Best International Trade Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For International Trade

#1 in South Africa #251 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For International Trade

#2 in South Africa #255 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

3

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For International Trade

#3 in South Africa #288 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

4

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For International Trade

#4 in South Africa #315 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

5

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For International Trade

#7 in South Africa #521 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

6

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For International Trade

#8 in South Africa #546 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

7

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For International Trade

#1 in Ghana #711 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

8

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For International Trade

#1 in Nigeria #713 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

9

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For International Trade

#2 in Egypt #893 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

10

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For International Trade

#2 in Ghana #1018 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

11

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For International Trade

#10 in South Africa #1035 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

12

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For International Trade

#11 in South Africa #1060 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For International Trade

#3 in Ghana #1554 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

14

Cameroon | Dschang

University of Dschang

For International Trade

#1 in Cameroon #1706 in the World

34% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

15

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For International Trade

#2 in Tunisia #1113 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

16

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

Babcock University

For International Trade

#11 in Nigeria #1607 in the World

11% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

17

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

For International Trade

#14 in South Africa #1484 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

18

Egypt | Alexandria

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For International Trade

#6 in Egypt #1700 in the World

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

19

Tunisia | Manouba

Manouba University

For International Trade

#5 in Tunisia #1535 in the World

40% Acceptance

17,040 Enrollment

20

Nigeria | Abuja

University of Abuja

For International Trade

#13 in Nigeria #1784 in the World

21% Acceptance

35,372 Enrollment

1988 Founded

21

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For International Trade

#16 in South Africa #1604 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

22

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

For International Trade

#3 in Egypt #1257 in the World

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

23

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Carthage

For International Trade

#6 in Tunisia #1687 in the World

53% Acceptance

50,314 Enrollment

24

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For International Trade

#6 in Nigeria #1343 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

25

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For International Trade

#15 in South Africa #1510 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

26

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For International Trade

#1 in Ethiopia #1057 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

27

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For International Trade

#1 in Tunisia #1038 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

28

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For International Trade

#10 in Nigeria #1600 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

29

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For International Trade

#17 in South Africa #1666 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

30

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For International Trade

#4 in Ghana #1599 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

31

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For International Trade

#3 in Tunisia #1176 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

32

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For International Trade

#12 in Nigeria #1720 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

33

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For International Trade

#13 in South Africa #1435 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

34

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For International Trade

#1 in Kenya #1008 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

35

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For International Trade

#4 in Tunisia #1418 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

36

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For International Trade

#7 in Nigeria #1365 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

37

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For International Trade

#12 in South Africa #1371 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

38

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For International Trade

#1 in Mauritius #1440 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

39

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For International Trade

#1 in Uganda #1118 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

40

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For International Trade

#4 in Nigeria #1084 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

41

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For International Trade

#9 in South Africa #868 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

42

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For International Trade

#1 in Morocco #1321 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

43

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For International Trade

#1 in Zambia #1651 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

44

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For International Trade

#14 in Nigeria #1801 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

45

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For International Trade

#5 in South Africa #439 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

46

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

For International Trade

#1 in Mozambique #1415 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

47

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For International Trade

#1 in Zimbabwe #1442 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

48

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For International Trade

#5 in Nigeria #1252 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

49

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For International Trade

#6 in South Africa #480 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

50

Nigeria | Lagos

Pan-Atlantic University

For International Trade

#9 in Nigeria #1563 in the World

46% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

51

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For International Trade

#3 in Nigeria #879 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

52

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For International Trade

#1 in Botswana #1045 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

53

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For International Trade

#1 in Tanzania #1167 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

54

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For International Trade

#8 in Nigeria #1542 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

55

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For International Trade

#2 in Nigeria #871 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

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