Best Remote Sensing Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Remote Sensing

#1 in South Africa #221 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

2

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Remote Sensing

#2 in South Africa #341 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

3

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Remote Sensing

#4 in South Africa #505 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

4

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Egypt #546 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

5

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Remote Sensing

#5 in South Africa #553 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Remote Sensing

#6 in South Africa #955 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

7

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Ghana #1035 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

8

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Remote Sensing

#9 in South Africa #1194 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

9

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Nigeria #1289 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Remote Sensing

#10 in South Africa #1326 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

11

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Ghana #1413 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

12

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Remote Sensing

#13 in South Africa #1611 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Remote Sensing

#8 in Ethiopia #2036 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

14

Algeria | Algiers

National Polytechnic School, Algeria

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Algeria #1883 in the World

78% Acceptance

1,400 Enrollment

15

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Remote Sensing

#6 in Ethiopia #1651 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

16

Nigeria | Jos

University of Jos

For Remote Sensing

#25 in Nigeria #2421 in the World

10% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

17

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Remote Sensing

#7 in Tunisia #1992 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

18

Algeria | Oran

University of Oran 1

For Remote Sensing

#12 in Algeria #2331 in the World

64% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

19

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Remote Sensing

#24 in Egypt #2181 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

20

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Mauritius #1903 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

21

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Nigeria #1252 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

22

Algeria | Oran

University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Algeria #1302 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,484 Enrollment

23

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Egypt #808 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

24

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

Adekunle Ajasin University

For Remote Sensing

#16 in Nigeria #2233 in the World

39% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

25

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Remote Sensing

#12 in South Africa #1578 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

26

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Remote Sensing

#9 in Algeria #2095 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

27

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Ethiopia #732 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

28

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Remote Sensing

#18 in Nigeria #2278 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

29

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Tunisia #943 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

30

Algeria | Annaba

University of Annaba

For Remote Sensing

#6 in Algeria #1924 in the World

64% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

31

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Remote Sensing

#8 in Egypt #1022 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

32

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Morocco #1146 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

33

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Nigeria #1255 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

34

Algeria | Ouargla

University of Ouargla

For Remote Sensing

#7 in Algeria #1939 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

35

Ethiopia | Nekemte

Wollega University

For Remote Sensing

#7 in Ethiopia #1937 in the World

73% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

36

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Remote Sensing

#21 in Nigeria #2349 in the World

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

37

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Remote Sensing

#3 in South Africa #350 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

38

Egypt | Aswan

Aswan University

For Remote Sensing

#21 in Egypt #1875 in the World

74% Acceptance

1,898 Enrollment

2012 Founded

39

Ghana | Sunyani

University of Energy and Natural Resources

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Ghana #2432 in the World

53% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

2011 Founded

40

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Nigeria #768 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

41

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Tunisia #1130 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

42

Algeria | Algiers

University of Algiers 1

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Algeria #1831 in the World

62% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

43

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Egypt #807 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

44

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

For Remote Sensing

#6 in Morocco #1643 in the World

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

45

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Senegal #1483 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

46

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Algeria #751 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

47

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

Debre Markos University

For Remote Sensing

#9 in Ethiopia #2075 in the World

62% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

2005 Founded

48

Nigeria | Bauchi

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

For Remote Sensing

#20 in Nigeria #2326 in the World

44% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

49

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Sudan #1552 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

50

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

For Remote Sensing

#17 in Egypt #1781 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

51

Ghana | Tarkwa

University of Mines and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Ghana #2299 in the World

19% Acceptance

15,570 Enrollment

2004 Founded

52

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

For Remote Sensing

#26 in Nigeria #2430 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

53

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Uganda #1409 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

54

Egypt | Damietta

Damietta University

For Remote Sensing

#20 in Egypt #1857 in the World

76% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

55

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Remote Sensing

#9 in Egypt #1051 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

56

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Remote Sensing

#5 in Morocco #1452 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

57

South Africa | Thohoyandou

University of Venda

For Remote Sensing

#17 in South Africa #2306 in the World

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

58

Cameroon | Dschang

University of Dschang

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Cameroon #2055 in the World

34% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

59

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

Debre Berhan University

For Remote Sensing

#12 in Ethiopia #2371 in the World

68% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

60

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Remote Sensing

#23 in Nigeria #2396 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

61

Tanzania | Morogoro

Sokoine University of Agriculture

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Tanzania #2037 in the World

44% Acceptance

117 Enrollment

1984 Founded

62

Egypt | Port Said

Port Said University

For Remote Sensing

#22 in Egypt #2003 in the World

66% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2010 Founded

63

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Ghana #2199 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

64

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Remote Sensing

#12 in Nigeria #1944 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

65

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Zambia #2202 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

66

Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

University of Ouagadougou

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Burkina Faso #2192 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1974 Founded

67

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Remote Sensing

#15 in Egypt #1522 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

68

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Morocco #957 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

69

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Remote Sensing

#15 in South Africa #2027 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

70

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Botswana #1259 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

71

Ethiopia | Adama

Adama Science and Technology University

For Remote Sensing

#11 in Ethiopia #2187 in the World

68% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

72

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Remote Sensing

#11 in Nigeria #1869 in the World

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

73

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Tanzania #1488 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

74

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Remote Sensing

#7 in Egypt #961 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

75

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Nangui Abrogoua University

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Ivory Coast #2351 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1995 Founded

76

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Remote Sensing

#15 in Nigeria #2218 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

77

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

National University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Zimbabwe #2332 in the World

73% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1991 Founded

78

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Remote Sensing

#1 in DR Congo #2373 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

79

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Remote Sensing

#12 in Egypt #1313 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

80

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Morocco #891 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

81

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Remote Sensing

#14 in South Africa #1877 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

82

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

For Remote Sensing

#13 in Algeria #2359 in the World

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

83

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

Arba Minch University

For Remote Sensing

#4 in Ethiopia #1553 in the World

71% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1986 Founded

84

Nigeria | Owerri

Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Remote Sensing

#22 in Nigeria #2363 in the World

20% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1980 Founded

85

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Remote Sensing

#2 in Tunisia #989 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

86

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#18 in Egypt #1790 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,741 Enrollment

2010 Founded

87

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Ivory Coast #1983 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

88

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Remote Sensing

#6 in Nigeria #1394 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

89

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Zimbabwe #1093 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

90

Cameroon | Buea

University of Buea

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Cameroon #2451 in the World

46% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

91

Egypt | Alexandria

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For Remote Sensing

#16 in Egypt #1702 in the World

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

92

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Remote Sensing

#1 in Morocco #877 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

93

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#18 in South Africa #2366 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

94

Algeria | Setif

Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Remote Sensing

#8 in Algeria #2018 in the World

78% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

95

Ethiopia | Mekelle

Mekelle University

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Ethiopia #1356 in the World

88% Acceptance

17,030 Enrollment

1991 Founded

96

Nigeria | Uyo

University of Uyo

For Remote Sensing

#13 in Nigeria #1972 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

97

Tunisia | Gabes

Gabes University

For Remote Sensing

#8 in Tunisia #2358 in the World

28% Acceptance

15,263 Enrollment

98

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Remote Sensing

#13 in Egypt #1386 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

99

Kenya | Nyeri

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#3 in Kenya #2296 in the World

83% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

100

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Remote Sensing

#8 in Nigeria #1570 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

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