Best Oceanography Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Oceanography

#1 in South Africa #134 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Oceanography

#2 in South Africa #396 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

3

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Oceanography

#4 in South Africa #447 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

4

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Oceanography

#5 in South Africa #486 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

5

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Oceanography

#1 in Egypt #550 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Oceanography

#7 in South Africa #807 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

7

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Oceanography

#8 in South Africa #863 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

8

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Oceanography

#9 in South Africa #897 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

9

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Oceanography

#1 in Nigeria #965 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#1 in Ghana #1086 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

11

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Oceanography

#2 in Ghana #1093 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

12

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Oceanography

#12 in South Africa #1198 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

13

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Oceanography

#6 in Ethiopia #1791 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

14

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Oceanography

#4 in Ghana #2251 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

15

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

For Oceanography

#8 in Algeria #2118 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

16

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Oceanography

#10 in Egypt #1350 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

17

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Oceanography

#3 in Ghana #1841 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

18

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Oceanography

#6 in Morocco #1747 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

19

Nigeria | Iwo

Bowen University

For Oceanography

#53 in Nigeria #4231 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2001 Founded

20

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Oceanography

#10 in Nigeria #1618 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

21

Sudan | Khartoum

Sudan University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#2 in Sudan #3771 in the World

57% Acceptance

13,160 Enrollment

1990 Founded

22

Zimbabwe | Chinhoyi

Chinhoyi University of Technology

For Oceanography

#3 in Zimbabwe #2824 in the World

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

23

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Oceanography

#1 in Botswana #1430 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

24

Algeria | Algiers

National Polytechnic School, Algeria

For Oceanography

#4 in Algeria #1959 in the World

78% Acceptance

1,400 Enrollment

25

Eswatini | Kwaluseni

University of Swaziland

For Oceanography

#1 in Eswatini #3624 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1976 Founded

26

Kenya | Nyeri

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Oceanography

#13 in Kenya #4159 in the World

83% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

27

Nigeria | Otuoke

Federal University, Otuoke

For Oceanography

#62 in Nigeria #4572 in the World

49% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

28

Nigeria | Bauchi

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

For Oceanography

#28 in Nigeria #2948 in the World

44% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

29

Sierra Leone | Freetown

Njala University

For Oceanography

#1 in Sierra Leone #4328 in the World

43% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1964 Founded

30

Tunisia | Gafsa

Gafsa University

For Oceanography

#10 in Tunisia #3896 in the World

39% Acceptance

9,092 Enrollment

31

Chad | N'Djamena

University of N’Djamena

For Oceanography

#1 in Chad #4570 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

32

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Oceanography

#16 in Egypt #1689 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

33

Ethiopia | Awasa

Hawassa University

For Oceanography

#5 in Ethiopia #1756 in the World

55% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1976 Founded

34

Libya | Tripoli

University of Tripoli – Libya

For Oceanography

#1 in Libya #2814 in the World

76% Acceptance

44,338 Enrollment

1957 Founded

35

Nigeria | Owerri

Imo State University

For Oceanography

#21 in Nigeria #2521 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

36

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

Babcock University

For Oceanography

#50 in Nigeria #4126 in the World

11% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

37

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Oceanography

#17 in South Africa #1877 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

38

Uganda | Gulu

Gulu University

For Oceanography

#5 in Uganda #4279 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

39

Egypt | Sadat

University of Sadat City

For Oceanography

#30 in Egypt #3640 in the World

73% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2013 Founded

40

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Oceanography

#5 in Egypt #996 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

41

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Nangui Abrogoua University

For Oceanography

#2 in Ivory Coast #2591 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1995 Founded

42

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Oceanography

#3 in Morocco #1648 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

43

Nigeria | Ibadan

Lead City University

For Oceanography

#57 in Nigeria #4417 in the World

59% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

44

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Oceanography

#8 in Nigeria #1545 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

45

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Oceanography

#1 in Sudan #2323 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

46

Zimbabwe | Gweru

Midlands State University

For Oceanography

#5 in Zimbabwe #3177 in the World

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

47

Egypt | Mansoura

Delta University for Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#32 in Egypt #4483 in the World

74% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2007 Founded

48

Algeria | Mostaganem

University of Mostaganem

For Oceanography

#16 in Algeria #3257 in the World

63% Acceptance

24,214 Enrollment

49

Ethiopia | Aksum

Aksum University

For Oceanography

#14 in Ethiopia #4277 in the World

54% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

50

Kenya | Maseno

Maseno University

For Oceanography

#6 in Kenya #2845 in the World

10% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

51

Nigeria | Abuja

African University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#55 in Nigeria #4322 in the World

54% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2007 Founded

52

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

For Oceanography

#26 in Nigeria #2893 in the World

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

53

Sierra Leone | Freetown

University of Sierra Leone

For Oceanography

#2 in Sierra Leone #4349 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

2005 Founded

54

Tunisia | Jendouba

University of Jendouba

For Oceanography

#9 in Tunisia #3789 in the World

38% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

55

Congo | Brazzaville

Marien Ngouabi University

For Oceanography

#1 in Congo #3123 in the World

51% Acceptance

15,054 Enrollment

1958 Founded

56

Egypt | New Cairo

German University in Cairo

For Oceanography

#28 in Egypt #3348 in the World

20% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2003 Founded

57

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

For Oceanography

#2 in Ethiopia #1374 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

58

Libya | Benghazi

University of Benghazi

For Oceanography

#2 in Libya #3221 in the World

83% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1955 Founded

59

Nigeria | Effurun

Federal University of Petroleum Resources

For Oceanography

#34 in Nigeria #3160 in the World

48% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2007 Founded

60

Nigeria | Abuja

University of Abuja

For Oceanography

#37 in Nigeria #3468 in the World

21% Acceptance

35,372 Enrollment

1988 Founded

61

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Oceanography

#13 in South Africa #1219 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

62

Uganda | Kampala

Kyambogo University

For Oceanography

#3 in Uganda #3902 in the World

42% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

63

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Oceanography

#1 in Algeria #1305 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

64

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Oceanography

#9 in Egypt #1329 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

65

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Oceanography

#1 in Ivory Coast #1922 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

66

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Oceanography

#1 in Morocco #1128 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

67

Nigeria | Ekpoma

Ambrose Alli University

For Oceanography

#43 in Nigeria #3611 in the World

47% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

68

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Oceanography

#15 in Nigeria #1870 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

69

Tanzania | Zanzibar

State University of Zanzibar

For Oceanography

#6 in Tanzania #4251 in the World

81% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

2002 Founded

70

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

National University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#2 in Zimbabwe #2540 in the World

73% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1991 Founded

71

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Oceanography

#1 in DR Congo #3483 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

72

Egypt | Damanhur

Damanhour University

For Oceanography

#27 in Egypt #3001 in the World

71% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2010 Founded

73

Ethiopia | Mizan

Mizan Tepi University

For Oceanography

#15 in Ethiopia #4355 in the World

62% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

74

Kenya | Njoro

Egerton University

For Oceanography

#4 in Kenya #2322 in the World

33% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

75

Nigeria | Yola

Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Oceanography

#41 in Nigeria #3518 in the World

56% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

76

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Oceanography

#17 in Nigeria #2000 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

77

South Africa | Durban

Mangosuthu University of Technology

For Oceanography

#23 in South Africa #3582 in the World

73% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

1979 Founded

78

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Oceanography

#1 in Tunisia #903 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

79

Botswana | Palapye

Botswana International University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#2 in Botswana #2618 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,966 Enrollment

2005 Founded

80

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#24 in Egypt #2132 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,741 Enrollment

2010 Founded

81

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Oceanography

#4 in Ethiopia #1749 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

82

Madagascar | Antananarivo

University of Antananarivo

For Oceanography

#1 in Madagascar #2355 in the World

15% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1961 Founded

83

Nigeria | Gombe

Gombe State University

For Oceanography

#63 in Nigeria #4628 in the World

59% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

84

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Oceanography

#14 in Nigeria #1837 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

85

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For Oceanography

#15 in South Africa #1506 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

86

Uganda | Kampala

Kampala International University

For Oceanography

#4 in Uganda #4195 in the World

82% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

87

Algeria | Setif

Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Oceanography

#9 in Algeria #2158 in the World

78% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

88

DR Congo | Lubumbashi

University of Lubumbashi

For Oceanography

#3 in DR Congo #4412 in the World

64% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1955 Founded

89

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Oceanography

#6 in Egypt #1006 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

90

Kenya | Karatina

Karatina University

For Oceanography

#16 in Kenya #4561 in the World

61% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

91

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Oceanography

#2 in Morocco #1190 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

92

Nigeria | Enugu

Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#47 in Nigeria #3975 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

93

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Oceanography

#7 in Nigeria #1431 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

94

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Ardhi University

For Oceanography

#5 in Tanzania #3659 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,455 Enrollment

2007 Founded

95

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Oceanography

#1 in Zimbabwe #1296 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

96

DR Congo | Kisangani

University of Kisangani

For Oceanography

#2 in DR Congo #4326 in the World

64% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1963 Founded

97

Egypt | Alexandria

Pharos University in Alexandria

For Oceanography

#33 in Egypt #4546 in the World

75% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

2006 Founded

98

Ethiopia | Nekemte

Wollega University

For Oceanography

#11 in Ethiopia #3382 in the World

73% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

99

Kenya | Nairobi

Strathmore University

For Oceanography

#12 in Kenya #4128 in the World

52% Acceptance

8,189 Enrollment

2002 Founded

100

Nigeria | Lafia

Federal University, Lafia

For Oceanography

#61 in Nigeria #4562 in the World

53% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

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