Best Evolutionary Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Evolutionary

#2 in South Africa #283 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

2

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Evolutionary

#3 in South Africa #301 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

3

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Evolutionary

#4 in South Africa #321 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

4

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Evolutionary

#5 in South Africa #518 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

5

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Evolutionary

#6 in South Africa #642 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

6

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Evolutionary

#2 in Egypt #707 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

7

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Evolutionary

#9 in South Africa #936 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Evolutionary

#1 in Nigeria #1030 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

9

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Evolutionary

#10 in South Africa #1093 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

10

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Evolutionary

#1 in Ghana #1421 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Evolutionary

#13 in South Africa #1776 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

12

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Evolutionary

#2 in Ghana #2068 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

13

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Evolutionary

#4 in Ghana #2479 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

14

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Evolutionary

#2 in Ethiopia #2509 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

15

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Evolutionary

#12 in Egypt #1797 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

16

Malawi | Zomba

University of Malawi

For Evolutionary

#1 in Malawi #3155 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

17

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Evolutionary

#7 in Nigeria #2290 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

18

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Evolutionary

#1 in DR Congo #3253 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

19

Egypt | Alexandria

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For Evolutionary

#24 in Egypt #3052 in the World

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

20

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Evolutionary

#21 in Nigeria #3369 in the World

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

21

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Evolutionary

#7 in South Africa #816 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

22

Algeria | Biskra

University of Biskra

For Evolutionary

#8 in Algeria #2864 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

23

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Evolutionary

#1 in Ethiopia #1398 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

24

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Evolutionary

#12 in Nigeria #2513 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

25

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Carthage

For Evolutionary

#5 in Tunisia #2323 in the World

53% Acceptance

50,314 Enrollment

26

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Evolutionary

#18 in Egypt #2437 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

27

Mali | Bamako

University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Evolutionary

#1 in Mali #3019 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

28

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Evolutionary

#1 in Senegal #2297 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

29

Cameroon | Buea

University of Buea

For Evolutionary

#3 in Cameroon #3162 in the World

46% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

30

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Evolutionary

#4 in Egypt #1134 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

31

Nigeria | Abakaliki

Ebonyi State University

For Evolutionary

#16 in Nigeria #3214 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

2000 Founded

32

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Evolutionary

#8 in South Africa #907 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

33

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

For Evolutionary

#5 in Algeria #2634 in the World

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

34

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

For Evolutionary

#5 in Ghana #3090 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

35

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

For Evolutionary

#19 in Nigeria #3339 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

36

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Evolutionary

#7 in Tunisia #2537 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

37

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

For Evolutionary

#15 in Egypt #2198 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

38

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For Evolutionary

#1 in Mauritius #2708 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

39

South Africa | Pretoria

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Evolutionary

#20 in South Africa #3323 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

40

Cameroon | Dschang

University of Dschang

For Evolutionary

#2 in Cameroon #2383 in the World

34% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

41

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Evolutionary

#6 in Egypt #1381 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

42

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

Landmark University

For Evolutionary

#18 in Nigeria #3315 in the World

100% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2011 Founded

43

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Evolutionary

#1 in South Africa #274 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

44

Algeria | Oran

University of Oran 1

For Evolutionary

#6 in Algeria #2840 in the World

64% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

45

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Evolutionary

#3 in Ghana #2249 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

46

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Evolutionary

#10 in Nigeria #2419 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

47

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Evolutionary

#4 in Tunisia #1477 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

48

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Evolutionary

#23 in Egypt #3050 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

49

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Evolutionary

#6 in Morocco #3049 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

50

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

For Evolutionary

#18 in South Africa #2915 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

51

Cameroon | Douala

University of Douala

For Evolutionary

