Best Education Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Education

#2 in South Africa #211 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Education

#3 in South Africa #222 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

3

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Education

#4 in South Africa #227 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

4

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Education

#5 in South Africa #242 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

5

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Education

#6 in South Africa #279 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

6

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Education

#8 in South Africa #344 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

7

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Education

#9 in South Africa #421 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

8

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Education

#12 in South Africa #768 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

9

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Education

#1 in Nigeria #801 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Education

#2 in Ghana #900 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Education

#1 in Egypt #1177 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

12

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Education

#4 in Ghana #1447 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

13

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Education

#4 in Ethiopia #2506 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

14

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Education

#5 in Ghana #2555 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

15

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

For Education

#24 in Egypt #3785 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

16

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

For Education

#2 in Ethiopia #1537 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

17

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Education

#1 in Kenya #1281 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

18

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

Niger Delta University

For Education

#35 in Nigeria #3377 in the World

38% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

19

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Education

#11 in Nigeria #1982 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

20

Tanzania | Mwanza

St. Augustine University of Tanzania

For Education

#4 in Tanzania #3441 in the World

81% Acceptance

14,780 Enrollment

1998 Founded

21

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Education

#1 in Zimbabwe #1553 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

22

Burundi | Bujumbura

University of Burundi

For Education

#1 in Burundi #4526 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

23

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Education

#13 in Egypt #2513 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

24

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

For Education

#3 in Ghana #903 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

25

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Education

#2 in Morocco #1468 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

26

Nigeria | Abraka

Delta State University, Abraka

For Education

#9 in Nigeria #1656 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

27

Sierra Leone | Freetown

University of Sierra Leone

For Education

#1 in Sierra Leone #4410 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

2005 Founded

28

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Education

#2 in Tunisia #2195 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

29

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Education

#1 in Botswana #676 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

30

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Education

#2 in Egypt #1200 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

31

Kenya | Meru

Kenya Methodist University

For Education

#19 in Kenya #4637 in the World

93% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

32

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

Akwa Ibom State University

For Education

#51 in Nigeria #4482 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

33

Nigeria | Minna

Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Education

#33 in Nigeria #3273 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

1982 Founded

34

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Education

#14 in South Africa #1086 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

35

Uganda | Mbarara

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

For Education

#3 in Uganda #3395 in the World

8% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

36

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

Nile University

For Education

#27 in Egypt #4283 in the World

90% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2006 Founded

37

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Education

#3 in Ethiopia #2090 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

38

Lesotho | Maseru

National University of Lesotho

For Education

#1 in Lesotho #1872 in the World

45% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

39

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Education

#45 in Nigeria #4045 in the World

58% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

40

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Education

#15 in Nigeria #2312 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

41

Tanzania | Morogoro

Mzumbe University

For Education

#6 in Tanzania #3773 in the World

42% Acceptance

14,780 Enrollment

2003 Founded

42

Algeria | Oran

University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Education

#12 in Algeria #4121 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,484 Enrollment

43

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Education

#9 in Egypt #1969 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

44

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Education

#1 in Ghana #736 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

45

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Education

#6 in Morocco #2053 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

46

Nigeria | Bauchi

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

For Education

#39 in Nigeria #3794 in the World

44% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

47

South Africa | Durban

Mangosuthu University of Technology

For Education

#23 in South Africa #3223 in the World

73% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

1979 Founded

48

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Education

#7 in Tunisia #3798 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

49

Algeria | Jijel

University of Jijel

For Education

#14 in Algeria #4495 in the World

51% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

50

Eswatini | Kwaluseni

University of Swaziland

For Education

#1 in Eswatini #2167 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1976 Founded

