Best Real Estate Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Real Estate

#1 in South Africa #122 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

2

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Real Estate

#2 in South Africa #149 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

3

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Real Estate

#3 in South Africa #376 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

4

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Real Estate

#4 in South Africa #388 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

5

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Real Estate

#1 in Ghana #537 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

6

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Real Estate

#1 in Egypt #765 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

7

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Real Estate

#11 in Nigeria #820 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

8

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Real Estate

#8 in South Africa #887 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

9

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Real Estate

#2 in Ghana #918 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

10

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Real Estate

#9 in South Africa #922 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

11

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Real Estate

#2 in Kenya #558 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

12

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Real Estate

#9 in Nigeria #776 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

13

Nigeria | Ota

Bells University of Technology

For Real Estate

#12 in Nigeria #935 in the World

60% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2005 Founded

14

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Real Estate

#2 in Nigeria #177 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

15

Nigeria | Bauchi

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

For Real Estate

#8 in Nigeria #748 in the World

44% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

16

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Real Estate

#6 in South Africa #782 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

17

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Real Estate

#6 in Nigeria #716 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

18

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Real Estate

#7 in South Africa #797 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

19

Nigeria | Minna

Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Real Estate

#10 in Nigeria #803 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

1982 Founded

20

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Real Estate

#5 in South Africa #429 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

21

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Real Estate

#4 in Nigeria #361 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

22

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Real Estate

#5 in Nigeria #707 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

23

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

For Real Estate

#2 in Egypt #912 in the World

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

24

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Real Estate

#13 in Nigeria #990 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

25

Ghana | Kumasi

Kumasi Technical University

For Real Estate

#3 in Ghana #1004 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

26

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Real Estate

#7 in Nigeria #724 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

27

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Real Estate

#1 in Kenya #515 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

28

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Real Estate

#3 in Nigeria #182 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

29

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

For Real Estate

#3 in Kenya #879 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

30

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Real Estate

#1 in Nigeria #66 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

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