Best Literature Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Literature

#1 in South Africa #202 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Literature

#2 in South Africa #219 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

3

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Literature

#3 in South Africa #236 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

4

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Literature

#6 in South Africa #342 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

5

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Literature

#7 in South Africa #427 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Literature

#8 in South Africa #513 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

7

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Literature

#10 in South Africa #696 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

8

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Literature

#1 in Ghana #1030 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

9

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Literature

#12 in South Africa #1344 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

10

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#2 in Ghana #1355 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

11

Libya | Benghazi

University of Benghazi

For Literature

#1 in Libya #3866 in the World

83% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1955 Founded

12

Nigeria | Abuja

University of Abuja

For Literature

#39 in Nigeria #3418 in the World

21% Acceptance

35,372 Enrollment

1988 Founded

13

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Literature

#4 in Tunisia #1648 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

14

Algeria | Ouargla

University of Ouargla

For Literature

#16 in Algeria #3835 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

15

Nigeria | Lafia

Federal University, Lafia

For Literature

#55 in Nigeria #4230 in the World

53% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

16

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Literature

#1 in Senegal #2376 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

17

Eswatini | Kwaluseni

University of Swaziland

For Literature

#1 in Eswatini #3340 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1976 Founded

18

Nigeria | Iwo

Bowen University

For Literature

#43 in Nigeria #3652 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2001 Founded

19

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Literature

#11 in South Africa #763 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

20

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Literature

#2 in Algeria #2243 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

21

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For Literature

#1 in Mauritius #2633 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

22

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Literature

#18 in Nigeria #2277 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

23

Uganda | Kampala

Kyambogo University

For Literature

#2 in Uganda #4224 in the World

42% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

24

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

For Literature

#9 in Algeria #2988 in the World

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

25

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

Akwa Ibom State University

For Literature

#51 in Nigeria #4107 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

26

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

Vaal University of Technology

For Literature

#21 in South Africa #3240 in the World

90% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1966 Founded

27

Ghana | Accra

University of Professional Studies, Accra

For Literature

#7 in Ghana #4001 in the World

60% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1965 Founded

28

Nigeria | Ibadan

Lead City University

For Literature

#49 in Nigeria #3998 in the World

59% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

29

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Literature

#9 in South Africa #523 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

30

Algeria | Annaba

University of Annaba

For Literature

#3 in Algeria #2439 in the World

64% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

31

Morocco | Ifrane

Al Akhawayn University

For Literature

#7 in Morocco #4015 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,216 Enrollment

32

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Literature

#6 in Nigeria #1404 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

33

Zimbabwe | Masvingo

Great Zimbabwe University

For Literature

#3 in Zimbabwe #3518 in the World

65% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

34

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

For Literature

#5 in Algeria #2576 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

35

Nigeria | Osogbo

Osun State University

For Literature

#41 in Nigeria #3536 in the World

26% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

2007 Founded

36

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

For Literature

#14 in South Africa #1709 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

37

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

For Literature

#4 in Ghana #2105 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

38

Nigeria | Ekpoma

Ambrose Alli University

For Literature

#23 in Nigeria #2894 in the World

47% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

39

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Literature

#5 in South Africa #279 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

40

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Literature

#1 in Botswana #1248 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

41

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Literature

#6 in Morocco #2752 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

42

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

For Literature

#16 in Nigeria #2028 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

43

Zimbabwe | Gweru

Midlands State University

For Literature

#2 in Zimbabwe #2561 in the World

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

44

Egypt | 6th of October City

Modern Sciences and Arts University

For Literature

#26 in Egypt #3778 in the World

76% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

45

Nigeria | Uli

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Literature

#38 in Nigeria #3403 in the World

61% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

46

South Africa | Bloemfontein

Central University of Technology

For Literature

#22 in South Africa #3559 in the World

64% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1981 Founded

47

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Literature

#3 in Ghana #1937 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

48

Nigeria | Makurdi

Benue State University

For Literature

#31 in Nigeria #3176 in the World

45% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1992 Founded

49

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Literature

#4 in South Africa #250 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

50

Cameroon | Maroua

University of Maroua

For Literature

#5 in Cameroon #3546 in the World

59% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

51

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

For Literature

#4 in Morocco #2501 in the World

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

52

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Literature

#4 in Nigeria #1220 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

53

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

National University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#4 in Zimbabwe #3522 in the World

73% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1991 Founded

54

Egypt | 6th of October City

Misr University for Science and Technology

For Literature

#30 in Egypt #4451 in the World

67% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

55

Nigeria | Owerri

Imo State University

For Literature

#44 in Nigeria #3714 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

56

South Africa | Mthatha

Walter Sisulu University

For Literature

#20 in South Africa #3025 in the World

67% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

2005 Founded

57

Ivory Coast | Bouake

Alassane Ouattara University

For Literature

#3 in Ivory Coast #4500 in the World

35% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1992 Founded

58

Nigeria | Keffi

Nasarawa State University

For Literature

#53 in Nigeria #4125 in the World

37% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

59

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Literature

#1 in Tanzania #1974 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

60

Algeria | Biskra

University of Biskra

For Literature

#11 in Algeria #3473 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

61

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Literature

#2 in Morocco #1759 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

62

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Literature

#9 in Nigeria #1538 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

63

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Literature

#1 in Zimbabwe #1498 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

64

Egypt | New Cairo

German University in Cairo

For Literature

#25 in Egypt #3657 in the World

20% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2003 Founded

65

Nigeria | Lagos

Pan-Atlantic University

For Literature

#35 in Nigeria #3300 in the World

46% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

66

South Africa | Thohoyandou

University of Venda

For Literature

#18 in South Africa #2143 in the World

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

67

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Nangui Abrogoua University

For Literature

#2 in Ivory Coast #3589 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1995 Founded

68

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Literature

#10 in Nigeria #1569 in the World

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

69

Tunisia | Kairouan

University of Kairouan

For Literature

#9 in Tunisia #3616 in the World

50% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

70

Algeria | Mostaganem

University of Mostaganem

For Literature

#12 in Algeria #3647 in the World

63% Acceptance

24,214 Enrollment

71

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

For Literature

#1 in Mozambique #1626 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

72

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Literature

#12 in Nigeria #1796 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

73

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Literature

#17 in Egypt #2841 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

74

Nigeria | Uturu

Abia State University

For Literature

#48 in Nigeria #3985 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

75

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Literature

#13 in South Africa #1502 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

76

Kenya | Nairobi

Technical University of Kenya

For Literature

#10 in Kenya #4459 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

77

Nigeria | Abraka

Delta State University, Abraka

For Literature

#19 in Nigeria #2298 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

78

Tunisia | Jendouba

University of Jendouba

For Literature

#10 in Tunisia #3705 in the World

38% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

79

Algeria | Laghouat

University of Laghouat

For Literature

#17 in Algeria #4065 in the World

53% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

80

Namibia | Windhoek

Namibia University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#2 in Namibia #3898 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

81

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Literature

#3 in Nigeria #1038 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

82

Egypt | El Shorouk

British University in Egypt

For Literature

#22 in Egypt #3490 in the World

40% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2005 Founded

83

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

Niger Delta University

For Literature

#42 in Nigeria #3615 in the World

38% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

84

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Literature

#16 in South Africa #1880 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

85

Kenya | Nairobi

Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Literature

#7 in Kenya #4279 in the World

92% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1984 Founded

86

Nigeria | Ilorin

Kwara State University

For Literature

#45 in Nigeria #3771 in the World

27% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

87

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Literature

#1 in Tunisia #1180 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

88

Algeria | Algiers

University of Algiers 1

For Literature

#7 in Algeria #2845 in the World

62% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

89

Namibia | Windhoek

University of Namibia

For Literature

#1 in Namibia #2937 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1992 Founded

90

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Literature

#2 in Nigeria #923 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

91

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Literature

#10 in Egypt #1898 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

92

Nigeria | Lokoja

Federal University, Lokoja

For Literature

#56 in Nigeria #4243 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

93

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Literature

#17 in South Africa #1903 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

94

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

For Literature

#3 in Kenya #2302 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

95

Nigeria | Ede

Redeemer’s University

For Literature

#26 in Nigeria #2908 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

96

Tunisia | Manouba

Manouba University

For Literature

#7 in Tunisia #2665 in the World

40% Acceptance

17,040 Enrollment

97

Algeria | Oran

University of Oran 1

For Literature

#6 in Algeria #2808 in the World

64% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

98

Nigeria | Anyigba

Kogi State University

For Literature

#33 in Nigeria #3215 in the World

30% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

99

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Literature

#5 in Nigeria #1365 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

100

Egypt | Alexandria

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For Literature

#18 in Egypt #2886 in the World

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

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