Academic Index Last updated: May 05, 2026

21 Best Universities in Malawi

Exploring the academic landscape of Malawi, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 21 higher education institutions. We analyzed 9.8K scientific publications and 225.4K citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

Zomba

University of Malawi

#137 in Africa #4146 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

2

Mzuzu

Mzuzu University

#266 in Africa #6427 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

3

Limbe

Malawi University of Science and Technology

#282 in Africa #6631 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2012 Founded

4

Lilongwe

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources

#422 in Africa #9109 in the World

62% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

5

Livingstonia

University of Livingstonia

#680 in Africa #11933 in the World

65% Acceptance

1895 Founded

6

Lilongwe

Malawi Assemblies of God University

#686 in Africa #11970 in the World

70% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

7

Limbe

Catholic University of Malawi

#782 in Africa #12513 in the World

83% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

8

Lilongwe

St. John the Baptist University

#793 in Africa #12595 in the World

65% Acceptance

9

Lilongwe

Daeyang University

#836 in Africa #12862 in the World

57% Acceptance

10

Ntcheu

Malawi Adventist University

#840 in Africa #12885 in the World

50% Acceptance

1969 Founded

11

Lilongwe

UNICAF University, Malawi

#862 in Africa #13028 in the World

54% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

12

Lilongwe

Nkhoma University

#909 in Africa #13275 in the World

52% Acceptance

2011 Founded

13

Lilongwe

Pentecostal Life University

#910 in Africa #13278 in the World

45% Acceptance

2013 Founded

14

Lilongwe

Exploits University

#920 in Africa #13330 in the World

23% Acceptance

2010 Founded

15

Blantyre

Malawi College of Accountancy

#924 in Africa #13359 in the World

48% Acceptance

16

Blantyre

Millennium University

#940 in Africa #13437 in the World

63% Acceptance

2016 Founded

17

Blantyre

Blantyre International University

#1034 in Africa #13889 in the World

80% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

18

Lilongwe

Riverton University

#1058 in Africa #13976 in the World

68% Acceptance

19

Lilongwe

University of Lilongwe

#1060 in Africa #13981 in the World

65% Acceptance

20

Lilongwe

Skyway University

#1068 in Africa #13995 in the World

63% Acceptance

21

Blantyre

University of Blantyre Synod

#1069 in Africa #13997 in the World

62% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment