Best Medicine Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Medicine

#210 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Medicine

#1 in Egypt #277 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

3

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Medicine

#290 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

4

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Medicine

#368 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

5

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Medicine

#392 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

6

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Medicine

#2 in Egypt #407 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

7

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Medicine

#426 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

8

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Medicine

#3 in Egypt #452 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

9

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Medicine

#4 in Egypt #478 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

10

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Medicine

#1 in Nigeria #611 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Medicine

#5 in Egypt #628 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

12

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Medicine

#1 in Uganda #649 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

13

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Medicine

#6 in Egypt #680 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

14

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Medicine

#7 in Egypt #720 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

15

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Medicine

#1 in Ethiopia #751 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

16

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Medicine

#1 in Ghana #803 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

17

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Medicine

#8 in Egypt #806 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

18

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Medicine

#9 in Egypt #852 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

19

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Medicine

#1 in Kenya #861 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

20

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

For Medicine

#2 in Ethiopia #872 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

21

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Medicine

#911 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

22

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Medicine

#1 in Morocco #912 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

23

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Medicine

#2 in Nigeria #958 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

24

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Medicine

#981 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

25

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Medicine

#3 in Nigeria #987 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

26

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Medicine

#1005 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

27

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Medicine

#10 in Egypt #1023 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

28

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Medicine

#4 in Nigeria #1024 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

29

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Medicine

#1 in Tunisia #1036 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

30

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Medicine

#11 in Egypt #1053 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

31

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Medicine

#1056 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

32

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Medicine

#12 in Egypt #1082 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

33

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Medicine

#3 in Ethiopia #1105 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

34

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Medicine

#2 in Ghana #1113 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

35

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Medicine

#1 in Zimbabwe #1117 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

36

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Medicine

#1 in Sudan #1135 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

37

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Medicine

#1140 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

38

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Medicine

#2 in Tunisia #1147 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

39

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Medicine

#13 in Egypt #1197 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

40

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Medicine

#3 in Tunisia #1202 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

41

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For Medicine

#5 in Nigeria #1220 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

42

Malawi | Zomba

University of Malawi

For Medicine

#1 in Malawi #1264 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

43

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Medicine

#4 in Tunisia #1283 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

44

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Medicine

#1286 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

45

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Medicine

#6 in Nigeria #1309 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

46

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Medicine

#1 in Zambia #1324 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

47

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Medicine

#7 in Nigeria #1357 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

48

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Medicine

#1 in Tanzania #1360 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

2007 Founded

49

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Medicine

#1 in Senegal #1405 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

50

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Medicine

#8 in Nigeria #1427 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

51

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Medicine

#14 in Egypt #1440 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

52

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Medicine

#2 in Morocco #1455 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

53

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Medicine

#3 in Ghana #1464 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

54

Ethiopia | Mekelle

Mekelle University

For Medicine

#4 in Ethiopia #1491 in the World

88% Acceptance

17,030 Enrollment

1991 Founded

55

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Medicine

#1495 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

56

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Medicine

#15 in Egypt #1503 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

57

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Medicine

#9 in Nigeria #1513 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

58

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Medicine

#3 in Morocco #1537 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

59

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

For Medicine

#5 in Ethiopia #1553 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

60

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Medicine

#1603 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

61

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Medicine

#10 in Nigeria #1647 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

62

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Medicine

#6 in Ethiopia #1653 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

63

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

For Medicine

#11 in Nigeria #1666 in the World

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

64

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Medicine

#1 in Botswana #1671 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

65

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Medicine

#12 in Nigeria #1678 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

66

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Medicine

#4 in Morocco #1692 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

67

Ethiopia | Awasa

Hawassa University

For Medicine

#7 in Ethiopia #1697 in the World

55% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1976 Founded

68

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

For Medicine

#16 in Egypt #1713 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

69

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

For Medicine

#17 in Egypt #1743 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

70

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Medicine

#1 in DR Congo #1781 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

71

Mali | Bamako

University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Medicine

#1 in Mali #1793 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

72

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Medicine

#5 in Tunisia #1817 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

73

Uganda | Mbarara

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

For Medicine

#2 in Uganda #1818 in the World

8% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

74

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Medicine

#13 in Nigeria #1825 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

75

Kenya | Eldoret

Moi University

For Medicine

#2 in Kenya #1827 in the World

93% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

76

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Medicine

#18 in Egypt #1834 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

77

Cameroon | Buea

University of Buea

For Medicine

#1 in Cameroon #1842 in the World

46% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

78

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For Medicine

#1852 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

79

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Medicine

#1866 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

80

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

For Medicine

#3 in Kenya #1892 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

81

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Medicine

#14 in Nigeria #1893 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

82

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Medicine

#4 in Kenya #1926 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

83

South Africa | Pretoria

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Medicine

#1982 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

84

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Medicine

#15 in Nigeria #1990 in the World

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

85

Nigeria | Jos

University of Jos

For Medicine

#16 in Nigeria #2001 in the World

10% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

86

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

For Medicine

#17 in Nigeria #2007 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

87

Cameroon | Yaounde

University of Yaounde I

For Medicine

#2 in Cameroon #2056 in the World

29% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

88

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Medicine

#2099 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

89

Ghana | Ho

University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Medicine

#4 in Ghana #2110 in the World

48% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

90

Cameroon | Dschang

University of Dschang

For Medicine

#3 in Cameroon #2125 in the World

34% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

91

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Medicine

#2 in Tanzania #2127 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

92

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Medicine

#5 in Ghana #2130 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

93

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Medicine

#18 in Nigeria #2135 in the World

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

94

Cameroon | Douala

University of Douala

For Medicine

#4 in Cameroon #2174 in the World

59% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

95

Tanzania | Morogoro

Sokoine University of Agriculture

For Medicine

#3 in Tanzania #2183 in the World

44% Acceptance

117 Enrollment

1984 Founded

96

Nigeria | Sokoto

Usmanu Danfodio University

For Medicine

#19 in Nigeria #2191 in the World

29% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

97

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Medicine

#20 in Nigeria #2224 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

98

Nigeria | Uyo

University of Uyo

For Medicine

#21 in Nigeria #2235 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

99

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

Debre Markos University

For Medicine

#8 in Ethiopia #2240 in the World

62% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

2005 Founded

100

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Medicine

#1 in Ivory Coast #2249 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

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