Cheikh Anta Diop University: Statistics

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Acceptance rate

68%

Enrollment

89,589

Languages

French

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Bachelor

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate68%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (baccalauréat) or recognized equivalent; entrance examination
Academic CalendarOctober to July (October - February; March-July)
Enrollment89,589

We've calculated the 68% acceptance rate for Cheikh Anta Diop University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Tuition

Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at Cheikh Anta Diop University.

Degree Level Cost Per Credit
Associate Degree 1,749 CR
Bachelor Program 1,950 CR
Master Program 2,149 CR
Ph.D. / Doctoral 2,850 CR
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.

Cheikh Anta Diop University faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up Cheikh Anta Diop University.

Centre : Applied Linguistics

African Languages Applied Linguistics English French

Centre : Information Sciences and Technology

Communication Studies Journalism Mass Communication Media Studies

Centre : Renewable Energies Research

Energy Engineering Natural Resources

Faculty : Arts and Humanities

African Languages Ancient Languages Applied Linguistics Arabic English French Geography (Human) German Germanic Studies History Italian Linguistics Literature Philosophy Portuguese Romance Languages Russian Sociology Spanish

Faculty : Economics and Management

Economics Management Mathematics

Faculty : Education and Training Sciences and Technologies

Educational Psychology Foreign Languages Education Humanities and Social Science Education Mathematics Education Pedagogy Science Education Technology Education

Faculty : Law and Political Science

History of Law Political Sciences Private Law Public Law

Faculty : Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology

Biological and Life Sciences Biomedicine Cardiology Dermatology Gastroenterology Gerontology Haematology Internal Medicine Medical Technology Medicine Nephrology Neurology Occupational Health Odontology Paediatrics Pharmacology Pharmacy Pneumology Psychiatry and Mental Health Rheumatology Social and Preventive Medicine Surgery Treatment Techniques

Faculty : Science and Technology

Biological and Life Sciences Chemistry Computer Science Geology Mathematics Physics

Institute : Applied Nuclear Technology

Nuclear Engineering

Institute : Applied Tropical Medicine

Tropical Medicine

Institute : Black Africa Fundamental Studies

African Studies Anthropology Biology Botany Cultural Studies Geography (Human) Geological Engineering Histology Information Sciences Islamic Studies Linguistics Marine Biology Modern Languages Prehistory Social Sciences Sociology Zoology

Institute : Distance Learning

Animal Husbandry Modern Languages Multimedia Museum Studies Surveying and Mapping Tourism

Institute : Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies

Institute : Fishery and Aquaculture

Aquaculture Fishery

Institute : French for Foreign Students

Foreign Languages Education French

Institute : Health and Development

Development Studies Embryology and Reproduction Biology Epidemiology Gender Studies Health Sciences Public Health

Institute : Human Rights and Peace

Human Rights Peace and Disarmament

Institute : Popular Education and Sport

Education Physical Education Sports Sports Management

Institute : Psychopathological Studies and Research

Psychiatry and Mental Health Psychology

Institute : Research and Study of Population Development and Reproductive Health

Demography and Population Embryology and Reproduction Biology Health Sciences

Institute : Social Paediatrics

Midwifery Nursing Paediatrics Social Work

Research Division : Mathematics, Physics and Technology Teaching

Mathematics Education Physics Science Education Technology Education

School : Applied Economics

Community Development Economics Management Regional Planning Statistics Town Planning

School : Arts, Cultures, and Civilizations Doctoral Studies

Arts and Humanities Cultural Studies

School : Health and Social Development (National)

Health Sciences Social Work

School : Legal, Political, Economic, and Management Sciences Doctoral Studies

Economics Law Management Political Sciences

School : Librarians, Archivists and Documentalists Studies

Archiving Documentation Techniques Information Sciences Library Science

School : Life, Health, and Environmental Sciences Doctoral Studies

Biological and Life Sciences Environmental Studies Health Sciences

School : Mathematics and Computer Science Doctoral Studies

Mathematics and Computer Science

School : Mines and Geology (National)

Geological Engineering Geology

School : Physics, Chemistry, Earth, Space, and Engineering Sciences Doctoral Studies

Astronomy and Space Science Chemistry Earth Sciences Engineering Physics

School : Polytechnic

Bioengineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Management Mechanical Engineering

School : Studies of Humanity and Society Doctoral Studies

Social Sciences

School : Technology and Vocational Teacher Training

Home Economics Psychology Secondary Education Technology Education Vocational Education

School : Water, Water Quality, and Uses Doctoral Studies (EQUE)

Water Science

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Cheikh Anta Diop University.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes

