Best Psychiatry Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Psychiatry

#1 in South Africa #226 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Psychiatry

#1 in Egypt #366 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

3

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Psychiatry

#3 in South Africa #367 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

4

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Psychiatry

#4 in South Africa #472 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

5

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Psychiatry

#5 in South Africa #581 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

6

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Psychiatry

#1 in Nigeria #691 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

7

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Psychiatry

#6 in South Africa #857 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Psychiatry

#1 in Ghana #952 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

9

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Psychiatry

#7 in South Africa #1074 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

10

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Psychiatry

#8 in South Africa #1083 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

11

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Psychiatry

#2 in Ghana #1382 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

12

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Psychiatry

#5 in Ethiopia #1931 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

13

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Psychiatry

#15 in South Africa #2103 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Psychiatry

#5 in Ghana #2723 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

15

Egypt | Suez

Suez University

For Psychiatry

#34 in Egypt #4409 in the World

75% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2012 Founded

16

Egypt | Port Said

Port Said University

For Psychiatry

#19 in Egypt #2688 in the World

66% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2010 Founded

17

Ethiopia | Awasa

Hawassa University

For Psychiatry

#7 in Ethiopia #2065 in the World

55% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1976 Founded

18

Kenya | Njoro

Egerton University

For Psychiatry

#5 in Kenya #3865 in the World

33% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

19

Nigeria | Ogume

Novena University

For Psychiatry

#68 in Nigeria #5506 in the World

43% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

2005 Founded

20

Nigeria | Keffi

Nasarawa State University

For Psychiatry

#64 in Nigeria #5423 in the World

37% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

21

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Psychiatry

#3 in Nigeria #1051 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

22

Sudan | El-Obeid

University of Kordofan

For Psychiatry

#11 in Sudan #5406 in the World

71% Acceptance

22,500 Enrollment

1990 Founded

23

Uganda | Mbarara

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

For Psychiatry

#2 in Uganda #1747 in the World

8% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

24

Cameroon | Douala

University of Douala

For Psychiatry

#2 in Cameroon #2562 in the World

59% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1977 Founded

25

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Psychiatry

#8 in Egypt #913 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

26

Ghana | Ho

University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Psychiatry

#4 in Ghana #2069 in the World

48% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

27

Libya | Tripoli

University of Tripoli – Libya

For Psychiatry

#2 in Libya #2582 in the World

76% Acceptance

44,338 Enrollment

1957 Founded

28

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

Akwa Ibom State University

For Psychiatry

#60 in Nigeria #5261 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

29

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Psychiatry

#28 in Nigeria #3275 in the World

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

30

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

Vaal University of Technology

For Psychiatry

#22 in South Africa #3617 in the World

90% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1966 Founded

31

Tanzania | Arusha

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology

For Psychiatry

#6 in Tanzania #4736 in the World

40% Acceptance

117 Enrollment

2009 Founded

32

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Psychiatry

#1 in Zimbabwe #1182 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

33

Algeria | Algiers

University of Algiers 1

For Psychiatry

#8 in Algeria #4119 in the World

62% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

34

Ethiopia | Aksum

Aksum University

For Psychiatry

#13 in Ethiopia #3927 in the World

54% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

35

Kenya | Kilifi

Pwani University

For Psychiatry

#8 in Kenya #4596 in the World

54% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

36

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Psychiatry

#4 in Morocco #2029 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

37

Nigeria | Uturu

Abia State University

For Psychiatry

#47 in Nigeria #4317 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

38

Nigeria | Jos

University of Jos

For Psychiatry

#17 in Nigeria #2389 in the World

10% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

39

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Psychiatry

#9 in South Africa #1125 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

40

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Psychiatry

#5 in Tunisia #1934 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

41

Egypt | Mansoura

Delta University for Science and Technology

For Psychiatry

#35 in Egypt #4450 in the World

74% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2007 Founded

42

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Psychiatry

#13 in Egypt #1355 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

43

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

For Psychiatry

#4 in Ethiopia #1819 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

44

Kenya | Nairobi

Strathmore University

For Psychiatry

#12 in Kenya #5143 in the World

52% Acceptance

8,189 Enrollment

2002 Founded

45

Nigeria | Anyigba

Kogi State University

For Psychiatry

#57 in Nigeria #4999 in the World

30% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

46

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Psychiatry

#16 in Nigeria #2342 in the World

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

47

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Psychiatry

#2 in Nigeria #1015 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

48

Sudan | Wad Medani

University of Gezira

For Psychiatry

#3 in Sudan #3154 in the World

81% Acceptance

22,500 Enrollment

1975 Founded

49

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Psychiatry

#1 in Uganda #805 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

50

Cameroon | Bangangte

University of the Mountains

For Psychiatry

#7 in Cameroon #5292 in the World

63% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

51

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Psychiatry

#15 in Egypt #1690 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

52

Ghana | Accra

University of Professional Studies, Accra

For Psychiatry

#13 in Ghana #5352 in the World

60% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1965 Founded

53

Libya | Benghazi

University of Benghazi

For Psychiatry

#1 in Libya #2503 in the World

83% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1955 Founded

54

Nigeria | Okada

Igbinedion University Okada

For Psychiatry

#55 in Nigeria #4971 in the World

68% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1999 Founded

55

Nigeria | Owerri

Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Psychiatry

#40 in Nigeria #3916 in the World

20% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1980 Founded

56

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

For Psychiatry

#18 in South Africa #2651 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

57

Tanzania | Dodoma

University of Dodoma

For Psychiatry

#5 in Tanzania #3627 in the World

30% Acceptance

28,949 Enrollment

2007 Founded

58

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

For Psychiatry

#9 in Algeria #4125 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

59

Ethiopia | Mizan

Mizan Tepi University

For Psychiatry

#12 in Ethiopia #3366 in the World

62% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

60

Kenya | Nairobi

Daystar University

For Psychiatry

#14 in Kenya #5171 in the World

92% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1989 Founded

61

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Psychiatry

#3 in Morocco #1759 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

62

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

Niger Delta University

For Psychiatry

#31 in Nigeria #3506 in the World

38% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

63

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Psychiatry

#9 in Nigeria #1817 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

64

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Psychiatry

#10 in South Africa #1189 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

65

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Psychiatry

#2 in Tunisia #1288 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

66

Egypt | Cairo

Nahda University

For Psychiatry

#39 in Egypt #5031 in the World

75% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

67

Egypt | New Cairo

German University in Cairo

For Psychiatry

#24 in Egypt #2935 in the World

20% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2003 Founded

68

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Psychiatry

#3 in Ethiopia #1219 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

69

Kenya | Eldoret

Moi University

For Psychiatry

#2 in Kenya #1927 in the World

93% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

70

Nigeria | Ikeji-Arakeji

Joseph Ayo Babalola University

For Psychiatry

#44 in Nigeria #4218 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

71

Nigeria | Umuahia

Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

For Psychiatry

#39 in Nigeria #3907 in the World

39% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

72

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Psychiatry

#4 in Nigeria #1090 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

73

Sudan | Omdurman

Ahfad University for Women

For Psychiatry

#8 in Sudan #4671 in the World

81% Acceptance

20,463 Enrollment

1966 Founded

74

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Lusaka

For Psychiatry

#3 in Zambia #4327 in the World

56% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

75

Burundi | Bujumbura

University of Burundi

For Psychiatry

#1 in Burundi #5345 in the World

70% Acceptance

12,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

76

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Psychiatry

#6 in Egypt #720 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

77

Ghana | Accra

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

For Psychiatry

#9 in Ghana #5047 in the World

52% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

78

Madagascar | Antananarivo

University of Antananarivo

For Psychiatry

#1 in Madagascar #3969 in the World

15% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1961 Founded

79

Nigeria | Ijebu-Ode

Tai Solarin University of Education

For Psychiatry

#56 in Nigeria #4980 in the World

40% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

80

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Afe Babalola University

For Psychiatry

#25 in Nigeria #3095 in the World

78% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2009 Founded

81

South Africa | Bloemfontein

Central University of Technology

For Psychiatry

#23 in South Africa #4380 in the World

64% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1981 Founded

82

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Psychiatry

#1 in Tanzania #1494 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

2007 Founded

83

Egypt | Damanhur

Damanhour University

For Psychiatry

#20 in Egypt #2699 in the World

71% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2010 Founded

84

Ethiopia | Nekemte

Wollega University

For Psychiatry

#11 in Ethiopia #3305 in the World

73% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

85

Kenya | Kitui

South Eastern Kenya University

For Psychiatry

#19 in Kenya #5560 in the World

48% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

86

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Psychiatry

#2 in Morocco #1706 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

87

Nigeria | Lokoja

Federal University, Lokoja

For Psychiatry

#66 in Nigeria #5479 in the World

30% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

88

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Psychiatry

#20 in Nigeria #2584 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

89

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Psychiatry

#2 in South Africa #339 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

90

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Psychiatry

#1 in Tunisia #1169 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

91

Egypt | Cairo

Sinai University

For Psychiatry

#33 in Egypt #4226 in the World

76% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

92

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Psychiatry

#14 in Egypt #1502 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

93

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Psychiatry

#1 in Ethiopia #856 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

94

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Psychiatry

#4 in Kenya #3443 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

95

Nigeria | Osogbo

Fountain University, Osogbo

For Psychiatry

#69 in Nigeria #5572 in the World

48% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

96

Nigeria | Abakaliki

Ebonyi State University

For Psychiatry

#19 in Nigeria #2501 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

2000 Founded

97

Senegal | Thies

University of Thies

For Psychiatry

#3 in Senegal #5513 in the World

54% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

2007 Founded

98

Sudan | Khartoum

International University of Africa

For Psychiatry

#9 in Sudan #5298 in the World

55% Acceptance

11,203 Enrollment

1992 Founded

99

Zambia | Kitwe

Copperbelt University

For Psychiatry

#2 in Zambia #4284 in the World

19% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

100

Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

University of Ouagadougou

For Psychiatry

#1 in Burkina Faso #3625 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1974 Founded

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