Best Paleontology Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Paleontology

#1 in South Africa #187 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Paleontology

#2 in South Africa #214 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

3

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Paleontology

#3 in South Africa #234 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

4

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Paleontology

#5 in South Africa #318 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

5

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Paleontology

#1 in Egypt #348 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Paleontology

#6 in South Africa #646 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

7

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Paleontology

#7 in South Africa #652 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Paleontology

#1 in Nigeria #762 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

9

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Paleontology

#11 in South Africa #986 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

10

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Paleontology

#1 in Ghana #988 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Paleontology

#12 in South Africa #1181 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

12

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#2 in Ghana #1379 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

13

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Paleontology

#7 in Ethiopia #1992 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

14

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Paleontology

#4 in Ghana #2614 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

15

Cape Verde | Praia

University of Cape Verde

For Paleontology

#1 in Cape Verde #5360 in the World

58% Acceptance

4,650 Enrollment

2006 Founded

16

Egypt | 6th of October City

Modern Sciences and Arts University

For Paleontology

#31 in Egypt #3784 in the World

76% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

17

Ethiopia | Bale Robe

Madda Walabu University

For Paleontology

#15 in Ethiopia #4608 in the World

64% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

18

Kenya | Karatina

Karatina University

For Paleontology

#14 in Kenya #5285 in the World

61% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

19

Mali | Bamako

University of Social Sciences and Management of Bamako

For Paleontology

#1 in Mali #3744 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

20

Nigeria | Birnin Kebbi

Federal University, Birnin Kebbi

For Paleontology

#62 in Nigeria #4918 in the World

52% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

2013 Founded

21

Nigeria | Bauchi

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

For Paleontology

#29 in Nigeria #3018 in the World

44% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

22

Sierra Leone | Freetown

Njala University

For Paleontology

#2 in Sierra Leone #5402 in the World

43% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1964 Founded

23

Tanzania | Arusha

Tumaini University Makumira

For Paleontology

#7 in Tanzania #4957 in the World

72% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

1997 Founded

24

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Paleontology

#1 in Zambia #2030 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

25

Algeria | Algiers

National Polytechnic School, Algeria

For Paleontology

#13 in Algeria #2957 in the World

78% Acceptance

1,400 Enrollment

26

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Paleontology

#18 in Egypt #2122 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

27

Gambia | Serekunda

University of the Gambia

For Paleontology

#1 in Gambia #5706 in the World

52% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

28

Kenya | Nairobi

Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Paleontology

#19 in Kenya #5692 in the World

92% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1984 Founded

29

Mozambique | Beira

Catholic University of Mozambique

For Paleontology

#3 in Mozambique #5876 in the World

56% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1996 Founded

30

Nigeria | Owerri

Imo State University

For Paleontology

#40 in Nigeria #3638 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

31

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

Babcock University

For Paleontology

#41 in Nigeria #3664 in the World

11% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

32

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Paleontology

#17 in South Africa #1963 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

33

Tunisia | Jendouba

University of Jendouba

For Paleontology

#11 in Tunisia #4053 in the World

38% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

34

Egypt | Badr

Egyptian Russian University

For Paleontology

#37 in Egypt #5062 in the World

75% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

35

Algeria | Setif

Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Paleontology

#6 in Algeria #2309 in the World

78% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

36

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Paleontology

#6 in Egypt #813 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

37

Ghana | Ho

University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Paleontology

#6 in Ghana #3866 in the World

48% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

38

Libya | Sirte

Sirte University

For Paleontology

#6 in Libya #5506 in the World

87% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

39

Nigeria | Ikeji-Arakeji

Joseph Ayo Babalola University

For Paleontology

#74 in Nigeria #5599 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

40

Nigeria | Ibadan

Lead City University

For Paleontology

#61 in Nigeria #4851 in the World

59% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

41

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Paleontology

#10 in Nigeria #1599 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

42

Sudan | Port Sudan

Red Sea University

For Paleontology

#7 in Sudan #5392 in the World

71% Acceptance

13,160 Enrollment

1995 Founded

43

Uganda | Kampala

Uganda Martyrs University

For Paleontology

#7 in Uganda #5933 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

44

Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

University of Ouagadougou

For Paleontology

#1 in Burkina Faso #2132 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1974 Founded

45

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

For Paleontology

#14 in Egypt #1529 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

46

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

Debre Markos University

For Paleontology

#10 in Ethiopia #3220 in the World

62% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

2005 Founded

47

Kenya | Machakos

Machakos University

For Paleontology

#21 in Kenya #5951 in the World

67% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

48

Mauritania | Nouakchott

University of Science, Technology and Medicine

For Paleontology

#1 in Mauritania #5234 in the World

58% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

49

Nigeria | Katsina

Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University

For Paleontology

#71 in Nigeria #5366 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

50

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

For Paleontology

#16 in Nigeria #2049 in the World

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

51

Sierra Leone | Freetown

University of Sierra Leone

For Paleontology

#1 in Sierra Leone #4408 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

2005 Founded

52

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Ardhi University

For Paleontology

#8 in Tanzania #4966 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,455 Enrollment

