Academic Index Last updated: May 06, 2026

5 Best Universities in Sierra Leone

Exploring the academic landscape of Sierra Leone, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 5 higher education institutions. We analyzed 3.4K scientific publications and 49.2K citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

Freetown

University of Sierra Leone

#199 in Africa #5369 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

2005 Founded

2

Freetown

Njala University

#226 in Africa #5764 in the World

43% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1964 Founded

3

Makeni

University of Makeni

#588 in Africa #11058 in the World

53% Acceptance

1,252 Enrollment

2005 Founded

4

Freetown

Milton Margai College of Education and Technology

#695 in Africa #12074 in the World

28% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1963 Founded

5

Kenema

Eastern Polytechnic

#951 in Africa #13502 in the World

63% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2001 Founded