Best Forestry Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Forestry

#1 in South Africa #54 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Forestry

#2 in South Africa #86 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

3

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Forestry

#3 in South Africa #108 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

4

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Forestry

#1 in Nigeria #229 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

5

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Forestry

#5 in South Africa #232 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

6

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Forestry

#2 in Ethiopia #303 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

7

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Forestry

#1 in Ghana #336 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

8

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Forestry

#2 in Ghana #395 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

9

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Forestry

#8 in South Africa #448 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

10

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Forestry

#1 in Egypt #489 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

11

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Forestry

#10 in South Africa #614 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

12

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Forestry

#3 in Ghana #808 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

13

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Forestry

#13 in South Africa #878 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Forestry

#15 in South Africa #1104 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

15

Cameroon | Dschang

University of Dschang

For Forestry

#1 in Cameroon #457 in the World

34% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

16

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Forestry

#18 in Egypt #2036 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

17

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

For Forestry

#6 in Ghana #2086 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

18

Mozambique | Maputo

Eduardo Mondlane University

For Forestry

#1 in Mozambique #1146 in the World

20% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1962 Founded

19

Nigeria | Bauchi

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

For Forestry

#23 in Nigeria #1371 in the World

44% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

20

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

For Forestry

#18 in South Africa #1420 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

21

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Forestry

#1 in Tunisia #1004 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

22

Botswana | Palapye

Botswana International University of Science and Technology

For Forestry

#2 in Botswana #2489 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,966 Enrollment

2005 Founded

23

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Forestry

#7 in Egypt #1107 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

24

Kenya | Nairobi

Technical University of Kenya

For Forestry

#14 in Kenya #2690 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

25

Nigeria | Osogbo

Osun State University

For Forestry

#41 in Nigeria #2223 in the World

26% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

2007 Founded

26

Nigeria | Abuja

University of Abuja

For Forestry

#28 in Nigeria #1593 in the World

21% Acceptance

35,372 Enrollment

1988 Founded

27

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Forestry

#12 in South Africa #815 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

28

Zimbabwe | Masvingo

Great Zimbabwe University

For Forestry

#7 in Zimbabwe #2469 in the World

65% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

29

Algeria | Boumerdes

University of Boumerdes

For Forestry

#13 in Algeria #2599 in the World

51% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

30

Ethiopia | Adama

Adama Science and Technology University

For Forestry

#15 in Ethiopia #2078 in the World

68% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

31

Madagascar | Antananarivo

University of Antananarivo

For Forestry

#1 in Madagascar #759 in the World

15% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1961 Founded

32

Nigeria | Iwo

Bowen University

For Forestry

#49 in Nigeria #2405 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2001 Founded

33

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Forestry

#15 in Nigeria #1057 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

34

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Forestry

#2 in Tanzania #485 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

35

DR Congo | Kisangani

University of Kisangani

For Forestry

#3 in DR Congo #1564 in the World

64% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1963 Founded

36

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

For Forestry

#13 in Egypt #1609 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

37

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Forestry

#4 in Ghana #1064 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

38

Namibia | Windhoek

Namibia University of Science and Technology

For Forestry

#2 in Namibia #2091 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

39

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

For Forestry

#11 in Nigeria #879 in the World

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

40

South Africa | Bloemfontein

Central University of Technology

For Forestry

#20 in South Africa #2385 in the World

64% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1981 Founded

41

Uganda | Kampala

Uganda Martyrs University

For Forestry

#7 in Uganda #2677 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

42

Benin | Abomey-Calavi

University of Abomey-Calavi

For Forestry

#1 in Benin #124 in the World

63% Acceptance

20,400 Enrollment

1970 Founded

43

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Forestry

#5 in Egypt #843 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

44

Kenya | Eldoret

University of Eldoret

For Forestry

#7 in Kenya #1454 in the World

52% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

45

Nigeria | Makurdi

University of Agriculture, Makurdi

For Forestry

#18 in Nigeria #1095 in the World

61% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

46

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Forestry

#16 in Nigeria #1061 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

47

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Forestry

#4 in South Africa #112 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

48

Zimbabwe | Bindura

Bindura University of Science Education

For Forestry

#3 in Zimbabwe #1582 in the World

69% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

49

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

For Forestry

#4 in Algeria #1362 in the World

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

50

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

Arba Minch University

For Forestry

#8 in Ethiopia #1083 in the World

71% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1986 Founded

51

Malawi | Zomba

University of Malawi

For Forestry

#1 in Malawi #1561 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

52

Nigeria | Ekpoma

Ambrose Alli University

For Forestry

#40 in Nigeria #2160 in the World

47% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

53

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Forestry

#33 in Nigeria #1747 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

54

Togo | Lome

University of Lome

For Forestry

#1 in Togo #523 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1970 Founded

