Best Finance Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Finance

#1 in South Africa #190 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Finance

#2 in South Africa #225 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

3

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Finance

#3 in South Africa #279 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

4

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Finance

#5 in South Africa #366 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

5

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Finance

#7 in South Africa #394 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

6

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Finance

#1 in Ghana #479 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

7

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Finance

#1 in Egypt #496 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

8

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Finance

#8 in South Africa #559 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

9

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Finance

#1 in Nigeria #766 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Finance

#2 in Ghana #905 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

11

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Finance

#10 in South Africa #1005 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

12

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Finance

#12 in South Africa #1268 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Finance

#4 in Ghana #1611 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

14

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Finance

#4 in Ethiopia #3027 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

15

Cameroon | Dschang

University of Dschang

For Finance

#1 in Cameroon #2086 in the World

34% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

16

Egypt | Aswan

Aswan University

For Finance

#29 in Egypt #3986 in the World

74% Acceptance

1,898 Enrollment

2012 Founded

17

Ghana | Accra

Ghana Technology University College

For Finance

#11 in Ghana #3800 in the World

77% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

2006 Founded

18

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Finance

#2 in Kenya #932 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

19

Nigeria | Auta Balifi

Bingham University

For Finance

#61 in Nigeria #4101 in the World

49% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

20

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Finance

#10 in Nigeria #1442 in the World

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

21

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Finance

#2 in Nigeria #799 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

22

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Finance

#1 in Tanzania #1608 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

23

Botswana | Gaborone

Botho University

For Finance

#3 in Botswana #4863 in the World

80% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

24

Egypt | Alexandria

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For Finance

#8 in Egypt #1532 in the World

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

25

Ghana | Accra

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

For Finance

#6 in Ghana #2155 in the World

52% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

26

Mauritius | Port Louis

University of Technology, Mauritius

For Finance

#2 in Mauritius #4122 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

2000 Founded

27

Nigeria | Oyo

Ajayi Crowther University

For Finance

#67 in Nigeria #4297 in the World

83% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

28

Nigeria | Owerri

Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Finance

#32 in Nigeria #2386 in the World

20% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1980 Founded

29

South Africa | Thohoyandou

University of Venda

For Finance

#20 in South Africa #2399 in the World

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

30

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Finance

#3 in Tunisia #918 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

31

Egypt | Sadat

University of Sadat City

For Finance

#35 in Egypt #4828 in the World

73% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2013 Founded

32

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

For Finance

#7 in Ethiopia #3424 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

33

Kenya | Nairobi

Technical University of Kenya

For Finance

#16 in Kenya #4531 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

34

Namibia | Windhoek

Namibia University of Science and Technology

For Finance

#2 in Namibia #2862 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

35

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

Niger Delta University

For Finance

#44 in Nigeria #2807 in the World

38% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

36

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Finance

#26 in Nigeria #2254 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

37

Sudan | Khartoum

Neelain University

For Finance

#4 in Sudan #4705 in the World

71% Acceptance

11,203 Enrollment

1993 Founded

38

Zambia | Kitwe

Copperbelt University

For Finance

#2 in Zambia #3734 in the World

19% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

39

Cameroon | Buea

University of Buea

For Finance

#3 in Cameroon #2863 in the World

46% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

40

Egypt | 6th of October City

Modern Sciences and Arts University

For Finance

#23 in Egypt #3113 in the World

76% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

41

Ghana | Sunyani

Catholic University College of Ghana

For Finance

#15 in Ghana #4205 in the World

50% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

42

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

For Finance

#3 in Kenya #1361 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

43

Nigeria | Ede

Adeleke University

For Finance

#73 in Nigeria #4714 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2011 Founded

44

Nigeria | Umuahia

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

For Finance

#25 in Nigeria #2243 in the World

39% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

45

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Finance

#5 in Nigeria #996 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

46

Togo | Lome

University of Lome

For Finance

#1 in Togo #3657 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1970 Founded

47

Algeria | Adrar

Ahmed Draia University of Adrar

For Finance

#22 in Algeria #4952 in the World

43% Acceptance

16,785 Enrollment

48

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

For Finance

#5 in Egypt #1273 in the World

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

49

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

For Finance

#7 in Ghana #2245 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

50

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For Finance

#1 in Mauritius #1348 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

51

Nigeria | Ota

Bells University of Technology

For Finance

#46 in Nigeria #3168 in the World

60% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2005 Founded

52

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Afe Babalola University

For Finance

#38 in Nigeria #2727 in the World

78% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2009 Founded

53

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Finance

#14 in South Africa #1518 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

54

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Finance

#4 in Tunisia #1028 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

55

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Finance

#5 in Algeria #2681 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

56

Egypt | Badr

Egyptian Russian University

For Finance

#33 in Egypt #4565 in the World

75% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

57

Ethiopia | Awasa

Hawassa University

For Finance

#5 in Ethiopia #3302 in the World

55% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1976 Founded

58

Kenya | Meru

Kenya Methodist University

For Finance

#12 in Kenya #4024 in the World

93% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

59

Namibia | Windhoek

University of Namibia

For Finance

#1 in Namibia #2782 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1992 Founded