2007 Founded

53

Zimbabwe | Lupane

Lupane State University

For Paleontology

#7 in Zimbabwe #5803 in the World

78% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

54

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

For Paleontology

#8 in Algeria #2571 in the World

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

55

Egypt | El Shorouk

British University in Egypt

For Paleontology

#27 in Egypt #3217 in the World

40% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2005 Founded

56

Ghana | Accra

Islamic University College, Ghana

For Paleontology

#17 in Ghana #5774 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

57

Kenya | Thika

Mount Kenya University

For Paleontology

#12 in Kenya #5090 in the World

56% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2008 Founded

58

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

For Paleontology

#1 in Mozambique #2737 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

59

Nigeria | Effurun

Federal University of Petroleum Resources

For Paleontology

#45 in Nigeria #3805 in the World

48% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2007 Founded

60

Nigeria | Abuja

University of Abuja

For Paleontology

#39 in Nigeria #3604 in the World

21% Acceptance

35,372 Enrollment

1988 Founded

61

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Paleontology

#16 in South Africa #1957 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

62

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Paleontology

#1 in Tunisia #774 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

63

Egypt | Cairo

Nahda University

For Paleontology

#39 in Egypt #5292 in the World

75% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

64

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

For Paleontology

#9 in Algeria #2593 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

65

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

For Paleontology

#19 in Egypt #2190 in the World

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

66

Ghana | Tarkwa

University of Mines and Technology

For Paleontology

#8 in Ghana #4265 in the World

19% Acceptance

15,570 Enrollment

2004 Founded

67

Libya | Misrata

Misurata University

For Paleontology

#5 in Libya #4683 in the World

93% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

68

Nigeria | Osogbo

Fountain University, Osogbo

For Paleontology

#70 in Nigeria #5354 in the World

48% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

69

Nigeria | Ekpoma

Ambrose Alli University

For Paleontology

#35 in Nigeria #3452 in the World

47% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

70

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Paleontology

#11 in Nigeria #1647 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

71

Sudan | El-Obeid

University of Kordofan

For Paleontology

#8 in Sudan #5557 in the World

71% Acceptance

22,500 Enrollment

1990 Founded

72

Uganda | Mukono

Uganda Christian University

For Paleontology

#8 in Uganda #5950 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

73

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Paleontology

#1 in Botswana #1480 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

74

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

Nile University

For Paleontology

#35 in Egypt #4668 in the World

90% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2006 Founded

75

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

Debre Berhan University

For Paleontology

#11 in Ethiopia #3588 in the World

68% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

76

Kenya | Bondo

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#9 in Kenya #4869 in the World

62% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

77

Mauritius | Port Louis

University of Technology, Mauritius

For Paleontology

#2 in Mauritius #5271 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

2000 Founded

78

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

Akwa Ibom State University

For Paleontology

#43 in Nigeria #3675 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

79

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Paleontology

#14 in Nigeria #2028 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

80

South Africa | Durban

Mangosuthu University of Technology

For Paleontology

#24 in South Africa #4503 in the World

73% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

1979 Founded

81

Tanzania | Morogoro

Mzumbe University

For Paleontology

#9 in Tanzania #5630 in the World

42% Acceptance

14,780 Enrollment

2003 Founded

82

Zimbabwe | Harare

Harare Institute of Technology

For Paleontology

#8 in Zimbabwe #5846 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1988 Founded

83

Algeria | Souk Ahras

University of Souk Ahras

For Paleontology

#21 in Algeria #4604 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

84

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Paleontology

#4 in Algeria #2189 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

85

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Paleontology

#11 in Egypt #1265 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

86

Ghana | Cape Coast

Cape Coast Technical University

For Paleontology

#16 in Ghana #5758 in the World

68% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1986 Founded

87

Kenya | Maseno

Maseno University

For Paleontology

#6 in Kenya #3672 in the World

10% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

88

Mozambique | Maputo

Eduardo Mondlane University

For Paleontology

#2 in Mozambique #3202 in the World

20% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1962 Founded

89

Nigeria | Gombe

Gombe State University

For Paleontology

#52 in Nigeria #4186 in the World

59% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

90

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Paleontology

#15 in Nigeria #2039 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

91

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For Paleontology

#14 in South Africa #1510 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

92

Tunisia | Gabes

Gabes University

For Paleontology

#7 in Tunisia #2103 in the World

28% Acceptance

15,263 Enrollment

93

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Paleontology

#1 in DR Congo #2512 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

94

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Paleontology

#1 in Algeria #1399 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

95

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Paleontology

#4 in Egypt #629 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

96

Ghana | Accra

University of Professional Studies, Accra

For Paleontology

#10 in Ghana #4935 in the World

60% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1965 Founded

97

Libya | Bayda

Omar Al-Mukhtar University

For Paleontology

#3 in Libya #4048 in the World

93% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1960 Founded

98

Nigeria | Okitipupa

Ondo State University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#49 in Nigeria #4004 in the World

49% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

2008 Founded

99

Nigeria | Enugu

Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Paleontology

#46 in Nigeria #3832 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

100

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Paleontology

#13 in Nigeria #2000 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

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