Acceptance

44,338 Enrollment

1957 Founded

65

Nigeria | Effurun

Federal University of Petroleum Resources

For Econometrics

#54 in Nigeria #3311 in the World

48% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2007 Founded

66

Nigeria | Abuja

University of Abuja

For Econometrics

#30 in Nigeria #2448 in the World

21% Acceptance

35,372 Enrollment

1988 Founded

67

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Econometrics

#5 in South Africa #595 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

68

Cameroon | Douala

University of Douala

For Econometrics

#2 in Cameroon #2430 in the World

59% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

69

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

For Econometrics

#28 in Egypt #3544 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

70

Ghana | Kumasi

Kumasi Technical University

For Econometrics

#10 in Ghana #3100 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

71

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Econometrics

#2 in Morocco #1385 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

72

Nigeria | Ekpoma

Ambrose Alli University

For Econometrics

#52 in Nigeria #3231 in the World

47% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

73

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Econometrics

#7 in Nigeria #1329 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

74

Tunisia | Gabes

Gabes University

For Econometrics

#9 in Tunisia #1877 in the World

28% Acceptance

15,263 Enrollment

75

Algeria | Jijel

University of Jijel

For Econometrics

#13 in Algeria #3368 in the World

51% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

76

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Econometrics

#3 in Egypt #914 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

77

Kenya | Nyeri

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Econometrics

#8 in Kenya #3370 in the World

83% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

78

Nigeria | Lafia

Federal University, Lafia

For Econometrics

#46 in Nigeria #3096 in the World

53% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

79

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Econometrics

#17 in Nigeria #1937 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

80

South Africa | Mthatha

Walter Sisulu University

For Econometrics

#16 in South Africa #2455 in the World

67% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

2005 Founded

81

Zimbabwe | Gweru

Midlands State University

For Econometrics

#4 in Zimbabwe #3477 in the World

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

82

Algeria | Bejaia

University of Bejaia

For Econometrics

#3 in Algeria #2170 in the World

50% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

83

Ethiopia | Adama

Adama Science and Technology University

For Econometrics

#13 in Ethiopia #3629 in the World

68% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

84

Libya | Benghazi

University of Benghazi

For Econometrics

#1 in Libya #3298 in the World

83% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1955 Founded

85

Nigeria | Gombe

Gombe State University

For Econometrics

#47 in Nigeria #3101 in the World

59% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

86

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Econometrics

#28 in Nigeria #2328 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

87

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Econometrics

#1 in Sudan #2325 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

88

Cameroon | Ngaoundere

University of Ngaoundere

For Econometrics

#6 in Cameroon #3608 in the World

66% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

89

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Econometrics

#23 in Egypt #3116 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

90

Ghana | Tema

Central University

For Econometrics

#11 in Ghana #3226 in the World

45% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1997 Founded

91

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Econometrics

#1 in Morocco #1227 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

92

Nigeria | Enugu

Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Econometrics

#35 in Nigeria #2549 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

93

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Econometrics

#5 in Nigeria #993 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

94

Tunisia | Manouba

Manouba University

For Econometrics

#5 in Tunisia #1116 in the World

40% Acceptance

17,040 Enrollment

95

Algeria | Biskra

University of Biskra

For Econometrics

#6 in Algeria #2664 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

96

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Econometrics

#9 in Egypt #1519 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

97

Kenya | Nairobi

Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Econometrics

#10 in Kenya #3546 in the World

92% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1984 Founded

98

Nigeria | Benin

Benson Idahosa University

For Econometrics

#65 in Nigeria #3641 in the World

49% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

99

Nigeria | Ilorin

Kwara State University

For Econometrics

#34 in Nigeria #2536 in the World

27% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

100

South Africa | Thohoyandou

University of Venda

For Econometrics

#18 in South Africa #2599 in the World

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

100 Best Universities in Africa for Econometrics

Academic Filters

Academic Filters

Join our global network