#4 in Cameroon #3190 in the World

59% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

52

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

For Evolutionary

#16 in Egypt #2317 in the World

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

53

Nigeria | Abraka

Delta State University, Abraka

For Evolutionary

#17 in Nigeria #3269 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

54

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Evolutionary

#1 in Sudan #2373 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

55

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

For Evolutionary

#10 in Algeria #3004 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

56

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Evolutionary

#1 in Ivory Coast #3122 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

57

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Evolutionary

#11 in Nigeria #2474 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

58

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Evolutionary

#2 in Tunisia #1105 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

59

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Evolutionary

#11 in Egypt #1595 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

60

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

For Evolutionary

#5 in Morocco #2636 in the World

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

61

South Africa | Thohoyandou

University of Venda

For Evolutionary

#19 in South Africa #3108 in the World

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

62

Algeria | Oran

University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Evolutionary

#14 in Algeria #3310 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,484 Enrollment

63

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Evolutionary

#1 in Egypt #675 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

64

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Evolutionary

#15 in Nigeria #3171 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

65

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Evolutionary

#3 in Tanzania #3234 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

2007 Founded

66

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

For Evolutionary

#7 in Algeria #2842 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

67

Kenya | Njoro

Egerton University

For Evolutionary

#3 in Kenya #2807 in the World

33% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

68

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Evolutionary

#5 in Nigeria #2248 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

69

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Evolutionary

#1 in Tunisia #940 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

70

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Evolutionary

#1 in Algeria #1489 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

71

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Evolutionary

#14 in Egypt #2194 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

72

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Evolutionary

#3 in Morocco #1963 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

73

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Evolutionary

#17 in South Africa #2777 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

74

Algeria | Bejaia

University of Bejaia

For Evolutionary

#11 in Algeria #3073 in the World

50% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

75

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Evolutionary

#5 in Egypt #1155 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

76

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Evolutionary

#8 in Nigeria #2329 in the World

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

77

Tanzania | Morogoro

Sokoine University of Agriculture

For Evolutionary

#2 in Tanzania #3099 in the World

44% Acceptance

117 Enrollment

1984 Founded

78

Algeria | Boumerdes

University of Boumerdes

For Evolutionary

#12 in Algeria #3193 in the World

51% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

79

Kenya | Eldoret

Moi University

For Evolutionary

#5 in Kenya #3307 in the World

93% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

80

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Evolutionary

#13 in Nigeria #2663 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

81

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Evolutionary

#1 in Uganda #1476 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

82

Algeria | Annaba

University of Annaba

For Evolutionary

#3 in Algeria #2183 in the World

64% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

83

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Evolutionary

#9 in Egypt #1487 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

84

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Evolutionary

#4 in Morocco #2118 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

85

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Evolutionary

#16 in South Africa #2668 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

86

Algeria | Laghouat

University of Laghouat

For Evolutionary

#13 in Algeria #3270 in the World

53% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

87

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Evolutionary

#3 in Egypt #976 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

88

Nigeria | Uyo

University of Uyo

For Evolutionary

#14 in Nigeria #3064 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

89

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Evolutionary

#1 in Tanzania #2328 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

90

Egypt | Aswan

Aswan University

For Evolutionary

#21 in Egypt #2908 in the World

74% Acceptance

1,898 Enrollment

2012 Founded

91

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Evolutionary

#4 in Kenya #2826 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

92

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Evolutionary

#9 in Nigeria #2361 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

93

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Evolutionary

#1 in Zambia #3018 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

94

Algeria | Setif

Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Evolutionary

#2 in Algeria #1953 in the World

78% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

95

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Evolutionary

#8 in Egypt #1462 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

96

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Evolutionary

#2 in Morocco #1663 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

97

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Evolutionary

#15 in South Africa #2576 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

98

Algeria | Algiers

University of Algiers 1

For Evolutionary

#9 in Algeria #2880 in the World

62% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

99

Ethiopia | Mekelle

Mekelle University

For Evolutionary

#6 in Ethiopia #3413 in the World

88% Acceptance

17,030 Enrollment

1991 Founded

100

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Evolutionary

#20 in Nigeria #3363 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

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