Best Orthodontics Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

#1 in Egypt #529 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

#2 in South Africa #385 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

3

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

#3 in South Africa #391 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

4

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

#10 in South Africa #1096 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

5

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

#1 in Nigeria #975 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

6

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

#5 in South Africa #598 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

7

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

#1 in South Africa #238 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

8

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

#6 in South Africa #728 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

9

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

#8 in South Africa #921 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

10

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

#1 in Ghana #933 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

#2 in Ghana #1187 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

12

Egypt | Aswan

Aswan University

#29 in Egypt #5471 in the World

74% Acceptance

1,898 Enrollment

2012 Founded

13

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

#2 in Morocco #1878 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

14

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

#1 in Zimbabwe #2012 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

15

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

#15 in Egypt #3460 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

16

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

#9 in Nigeria #2608 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

17

Egypt | Mansoura

Delta University for Science and Technology

#36 in Egypt #6780 in the World

74% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2007 Founded

18

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

#2 in Egypt #882 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

19

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

#7 in South Africa #899 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

20

Egypt | 6th of October City

Modern Sciences and Arts University

#28 in Egypt #5374 in the World

76% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

21

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

#1 in Morocco #1441 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

22

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

#14 in Egypt #3222 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

23

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

#8 in Nigeria #2528 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

24

Egypt | Badr

Egyptian Russian University

#37 in Egypt #6901 in the World

75% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

25

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

#5 in Ethiopia #3850 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

26

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

#4 in South Africa #434 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

27

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

#27 in Egypt #5111 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

28

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

#2 in Mozambique #4829 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

29

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

#13 in Egypt #3088 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

30

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

#5 in Nigeria #1814 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

31

Egypt | Cairo

Nahda University

#38 in Egypt #7020 in the World

75% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

32

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

#1 in Ethiopia #1121 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

33

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

#1 in Sudan #1807 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

34

Egypt | New Cairo

Future University in Egypt

#25 in Egypt #4732 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2006 Founded

35

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

#35 in Nigeria #4981 in the World

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

36

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

#12 in Egypt #2975 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

37

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

#4 in Nigeria #1795 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

38

Egypt | Suez

Suez University

#35 in Egypt #6767 in the World

75% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2012 Founded

39

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

#5 in Ghana #3576 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

40

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

#3 in Tanzania #2991 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

2007 Founded

41

Egypt | 6th of October City

Misr University for Science and Technology

#24 in Egypt #4712 in the World

67% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

42

Nigeria | Abraka

Delta State University, Abraka

#31 in Nigeria #4689 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

43

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

#11 in Egypt #2876 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

44

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

#3 in Nigeria #1650 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

45

Algeria | Oran

University of Oran 1

#7 in Algeria #4356 in the World

64% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

46

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

#1 in Ivory Coast #2797 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

47

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

#8 in Tunisia #3152 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

48

Egypt | Port Said

Port Said University

#23 in Egypt #4488 in the World

66% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2010 Founded

49

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

#29 in Nigeria #4525 in the World

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

50

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

#10 in Egypt #2354 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

51

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

#2 in Nigeria #1269 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

52

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

#1 in DR Congo #1864 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

53

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

#1 in Kenya #883 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

54

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

#4 in Tunisia #1488 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

55

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

#22 in Egypt #4180 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

56

Nigeria | Sokoto

Usmanu Danfodio University

#21 in Nigeria #4151 in the World

29% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

57

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

#9 in Egypt #2307 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

58

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

#1 in Senegal #1480 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

59

Egypt | Damietta

Damietta University

#34 in Egypt #6460 in the World

76% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

60

Libya | Tripoli

University of Tripoli – Libya

#2 in Libya #4131 in the World

76% Acceptance

44,338 Enrollment

1957 Founded

61

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

#3 in Tunisia #1236 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

62

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

#19 in Egypt #3881 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

63

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

#15 in Nigeria #3448 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

64

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

#7 in Egypt #2195 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

65

South Africa | Pretoria

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

#23 in South Africa #4606 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

66

Egypt | Damanhur

Damanhour University

#32 in Egypt #6348 in the World

71% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2010 Founded

67

Libya | Benghazi

University of Benghazi

#1 in Libya #4002 in the World

83% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1955 Founded

68

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

#2 in Tunisia #1052 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

69

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

#18 in Egypt #3869 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

70

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

#13 in Nigeria #3363 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

71

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

#6 in Egypt #1732 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

72

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

#16 in South Africa #2621 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

73

Egypt | Cairo

Misr International University

#31 in Egypt #5900 in the World

60% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

74

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

#4 in Morocco #2821 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

75

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

#1 in Tunisia #995 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

76

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

#17 in Egypt #3738 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

77

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

#11 in Nigeria #3164 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

78

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

#4 in Egypt #1238 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

79

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

#11 in South Africa #1104 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

80

Egypt | Alexandria

Pharos University in Alexandria

#30 in Egypt #5586 in the World

75% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

2006 Founded

81

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

#3 in Morocco #2498 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

82

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

#1 in Uganda #770 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

83

Egypt | El Shorouk

British University in Egypt

#16 in Egypt #3707 in the World

40% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2005 Founded

84

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

#10 in Nigeria #2730 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

85

Egypt | Cairo

Sinai University

#39 in Egypt #7111 in the World

76% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

86

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

#3 in Egypt #962 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

87

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

#9 in South Africa #1063 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

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