Best Telecommunications Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Telecommunications

#1 in Egypt #425 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Telecommunications

#1 in South Africa #471 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

3

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Telecommunications

#2 in South Africa #475 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

4

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Telecommunications

#3 in South Africa #549 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

5

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Telecommunications

#4 in South Africa #592 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Telecommunications

#6 in South Africa #668 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

7

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Telecommunications

#9 in South Africa #1497 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Telecommunications

#1 in Nigeria #1588 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

9

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Telecommunications

#10 in South Africa #1683 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

10

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Telecommunications

#1 in Ghana #1781 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Telecommunications

#2 in Ghana #1809 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

12

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Telecommunications

#15 in South Africa #2340 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Telecommunications

#8 in Ethiopia #3309 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

14

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Telecommunications

#6 in Ghana #3667 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

15

Botswana | Palapye

Botswana International University of Science and Technology

For Telecommunications

#1 in Botswana #2358 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,966 Enrollment

2005 Founded

16

Egypt | Port Said

Port Said University

For Telecommunications

#23 in Egypt #2133 in the World

66% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2010 Founded

17

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

For Telecommunications

#3 in Ethiopia #2686 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

18

Libya | Sabha

Sebha University

For Telecommunications

#5 in Libya #4094 in the World

80% Acceptance

9,092 Enrollment

1984 Founded

19

Nigeria | Makurdi

University of Agriculture, Makurdi

For Telecommunications

#22 in Nigeria #3198 in the World

61% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

20

Nigeria | Uyo

University of Uyo

For Telecommunications

#17 in Nigeria #2821 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

21

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Telecommunications

#16 in South Africa #2801 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

22

Uganda | Busitema

Busitema University

For Telecommunications

#4 in Uganda #4582 in the World

10% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

23

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Telecommunications

#1 in Algeria #993 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

24

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Telecommunications

#19 in Egypt #1813 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

25

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

For Telecommunications

#3 in Ghana #2746 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

26

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Telecommunications

#5 in Morocco #1564 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

27

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Telecommunications

#31 in Nigeria #3576 in the World

58% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

28

Nigeria | Ojo

Lagos State University

For Telecommunications

#21 in Nigeria #3016 in the World

25% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1983 Founded

29

Sudan | Khartoum

Neelain University

For Telecommunications

#4 in Sudan #4143 in the World

71% Acceptance

11,203 Enrollment

1993 Founded

30

Egypt | Sadat

University of Sadat City

For Telecommunications

#36 in Egypt #4385 in the World

73% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2013 Founded

31

Algeria | Adrar

Ahmed Draia University of Adrar

For Telecommunications

#21 in Algeria #3742 in the World

43% Acceptance

16,785 Enrollment

32

Eswatini | Kwaluseni

University of Swaziland

For Telecommunications

#1 in Eswatini #4024 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1976 Founded

33

Kenya | Njoro

Egerton University

For Telecommunications

#5 in Kenya #4136 in the World

33% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

34

Nigeria | Okitipupa

Ondo State University of Science and Technology

For Telecommunications

#58 in Nigeria #4623 in the World

49% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

2008 Founded

35

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

Landmark University

For Telecommunications

#26 in Nigeria #3452 in the World

100% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2011 Founded

36

Senegal | Saint-Louis

University Gaston Berger

For Telecommunications

#2 in Senegal #3838 in the World

46% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1990 Founded

37

Tunisia | Gafsa

Gafsa University

For Telecommunications

#9 in Tunisia #3822 in the World

39% Acceptance

9,092 Enrollment

38

Algeria | Souk Ahras

University of Souk Ahras

For Telecommunications

#22 in Algeria #4530 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

39

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Telecommunications

#21 in Egypt #2105 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

40

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Telecommunications

#2 in Ethiopia #2466 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

41

Libya | Tripoli

University of Tripoli – Libya

For Telecommunications

#1 in Libya #2199 in the World

76% Acceptance

44,338 Enrollment

1957 Founded

42

Nigeria | Yola

American University of Nigeria

For Telecommunications

#16 in Nigeria #2817 in the World

60% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

43

Nigeria | Sokoto

Usmanu Danfodio University

For Telecommunications

#30 in Nigeria #3561 in the World

29% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

44

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Telecommunications

#17 in South Africa #2803 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

45

Uganda | Gulu

Gulu University

For Telecommunications

#5 in Uganda #4777 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

46

Egypt | Suez

Suez University

For Telecommunications

#26 in Egypt #2841 in the World

75% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2012 Founded

47

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Telecommunications

#12 in Egypt #1407 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

48

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Nangui Abrogoua University

For Telecommunications

#2 in Ivory Coast #4607 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1995 Founded

