Best Forensic Science Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Forensic Science

#2 in South Africa #110 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Forensic Science

#3 in South Africa #203 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

3

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Forensic Science

#5 in South Africa #266 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

4

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Forensic Science

#7 in South Africa #356 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

5

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Forensic Science

#3 in Egypt #367 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

6

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Forensic Science

#1 in Nigeria #432 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

7

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Forensic Science

#10 in South Africa #671 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Forensic Science

#1 in Ethiopia #703 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

9

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Forensic Science

#1 in Ghana #741 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

10

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Forensic Science

#11 in South Africa #797 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

11

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Forensic Science

#12 in South Africa #813 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

12

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Forensic Science

#2 in Ghana #828 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

13

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Forensic Science

#8 in Nigeria #816 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

14

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Forensic Science

#7 in Egypt #647 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

15

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Forensic Science

#2 in Tunisia #665 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

16

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Forensic Science

#3 in Nigeria #643 in the World

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

17

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Forensic Science

#7 in Nigeria #798 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

18

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Forensic Science

#6 in Egypt #592 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

19

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Forensic Science

#1 in Tunisia #583 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

20

Nigeria | Owerri

Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Forensic Science

#14 in Nigeria #997 in the World

20% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1980 Founded

21

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Forensic Science

#11 in Nigeria #954 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

22

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Forensic Science

#1 in Egypt #312 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

23

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Forensic Science

#1 in Uganda #724 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

24

Nigeria | Uyo

University of Uyo

For Forensic Science

#10 in Nigeria #919 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

25

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Forensic Science

#9 in South Africa #642 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

26

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Forensic Science

#2 in Egypt #354 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

27

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Forensic Science

#1 in Zambia #832 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

28

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Forensic Science

#16 in Nigeria #1024 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

29

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Forensic Science

#13 in South Africa #1022 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

30

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

Arba Minch University

For Forensic Science

#4 in Ethiopia #987 in the World

71% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1986 Founded

31

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Forensic Science

#1 in Zimbabwe #326 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

32

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Forensic Science

#13 in Nigeria #994 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

33

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Forensic Science

#10 in Egypt #815 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

34

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Forensic Science

#4 in South Africa #260 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

35

Ethiopia | Awasa

Hawassa University

For Forensic Science

#2 in Ethiopia #850 in the World

55% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1976 Founded

36

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Forensic Science

#6 in Nigeria #761 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

37

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Forensic Science

#8 in Egypt #649 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

38

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Forensic Science

#6 in South Africa #347 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

39

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Forensic Science

#3 in Ethiopia #913 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

40

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Forensic Science

#2 in Nigeria #613 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

41

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Forensic Science

#11 in Egypt #966 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

42

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Forensic Science

#8 in South Africa #641 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

43

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

For Forensic Science

#2 in Kenya #930 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

44

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Forensic Science

#12 in Nigeria #975 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

45

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Forensic Science

#5 in Egypt #576 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

46

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Forensic Science

#1 in South Africa #105 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

47

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Forensic Science

#1 in Kenya #463 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

48

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Forensic Science

#4 in Nigeria #694 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

49

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Forensic Science

#9 in Egypt #718 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

50

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Forensic Science

#1 in Sudan #843 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

51

Nigeria | Abraka

Delta State University, Abraka

For Forensic Science

#15 in Nigeria #1020 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

52

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For Forensic Science

#5 in Nigeria #729 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

53

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Forensic Science

#4 in Egypt #511 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

54

Tanzania | Morogoro

Sokoine University of Agriculture

For Forensic Science

#1 in Tanzania #683 in the World

44% Acceptance

117 Enrollment

1984 Founded

55

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Forensic Science

#9 in Nigeria #917 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

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