Best Neurosurgery Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Neurosurgery

#1 in South Africa #119 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Egypt #122 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

3

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Neurosurgery

#2 in South Africa #330 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

4

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Nigeria #490 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

5

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Neurosurgery

#4 in South Africa #708 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

6

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Neurosurgery

#5 in South Africa #735 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

7

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Ghana #821 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

8

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Ethiopia #558 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

9

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Nigeria #1016 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

10

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Neurosurgery

#10 in Egypt #703 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

11

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Ivory Coast #892 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

12

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Nigeria #734 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

13

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Neurosurgery

#9 in Egypt #617 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

14

Kenya | Eldoret

Moi University

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Kenya #1012 in the World

93% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

15

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Botswana #1007 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

16

South Africa | Pretoria

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Neurosurgery

#6 in South Africa #919 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

17

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Egypt #505 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

18

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Kenya #992 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

19

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Neurosurgery

#1 in DR Congo #987 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

20

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Neurosurgery

#3 in South Africa #483 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

21

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Neurosurgery

#7 in Egypt #519 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

22

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Kenya #777 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

23

Cameroon | Bamenda

University of Bamenda

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Cameroon #698 in the World

58% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

24

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Sudan #947 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

25

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Egypt #427 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

26

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Morocco #258 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

27

Cameroon | Buea

University of Buea

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Cameroon #918 in the World

46% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

28

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Tanzania #802 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

2007 Founded

29

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Egypt #573 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

30

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

Babcock University

For Neurosurgery

#8 in Nigeria #1053 in the World

11% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

31

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Neurosurgery

#15 in Egypt #937 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

32

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Tunisia #630 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

33

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Egypt #378 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

34

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Neurosurgery

#5 in Nigeria #972 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

35

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Neurosurgery

#12 in Egypt #787 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

36

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Tunisia #725 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

37

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Egypt #273 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

38

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Nigeria #789 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

39

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

For Neurosurgery

#13 in Egypt #864 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

40

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Uganda #719 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

41

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Neurosurgery

#3 in Egypt #289 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

42

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Neurosurgery

#6 in Nigeria #991 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

43

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Neurosurgery

#14 in Egypt #901 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

44

Zambia | Kitwe

Copperbelt University

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Zambia #942 in the World

19% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

45

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Neurosurgery

#2 in Ethiopia #824 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

46

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Neurosurgery

#4 in Nigeria #930 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

47

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Neurosurgery

#11 in Egypt #706 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

48

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Neurosurgery

#1 in Zimbabwe #727 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

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