60

Nigeria | Lokoja

Federal University, Lokoja

For Finance

#70 in Nigeria #4499 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

61

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Finance

#7 in Nigeria #1333 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

62

Sudan | Khartoum

Sudan University of Science and Technology

For Finance

#2 in Sudan #4154 in the World

57% Acceptance

13,160 Enrollment

1990 Founded

63

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Finance

#1 in Zambia #1881 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

64

Congo | Brazzaville

Marien Ngouabi University

For Finance

#1 in Congo #4327 in the World

51% Acceptance

15,054 Enrollment

1958 Founded

65

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

Nile University

For Finance

#24 in Egypt #3171 in the World

90% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2006 Founded

66

Ghana | Ho

Ho Technical University

For Finance

#14 in Ghana #4010 in the World

71% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

67

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Finance

#1 in Kenya #916 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

68

Nigeria | Yola

Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Finance

#49 in Nigeria #3317 in the World

56% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

69

Nigeria | Abakaliki

Ebonyi State University

For Finance

#22 in Nigeria #2129 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

2000 Founded

70

Senegal | Saint-Louis

University Gaston Berger

For Finance

#2 in Senegal #4242 in the World

46% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1990 Founded

71

Tunisia | Kairouan

University of Kairouan

For Finance

#10 in Tunisia #2709 in the World

50% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

72

Algeria | Skikda

20 August 1955 University of Skikda

For Finance

#17 in Algeria #4016 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,462 Enrollment

73

Eswatini | Kwaluseni

University of Swaziland

For Finance

#1 in Eswatini #3104 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1976 Founded

74

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Finance

#3 in Ghana #1119 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

75

Morocco | Ifrane

Al Akhawayn University

For Finance

#7 in Morocco #2462 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,216 Enrollment

76

Nigeria | Makurdi

University of Agriculture, Makurdi

For Finance

#56 in Nigeria #3730 in the World

61% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

77

Nigeria | Uyo

University of Uyo

For Finance

#18 in Nigeria #1768 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

78

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Finance

#16 in South Africa #1651 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

79

Uganda | Kampala

Uganda Martyrs University

For Finance

#7 in Uganda #4969 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

80

Algeria | Oran

University of Oran 1

For Finance

#7 in Algeria #2942 in the World

64% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

81

Cape Verde | Praia

University of Cape Verde

For Finance

#1 in Cape Verde #4842 in the World

58% Acceptance

4,650 Enrollment

2006 Founded

82

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

For Finance

#3 in Ethiopia #2494 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

83

Kenya | Eldoret

University of Eldoret

For Finance

#15 in Kenya #4305 in the World

52% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

84

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Crescent University, Abeokuta

For Finance

#71 in Nigeria #4541 in the World

49% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

2005 Founded

85

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Finance

#37 in Nigeria #2720 in the World

58% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

86

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

For Finance

#20 in Nigeria #1825 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

87

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Finance

#1 in Sudan #2505 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

88

Zimbabwe | Lupane

Lupane State University

For Finance

#7 in Zimbabwe #4578 in the World

78% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

89

Botswana | Palapye

Botswana International University of Science and Technology

For Finance

#2 in Botswana #4629 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,966 Enrollment

2005 Founded

90

Egypt | New Cairo

Future University in Egypt

For Finance

#30 in Egypt #4146 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2006 Founded

91

Ghana | Accra

Accra Technical University

For Finance

#13 in Ghana #3926 in the World

100% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

92

Lesotho | Maseru

National University of Lesotho

For Finance

#1 in Lesotho #3015 in the World

45% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

93

Nigeria | Lafia

Federal University, Lafia

For Finance

#55 in Nigeria #3555 in the World

53% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

94

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

Landmark University

For Finance

#30 in Nigeria #2347 in the World

100% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2011 Founded

95

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Finance

#1 in Senegal #2401 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

96

Tunisia | Gafsa

Gafsa University

For Finance

#11 in Tunisia #4270 in the World

39% Acceptance

9,092 Enrollment

97

Algeria | Biskra

University of Biskra

For Finance

#11 in Algeria #3479 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

98

Ethiopia | Mizan

Mizan Tepi University

For Finance

#13 in Ethiopia #4457 in the World

62% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

99

Ivory Coast | Bouake

Alassane Ouattara University

For Finance

#2 in Ivory Coast #4938 in the World

35% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1992 Founded

100

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Finance

#6 in Morocco #2132 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

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