49

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Telecommunications

#2 in Morocco #1311 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

50

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

Adekunle Ajasin University

For Telecommunications

#46 in Nigeria #4175 in the World

39% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

51

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Telecommunications

#13 in Nigeria #2666 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

52

Sudan | Khartoum

Omdurman Islamic University

For Telecommunications

#6 in Sudan #4704 in the World

64% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1912 Founded

53

Egypt | Cairo

Nahda University

For Telecommunications

#38 in Egypt #4481 in the World

75% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

54

Egypt | Damanhur

Damanhour University

For Telecommunications

#37 in Egypt #4426 in the World

71% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2010 Founded

55

Ethiopia | Mizan

Mizan Tepi University

For Telecommunications

#13 in Ethiopia #4645 in the World

62% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

56

Kenya | Nairobi

Strathmore University

For Telecommunications

#6 in Kenya #4164 in the World

52% Acceptance

8,189 Enrollment

2002 Founded

57

Nigeria | Otuoke

Federal University, Otuoke

For Telecommunications

#62 in Nigeria #4648 in the World

49% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

58

Nigeria | Abraka

Delta State University, Abraka

For Telecommunications

#34 in Nigeria #3626 in the World

60% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

59

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Telecommunications

#1 in Senegal #1960 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

60

Tunisia | Jendouba

University of Jendouba

For Telecommunications

#11 in Tunisia #4665 in the World

38% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

61

Algeria | Skikda

20 August 1955 University of Skikda

For Telecommunications

#17 in Algeria #2835 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,462 Enrollment

62

Egypt | New Cairo

German University in Cairo

For Telecommunications

#16 in Egypt #1612 in the World

20% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2003 Founded

63

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Telecommunications

#1 in Ethiopia #1793 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

64

Libya | Benghazi

University of Benghazi

For Telecommunications

#2 in Libya #2429 in the World

83% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1955 Founded

65

Nigeria | Uli

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Telecommunications

#53 in Nigeria #4435 in the World

61% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

66

Nigeria | Minna

Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Telecommunications

#9 in Nigeria #2283 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

1982 Founded

67

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Telecommunications

#13 in South Africa #2150 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

68

Uganda | Kampala

Kampala International University

For Telecommunications

#3 in Uganda #4414 in the World

82% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

69

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Telecommunications

#1 in DR Congo #3544 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

70

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Telecommunications

#7 in Egypt #1143 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

71

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

For Telecommunications

#1 in Ivory Coast #3671 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

72

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Telecommunications

#3 in Morocco #1330 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

73

Nigeria | Iwo

Bowen University

For Telecommunications

#50 in Nigeria #4290 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2001 Founded

74

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Telecommunications

#10 in Nigeria #2504 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

75

Sudan | Khartoum

Sudan University of Science and Technology

For Telecommunications

#2 in Sudan #2428 in the World

57% Acceptance

13,160 Enrollment

1990 Founded

76

Cameroon | Maroua

University of Maroua

For Telecommunications

#4 in Cameroon #3035 in the World

59% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

77

Egypt | Cairo

Misr International University

For Telecommunications

#33 in Egypt #3899 in the World

60% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1996 Founded

78

Ethiopia | Nekemte

Wollega University

For Telecommunications

#11 in Ethiopia #4084 in the World

73% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

79

Kenya | Eldoret

Moi University

For Telecommunications

#3 in Kenya #3294 in the World

93% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

80

Nigeria | Abuja

African University of Science and Technology

For Telecommunications

#49 in Nigeria #4266 in the World

54% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2007 Founded

81

Nigeria | Bauchi

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

For Telecommunications

#33 in Nigeria #3621 in the World

44% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

82

Sierra Leone | Freetown

University of Sierra Leone

For Telecommunications

#1 in Sierra Leone #4571 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

2005 Founded

83

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Telecommunications

#1 in Tunisia #761 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

84

Algeria | Biskra

University of Biskra

For Telecommunications

#13 in Algeria #2142 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

85

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

For Telecommunications

#14 in Egypt #1491 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,741 Enrollment

2010 Founded

86

Ghana | Accra

Ghana Technology University College

For Telecommunications

#9 in Ghana #4065 in the World

77% Acceptance

26,703 Enrollment

2006 Founded

87

Madagascar | Antananarivo

University of Antananarivo

For Telecommunications

#1 in Madagascar #4260 in the World

15% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1961 Founded

88

Nigeria | Owerri

Imo State University

For Telecommunications

#60 in Nigeria #4630 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

89

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

Babcock University

For Telecommunications

#27 in Nigeria #3474 in the World

11% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

90

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Telecommunications

#14 in South Africa #2191 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

91

Uganda | Mbarara

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

For Telecommunications

#2 in Uganda #3292 in the World

8% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

92

Egypt | Damietta

Damietta University

For Telecommunications

#28 in Egypt #3104 in the World

76% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

93

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Telecommunications

#8 in Egypt #1155 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

94

Kenya | Bondo

Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

For Telecommunications

#9 in Kenya #4329 in the World

62% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

95

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Telecommunications

#1 in Morocco #926 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

96

Nigeria | Ibadan

Lead City University

For Telecommunications

#42 in Nigeria #4121 in the World

59% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

97

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Telecommunications

#6 in Nigeria #1997 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

98

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Telecommunications

#1 in Sudan #2107 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

99

Cameroon | Buea

University of Buea

For Telecommunications

#3 in Cameroon #2855 in the World

46% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

100

Egypt | Alexandria

Pharos University in Alexandria

For Telecommunications

#30 in Egypt #3505 in the World

75% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

2006 Founded

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