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 | Algiers

University of Algiers 1

For Oceanography

#21 in Algeria #3631 in the World

62% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

16

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Oceanography

#11 in Egypt #1429 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

17

Ghana | Accra

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

For Oceanography

#8 in Ghana #3671 in the World

52% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

18

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Oceanography

#5 in Morocco #1658 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

19

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Oceanography

#38 in Nigeria #3479 in the World

58% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

20

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

For Oceanography

#33 in Nigeria #3110 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

21

Sudan | Wad Medani

University of Gezira

For Oceanography

#3 in Sudan #4060 in the World

81% Acceptance

22,500 Enrollment

1975 Founded

22

Zimbabwe | Masvingo

Great Zimbabwe University

For Oceanography

#6 in Zimbabwe #3910 in the World

65% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

23

Egypt | Damietta

Damietta University

For Oceanography

#19 in Egypt #1920 in the World

76% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

24

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Oceanography

#3 in Algeria #1936 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

25

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Oceanography

#3 in Egypt #729 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

26

Kenya | Nairobi

Technical University of Kenya

For Oceanography

#10 in Kenya #4015 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

27

Nigeria | Anyigba

Kogi State University

For Oceanography

#52 in Nigeria #4207 in the World

30% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

28

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

Landmark University

For Oceanography

#23 in Nigeria #2719 in the World

100% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2011 Founded

29

Senegal | Saint-Louis

University Gaston Berger

For Oceanography

#2 in Senegal #3403 in the World

46% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1990 Founded

30

Togo | Lome

University of Lome

For Oceanography

#1 in Togo #2582 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1970 Founded

31

Cameroon | Maroua

University of Maroua

For Oceanography

#5 in Cameroon #3330 in the World

59% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

32

Egypt | 6th of October City

Misr University for Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#35 in Egypt #4573 in the World

67% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

33

Ethiopia | Mekelle

Mekelle University

For Oceanography

#3 in Ethiopia #1710 in the World

88% Acceptance

17,030 Enrollment

1991 Founded

34

Libya | Bayda

Omar Al-Mukhtar University

For Oceanography

#3 in Libya #4037 in the World

93% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1960 Founded

35

Nigeria | Makurdi

University of Agriculture, Makurdi

For Oceanography

#27 in Nigeria #2919 in the World

61% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

36

Nigeria | Sokoto

Usmanu Danfodio University

For Oceanography

#35 in Nigeria #3362 in the World

29% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

37

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Oceanography

#14 in South Africa #1466 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

38

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Oceanography

#2 in Tunisia #1047 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

39

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

For Oceanography

#5 in Algeria #1994 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

40

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Oceanography

#14 in Egypt #1615 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

41

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

For Oceanography

#6 in Ghana #3370 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

42

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

For Oceanography

#4 in Morocco #1649 in the World

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

43

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

Adekunle Ajasin University

For Oceanography

#31 in Nigeria #3067 in the World

39% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

44

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Oceanography

#4 in Nigeria #1185 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

45

Sudan | Khartoum

Omdurman Islamic University

For Oceanography

#5 in Sudan #4651 in the World

64% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1912 Founded

46

Zimbabwe | Bindura

Bindura University of Science Education

For Oceanography

#4 in Zimbabwe #2927 in the World

69% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

47

Egypt | Suez

Suez University

For Oceanography

#25 in Egypt #2228 in the World

75% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2012 Founded

48

Algeria | Souk Ahras

University of Souk Ahras

For Oceanography

#22 in Algeria #4356 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

49

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Oceanography

#2 in Egypt #720 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

50

Kenya | Eldoret

University of Eldoret

For Oceanography

#7 in Kenya #3412 in the World

52% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

51

Nigeria | Okitipupa

Ondo State University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#58 in Nigeria #4484 in the World

49% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

2008 Founded

52

Nigeria | Abraka

Delta State University, Abraka

For Oceanography

#22 in Nigeria #2646 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

53

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Oceanography

#1 in Senegal #1413 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

54

Tunisia | Kairouan

University of Kairouan

For Oceanography

#11 in Tunisia #4595 in the World

50% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

55

Burundi | Bujumbura

University of Burundi

For Oceanography

#1 in Burundi #4164 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

56

Egypt | Port Said

Port Said University

For Oceanography

#23 in Egypt #2116 in the World

66% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2010 Founded

57

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

For Oceanography

#8 in Ethiopia #2558 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

58

Libya | Sabha

Sebha University

For Oceanography

#4 in Libya #4111 in the World

80% Acceptance

9,092 Enrollment

1984 Founded

59

Nigeria | Uli

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Oceanography

#36 in Nigeria #3427 in the World

61% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

60

Nigeria | Minna

Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Oceanography

#11 in Nigeria #1774 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

1982 Founded

61

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Oceanography

#18 in South Africa #2003 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

62

Uganda | Busitema

Busitema University

For Oceanography

#6 in Uganda #4552 in the World

10% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

63

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

For Oceanography

#8 in Algeria #2118 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

64

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Oceanography

#10 in Egypt #1350 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

65

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Oceanography

#3 in Ghana #1841 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

66

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Oceanography

#6 in Morocco #1747 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

67

Nigeria | Iwo

Bowen University

For Oceanography

#53 in Nigeria #4231 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2001 Founded

68

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Oceanography

#10 in Nigeria #1618 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

69

Sudan | Khartoum

Sudan University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#2 in Sudan #3771 in the World

57% Acceptance

13,160 Enrollment

1990 Founded

70

Zimbabwe | Chinhoyi

Chinhoyi University of Technology

For Oceanography

#3 in Zimbabwe #2824 in the World

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

71

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Oceanography

#1 in Botswana #1430 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

72

Algeria | Algiers

National Polytechnic School, Algeria

For Oceanography

#4 in Algeria #1959 in the World

78% Acceptance

1,400 Enrollment

73

Eswatini | Kwaluseni

University of Swaziland

For Oceanography

#1 in Eswatini #3624 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1976 Founded

74

Kenya | Nyeri

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Oceanography

#13 in Kenya #4159 in the World

83% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

75

Nigeria | Otuoke

Federal University, Otuoke

For Oceanography

#62 in Nigeria #4572 in the World

49% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

76

Nigeria | Bauchi

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

For Oceanography

#28 in Nigeria #2948 in the World

44% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

77

Sierra Leone | Freetown

Njala University

For Oceanography

#1 in Sierra Leone #4328 in the World

43% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1964 Founded

78

Tunisia | Gafsa

Gafsa University

For Oceanography

#10 in Tunisia #3896 in the World

39% Acceptance

9,092 Enrollment

79

Chad | N'Djamena

University of N’Djamena

For Oceanography

#1 in Chad #4570 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

80

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Oceanography

#16 in Egypt #1689 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

81

Ethiopia | Awasa

Hawassa University

For Oceanography

#5 in Ethiopia #1756 in the World

55% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1976 Founded

82

Libya | Tripoli

University of Tripoli – Libya

For Oceanography

#1 in Libya #2814 in the World

76% Acceptance

44,338 Enrollment

1957 Founded

83

Nigeria | Owerri

Imo State University

For Oceanography

#21 in Nigeria #2521 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

84

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

Babcock University

For Oceanography

#50 in Nigeria #4126 in the World

11% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

85

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

86

Uganda | Gulu

Gulu University

For Oceanography

#5 in Uganda #4279 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

87

Egypt | Sadat

University of Sadat City

For Oceanography

#30 in Egypt #3640 in the World

73% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2013 Founded

88

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Oceanography

#5 in Egypt #996 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

89

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Nangui Abrogoua University

For Oceanography

#2 in Ivory Coast #2591 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1995 Founded

90

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Oceanography

#3 in Morocco #1648 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

91

Nigeria | Ibadan

Lead City University

For Oceanography

#57 in Nigeria #4417 in the World

59% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

92

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Oceanography

#8 in Nigeria #1545 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

93

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Oceanography

#1 in Sudan #2323 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

94

Zimbabwe | Gweru

Midlands State University

For Oceanography

#5 in Zimbabwe #3177 in the World

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

95

Egypt | Mansoura

Delta University for Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#32 in Egypt #4483 in the World

74% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2007 Founded

96

Algeria | Mostaganem

University of Mostaganem

For Oceanography

#16 in Algeria #3257 in the World

63% Acceptance

24,214 Enrollment

97

Ethiopia | Aksum

Aksum University

For Oceanography

#14 in Ethiopia #4277 in the World

54% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

98

Kenya | Maseno

Maseno University

For Oceanography

#6 in Kenya #2845 in the World

10% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

99

Nigeria | Abuja

African University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#55 in Nigeria #4322 in the World

54% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2007 Founded

100

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

For Oceanography

#26 in Nigeria #2893 in the World

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

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