Best Ophthalmology Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Egypt #202 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Ophthalmology

#1 in South Africa #310 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

3

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Ophthalmology

#2 in South Africa #406 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

4

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Ophthalmology

#3 in South Africa #452 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

5

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Ophthalmology

#5 in South Africa #730 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Ophthalmology

#6 in South Africa #796 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

7

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Nigeria #832 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

8

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Ghana #1050 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

9

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Ghana #1090 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

10

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Ophthalmology

#9 in South Africa #1254 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

11

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

For Ophthalmology

#4 in Ethiopia #1678 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

12

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Ophthalmology

#4 in Tunisia #1412 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

13

Egypt | Aswan

Aswan University

For Ophthalmology

#19 in Egypt #1660 in the World

74% Acceptance

1,898 Enrollment

2012 Founded

14

Nigeria | Enugu

Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Ophthalmology

#9 in Nigeria #1640 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

15

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Ophthalmology

#13 in Egypt #815 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

16

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Nigeria #1137 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

17

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Ethiopia #1153 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

18

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Ophthalmology

#5 in Tunisia #1563 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

19

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

For Ophthalmology

#18 in Egypt #1633 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

20

Nigeria | Sokoto

Usmanu Danfodio University

For Ophthalmology

#15 in Nigeria #1787 in the World

29% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

21

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Ophthalmology

#6 in Egypt #555 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

22

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Ophthalmology

#4 in Nigeria #1224 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

23

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Ethiopia #1017 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

24

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Tunisia #737 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

25

Egypt | 6th of October City

Misr University for Science and Technology

For Ophthalmology

#20 in Egypt #1742 in the World

67% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

26

Nigeria | Abuja

University of Abuja

For Ophthalmology

#11 in Nigeria #1648 in the World

21% Acceptance

35,372 Enrollment

1988 Founded

27

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Ophthalmology

#15 in Egypt #1148 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

28

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Ophthalmology

#7 in Nigeria #1497 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

29

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Ghana #884 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

30

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Tunisia #925 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

31

Egypt | Port Said

Port Said University

For Ophthalmology

#23 in Egypt #1800 in the World

66% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2010 Founded

32

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Ophthalmology

#5 in Nigeria #1299 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

33

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Ophthalmology

#8 in Egypt #642 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

34

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Ophthalmology

#7 in South Africa #860 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

35

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Kenya #1189 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

36

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Tunisia #1096 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

37

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Ophthalmology

#14 in Egypt #1097 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

38

Nigeria | Jos

University of Jos

For Ophthalmology

#12 in Nigeria #1673 in the World

10% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

39

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Ophthalmology

#7 in Egypt #602 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

40

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Ophthalmology

#8 in South Africa #1071 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

41

Libya | Benghazi

University of Benghazi

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Libya #1746 in the World

83% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1955 Founded

42

Uganda | Mbarara

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Uganda #1781 in the World

8% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

43

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Ophthalmology

#12 in Egypt #713 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

44

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Ophthalmology

#6 in Nigeria #1347 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

45

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Ophthalmology

#5 in Egypt #534 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

46

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Ophthalmology

#10 in South Africa #1267 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

47

Malawi | Zomba

University of Malawi

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Malawi #1304 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

48

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Uganda #1257 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

49

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

For Ophthalmology

#17 in Egypt #1527 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

50

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Ophthalmology

#10 in Nigeria #1644 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

51

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Ophthalmology

#4 in Egypt #416 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

52

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Ophthalmology

#4 in South Africa #663 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

53

Egypt | Damietta

Damietta University

For Ophthalmology

#21 in Egypt #1753 in the World

76% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

54

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Morocco #1547 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

55

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Zimbabwe #1508 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

56

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Ophthalmology

#16 in Egypt #1223 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

57

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Nigeria #954 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

58

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Egypt #304 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

59

Sudan | Khartoum

Neelain University

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Sudan #1477 in the World

71% Acceptance

11,203 Enrollment

1993 Founded

60

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Botswana #1788 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

61

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Morocco #1461 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

62

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Ophthalmology

#10 in Egypt #656 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

63

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Ophthalmology

#13 in Nigeria #1680 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

64

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Ophthalmology

#3 in Egypt #324 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

65

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Sudan #1630 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

66

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Ophthalmology

#1 in DR Congo #1043 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

67

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Ophthalmology

#4 in Morocco #1562 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

68

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Ophthalmology

#11 in Egypt #686 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

69

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Ophthalmology

#14 in Nigeria #1687 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

70

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

For Ophthalmology

#2 in Ethiopia #1065 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

71

Togo | Lome

University of Lome

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Togo #1737 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1970 Founded

72

Egypt | Damanhur

Damanhour University

For Ophthalmology

#22 in Egypt #1790 in the World

71% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2010 Founded

73

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Ophthalmology

#1 in Morocco #698 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

74

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Ophthalmology

#9 in Egypt #651 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

75

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For Ophthalmology

#8 in Nigeria #1518 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

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