51

Kenya | Eldoret

University of Eldoret

For Education

#11 in Kenya #3872 in the World

52% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

52

Nigeria | Ijebu-Ode

Tai Solarin University of Education

For Education

#32 in Nigeria #3254 in the World

40% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

53

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

Babcock University

For Education

#36 in Nigeria #3554 in the World

11% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

54

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For Education

#15 in South Africa #1110 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

55

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Education

#1 in Uganda #881 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

56

Egypt | Port Said

Port Said University

For Education

#19 in Egypt #3136 in the World

66% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2010 Founded

57

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Education

#1 in Ethiopia #1199 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

58

Libya | Tripoli

University of Tripoli – Libya

For Education

#2 in Libya #3653 in the World

76% Acceptance

44,338 Enrollment

1957 Founded

59

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

Adekunle Ajasin University

For Education

#18 in Nigeria #2362 in the World

39% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

60

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Education

#3 in Nigeria #1238 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

61

Tanzania | Dodoma

University of Dodoma

For Education

#2 in Tanzania #2477 in the World

30% Acceptance

28,949 Enrollment

2007 Founded

62

Algeria | Biskra

University of Biskra

For Education

#8 in Algeria #3494 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

63

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Education

#7 in Egypt #1789 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

64

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Education

#1 in Ivory Coast #4583 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

65

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Education

#1 in Morocco #1431 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

66

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

For Education

#34 in Nigeria #3320 in the World

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

67

South Africa | Pretoria

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

For Education

#24 in South Africa #3286 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

68

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Education

#5 in Tunisia #3407 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

69

Algeria | Algiers

National Polytechnic School, Algeria

For Education

#2 in Algeria #2793 in the World

78% Acceptance

1,400 Enrollment

70

Ethiopia | Nekemte

Wollega University

For Education

#8 in Ethiopia #3710 in the World

73% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

71

Kenya | Nairobi

Catholic University of Eastern Africa

For Education

#10 in Kenya #3446 in the World

92% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1984 Founded

72

Nigeria | Osogbo

Osun State University

For Education

#23 in Nigeria #2727 in the World

26% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

2007 Founded

73

Nigeria | Abuja

University of Abuja

For Education

#24 in Nigeria #2756 in the World

21% Acceptance

35,372 Enrollment

1988 Founded

74

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Education

#11 in South Africa #660 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

75

Zambia | Kitwe

Copperbelt University

For Education

#2 in Zambia #3962 in the World

19% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

76

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Education

#3 in Algeria #2826 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

77

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Education

#20 in Egypt #3420 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

78

Ghana | Abetifi

Presbyterian University College

For Education

#7 in Ghana #3987 in the World

67% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

2003 Founded

79

Libya | Benghazi

University of Benghazi

For Education

#1 in Libya #3107 in the World

83% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1955 Founded

80

Nigeria | Ibadan

Lead City University

For Education

#19 in Nigeria #2512 in the World

59% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

81

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Education

#7 in Nigeria #1413 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

82

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Education

#5 in Tanzania #3615 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

2007 Founded

83

Algeria | Ouargla

University of Ouargla

For Education

#15 in Algeria #4554 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

84

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Education

#5 in Egypt #1658 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

85

Kenya | Kericho

University of Kabianga

For Education

#14 in Kenya #4433 in the World

15% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

86

Mozambique | Maputo

Pedagogical University

For Education

#1 in Mozambique #604 in the World

29% Acceptance

37,968 Enrollment

1985 Founded

87

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Education

#17 in Nigeria #2360 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

88

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

Vaal University of Technology

For Education

#22 in South Africa #1817 in the World

90% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1966 Founded

89

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Education

#4 in Tunisia #2911 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

90

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

For Education

#4 in Algeria #2890 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

91

Ethiopia | Bale Robe

Madda Walabu University

For Education

#10 in Ethiopia #3923 in the World

64% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

92

Kenya | Thika

Mount Kenya University

For Education

#5 in Kenya #2478 in the World

56% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

2008 Founded

93

Nigeria | Makurdi

University of Agriculture, Makurdi

For Education

#46 in Nigeria #4141 in the World

61% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

94

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Education

#44 in Nigeria #3997 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

95

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Education

#10 in South Africa #424 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

96

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Education

#1 in Zambia #1206 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

97

Botswana | Gaborone

Botho University

For Education

#2 in Botswana #4231 in the World

80% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

98

Egypt | New Cairo

German University in Cairo

For Education

#21 in Egypt #3445 in the World

20% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2003 Founded

99

Ghana | Accra

Ghana Technology University College

For Education

#12 in Ghana #4278 in the World

77% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

2006 Founded

100

Malawi | Mzuzu

Mzuzu University

For Education

#2 in Malawi #3258 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

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