Best Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#208 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#266 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

3

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#314 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

4

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#335 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

5

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#398 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

6

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#483 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

7

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#542 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

8

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#586 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

9

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Egypt #718 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

10

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#777 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

11

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Nigeria #787 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

12

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Ghana #841 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

13

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#851 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

14

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Uganda #858 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

15

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Egypt #916 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

16

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Ethiopia #1010 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

17

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Nigeria #1078 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

18

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1085 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

19

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Egypt #1104 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

20

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Kenya #1108 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

21

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Tunisia #1121 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

22

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Nigeria #1172 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

23

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Morocco #1176 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

24

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Egypt #1220 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

25

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Ghana #1302 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

26

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Botswana #1340 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

27

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Nigeria #1370 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

28

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Zimbabwe #1401 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

29

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1421 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

30

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Tunisia #1430 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

31

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Tanzania #1434 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

32

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Morocco #1466 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

33

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Egypt #1502 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

34

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Ethiopia #1503 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

35

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Ghana #1505 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

36

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Tunisia #1565 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

37

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Morocco #1609 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

38

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Egypt #1624 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

39

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1642 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

40

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Ethiopia #1686 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

41

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Egypt #1687 in the World

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

42

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Nigeria #1712 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

43

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Nigeria #1717 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

44

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Nigeria #1720 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

45

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Tunisia #1779 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

46

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Senegal #1784 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

47

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Morocco #1790 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

48

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Mozambique #1796 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

49

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1802 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

50

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1814 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

51

Malawi | Zomba

University of Malawi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Malawi #1826 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

52

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Nigeria #1846 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

53

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#8 in Egypt #1854 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

54

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Zambia #1893 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

55

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Tunisia #1902 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

56

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Egypt #1912 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

57

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#9 in Nigeria #1932 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

58

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Nigeria #1939 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

59

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Morocco #1955 in the World

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

60

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#10 in Egypt #1959 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

61

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Ethiopia #1962 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

62

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Ivory Coast #2021 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

63

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Tanzania #2026 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

2007 Founded

64

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Kenya #2032 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

65

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#11 in Nigeria #2112 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

66

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Egypt #2116 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

67

Tunisia | Manouba

Manouba University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Tunisia #2157 in the World

40% Acceptance

17,040 Enrollment

68

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Egypt #2179 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

69

Ethiopia | Mekelle

Mekelle University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Ethiopia #2182 in the World

88% Acceptance

17,030 Enrollment

1991 Founded

70

Kenya | Eldoret

Moi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Kenya #2203 in the World

93% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

71

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Egypt #2215 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

72

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Kenya #2250 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

73

Algeria | Annaba

University of Annaba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Algeria #2266 in the World

64% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

74

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#12 in Nigeria #2285 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

75

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2300 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

76

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2304 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

77

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Carthage

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Tunisia #2313 in the World

53% Acceptance

50,314 Enrollment

78

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Mauritius #2317 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

79

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Ethiopia #2323 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

80

Tanzania | Morogoro

Sokoine University of Agriculture

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Tanzania #2330 in the World

44% Acceptance

117 Enrollment

1984 Founded

81

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Algeria #2345 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

82

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Morocco #2378 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

83

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Ghana #2386 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

84

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2413 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

85

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#13 in Nigeria #2430 in the World

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

86

Ethiopia | Awasa

Hawassa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Ethiopia #2451 in the World

55% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1976 Founded

87

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Sudan #2457 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

88

Mozambique | Maputo

Eduardo Mondlane University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2 in Mozambique #2465 in the World

20% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1962 Founded

89

Algeria | Bejaia

University of Bejaia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Algeria #2470 in the World

50% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

90

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in DR Congo #2510 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

91

Cameroon | Dschang

University of Dschang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1 in Cameroon #2527 in the World

34% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

92

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Nigeria #2553 in the World

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

93

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Algeria #2569 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

94

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in Nigeria #2585 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

95

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Algeria #2634 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

96

South Africa | Thohoyandou

University of Venda

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2657 in the World

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

97

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in Nigeria #2664 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

98

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in Nigeria #2665 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

99

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Ghana #2671 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

100

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in Egypt #2749 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

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