55

Egypt | Sadat

University of Sadat City

For Forestry

#22 in Egypt #2502 in the World

73% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2013 Founded

56

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Forestry

#15 in Egypt #1785 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

57

Ivory Coast | Bouake

Alassane Ouattara University

For Forestry

#3 in Ivory Coast #2219 in the World

35% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1992 Founded

58

Namibia | Windhoek

University of Namibia

For Forestry

#1 in Namibia #1099 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1992 Founded

59

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Forestry

#20 in Nigeria #1303 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

60

South Africa | Mthatha

Walter Sisulu University

For Forestry

#21 in South Africa #2518 in the World

67% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

2005 Founded

61

Uganda | Busitema

Busitema University

For Forestry

#5 in Uganda #2534 in the World

10% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

62

Algeria | Bejaia

University of Bejaia

For Forestry

#10 in Algeria #2040 in the World

50% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

63

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Forestry

#2 in Egypt #607 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

64

Kenya | Maseno

Maseno University

For Forestry

#6 in Kenya #1271 in the World

10% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

65

Nigeria | Uli

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Forestry

#42 in Nigeria #2257 in the World

61% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

66

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Forestry

#31 in Nigeria #1701 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

67

Sudan | El-Obeid

University of Kordofan

For Forestry

#4 in Sudan #2529 in the World

71% Acceptance

22,500 Enrollment

1990 Founded

68

Zimbabwe | Chinhoyi

Chinhoyi University of Technology

For Forestry

#2 in Zimbabwe #1495 in the World

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

69

Algeria | Setif

Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Forestry

#7 in Algeria #1604 in the World

78% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

70

Ethiopia | Mekelle

Mekelle University

For Forestry

#4 in Ethiopia #401 in the World

88% Acceptance

17,030 Enrollment

1991 Founded

71

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For Forestry

#1 in Mauritius #2274 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

72

Nigeria | Enugu

Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Forestry

#37 in Nigeria #1919 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

73

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For Forestry

#2 in Nigeria #305 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

74

Tunisia | Jendouba

University of Jendouba

For Forestry

#9 in Tunisia #2543 in the World

38% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

75

Egypt | Damietta

Damietta University

For Forestry

#20 in Egypt #2474 in the World

76% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

76

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Forestry

#12 in Egypt #1543 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

77

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Nangui Abrogoua University

For Forestry

#2 in Ivory Coast #470 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1995 Founded

78

Niger | Niamey

Abdou Moumouni University

For Forestry

#1 in Niger #656 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,400 Enrollment

1974 Founded

79

Nigeria | Ilorin

Kwara State University

For Forestry

#39 in Nigeria #2158 in the World

27% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

80

South Africa | Thohoyandou

University of Venda

For Forestry

#14 in South Africa #1041 in the World

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

81

Uganda | Gulu

Gulu University

For Forestry

#3 in Uganda #2152 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

82

Algeria | Mostaganem

University of Mostaganem

For Forestry

#12 in Algeria #2462 in the World

63% Acceptance

24,214 Enrollment

83

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Forestry

#4 in Egypt #748 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

84

Kenya | Njoro

Egerton University

For Forestry

#3 in Kenya #616 in the World

33% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

85

Nigeria | Owerri

Imo State University

For Forestry

#34 in Nigeria #1757 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

86

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Forestry

#12 in Nigeria #902 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

87

Sudan | Wad Medani

University of Gezira

For Forestry

#2 in Sudan #1637 in the World

81% Acceptance

22,500 Enrollment

1975 Founded

88

Zimbabwe | Gweru

Midlands State University

For Forestry

#4 in Zimbabwe #1829 in the World

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

89

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

For Forestry

#9 in Algeria #1837 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

90

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

For Forestry

#7 in Ethiopia #823 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

91

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Forestry

#5 in Morocco #1508 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

92

Nigeria | Makurdi

Benue State University

For Forestry

#45 in Nigeria #2300 in the World

45% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1992 Founded

93

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Forestry

#3 in Nigeria #315 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

94

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Forestry

#2 in Tunisia #1069 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

95

DR Congo | Lubumbashi

University of Lubumbashi

For Forestry

#2 in DR Congo #1282 in the World

64% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1955 Founded

96

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Forestry

#17 in Egypt #1957 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

97

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Forestry

#1 in Ivory Coast #256 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

98

Nigeria | Anyigba

Kogi State University

For Forestry

#38 in Nigeria #2098 in the World

30% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

99

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Forestry

#5 in Nigeria #476 in the World

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

100

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Forestry

#7 in South Africa #399 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

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