Licence

Accountancy Administration African Studies Agricultural Business Agricultural Economics Agricultural Engineering Agriculture Ancient Civilizations Ancient Languages Animal Husbandry Aquaculture Arabic Archaeology Archiving Arts and Humanities Automation Banking Biochemistry Bioengineering Biological and Life Sciences Biology Biomedical Engineering Biotechnology Business Administration Business and Commerce Caribbean Studies Chemical Engineering Chemistry Child Care and Development Cinema and Television Civil Engineering Commercial Law Communication Studies Community Development Comparative Literature Computer Engineering Computer Networks Computer Science Contemporary History Cosmetology Criminology Crop Production Cultural Studies Data Processing Dental Technology Dietetics Documentation Techniques E-Business/Commerce Earth Sciences Economic and Finance Policy Economics Electrical and Electronic Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Energy Engineering Engineering English Studies Environmental Studies Finance Fishery Food Technology French French Studies Geography Geography (Human) Geology Germanic Studies Gerontology Government Health Administration Health Education Health Sciences Herbology Heritage Preservation History Hotel Management Human Resources Human Rights Humanities and Social Science Education Hygiene Industrial Maintenance Industrial Management Information Sciences Information Technology Insurance International Business International Relations and Diplomacy Italian Journalism Law Library Science Linguistics Literature Logistics Management Management Marketing Mathematics Mathematics Education Measurement and Precision Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Medical Science Medieval Studies Microbiology Middle Eastern Studies Modern History Modern Languages Nutrition Odontology Optometry Persian Pharmacology Philosophy Physical Education Physics Political Sciences Polymer and Plastics Technology Portuguese Prehistory Private Law Production Engineering Public Health Public Law Publishing and Book Trade Regional Planning Safety Engineering Secretarial Studies Social Sciences Social Work Sociology Software Engineering Spanish Sports Sports Management Statistics Surveying and Mapping Technology Telecommunications Engineering Tourism Translation and Interpretation Transport and Communications Transport Management Treatment Techniques

Diplôme d'Ingénieur

Agricultural Engineering Bioengineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Networks Economics Electrical and Electronic Engineering Electrical Engineering Geological Engineering Mechanical Engineering Telecommunications Engineering Town Planning

Diplôme de Docteur

Dental Surgery Medicine Pharmacy

Master

Accountancy Administration Aesthetics African Studies Agricultural Economics Agricultural Engineering Agriculture American Studies Analytical Chemistry Anatomy Ancient Civilizations Ancient Languages Animal Husbandry Anthropology Applied Chemistry Applied Mathematics Applied Physics Aquaculture Arabic Archaeology Arid Land Studies Art Management Arts and Humanities Atomic and Molecular Physics Bacteriology Banking Biochemistry Bioengineering Biological and Life Sciences Biology Biophysics Biotechnology Botany Business Administration Business and Commerce Business Computing Caribbean Studies Cell Biology Chemical Engineering Chemistry Child Care and Development Civil Engineering Coastal Studies Commercial Law Communication Studies Comparative Literature Computer Engineering Computer Networks Computer Science Contemporary History Cosmetology Criminology Crop Production Cultural Studies Data Processing Demography and Population Dental Studies Dental Technology Development Studies Distance Education Documentation Techniques E-Business/Commerce Earth Sciences Ecology Econometrics Economic and Finance Policy Economics Education Educational Administration Educational Sciences Educational Technology Electrical and Electronic Engineering Electrical Engineering Embryology and Reproduction Biology Energy Engineering Engineering English English Studies Entomology Entrepreneurship Environmental Engineering Environmental Management Environmental Studies Ethics Family Studies Finance Fiscal Law Fishery Food Science Foreign Languages Education Forensic Medicine and Dentistry Forestry French French Studies Gender Studies Genetics Geography Geography (Human) Geology German Germanic Studies Gerontology Government Grammar Greek (Classical) Haematology Health Administration Health Sciences Herbalism Herbology Histology History History of Law Horticulture Hotel Management Human Resources Humanities and Social Science Education Immunology Industrial and Organizational Psychology Industrial Engineering Industrial Management Information Management Information Sciences Information Technology Inorganic Chemistry Insurance International Business International Law International Relations and Diplomacy Islamic Studies Italian Latin Law Leisure Studies Linguistics Literature Logic Logistics Management Management Marine Science and Oceanography Maritime Law Marketing Mathematics Mathematics and Computer Science Mathematics Education Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Medical Science Medicine Medieval Studies Meteorology Modern History Modern Languages Molecular Biology Music Native Language Education Natural Resources Network Technology Notary Studies Nuclear Physics Nutrition Occupational Health Odontology Operations Research Oral Surgery Organic Chemistry Paediatrics Parasitology Peace and Disarmament Performing Arts Petrology Pharmacology Pharmacy Philosophy Philosophy of Education Physical Education Physical Therapy Physics Physiology Political Sciences Portuguese Prehistory Private Law Production Engineering Protective Services Psychology Public Administration Public Health Public Law Regional Planning Romance Languages Rural Studies Russian Safety Engineering Science Education Slavic Studies Social Work Sociology Software Engineering Spanish Special Education Sports Sports Management Statistics Structural Architecture Surgery Sustainable Development Taxation Teacher Training Telecommunications Engineering Telecommunications Technology Thermal Engineering Tourism Town Planning Toxicology Translation and Interpretation Transport and Communications Transport Economics Urban Studies Virology Visual Arts Waste Management

Doctorat

Aquaculture Communication Studies Computer Science Demography and Population Development Studies Education Engineering Entomology Environmental Studies Fishery Forestry Health Sciences History of Law Human Rights Information Sciences Management Marine Science and Oceanography Mathematics Education Medical Science Meteorology Nutrition Parasitology Peace and Disarmament Philosophy Physical Education Political Sciences Private Law Public Health Public Law Social Sciences Sports Telecommunications Technology Water Science

Research profile

Cheikh Anta Diop University has published 13,021 scientific papers with 149,275 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Environmental Science, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, and Pathology.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
7,726 / 116,924
Environmental Science
6,473 / 92,598
Medicine
6,057 / 87,737
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
6,013 / 61,101
Chemistry
4,772 / 73,543
Engineering
4,459 / 57,114
Physics
3,951 / 49,407
Geography and Cartography
3,691 / 47,803
Ecology
3,457 / 59,188
Pathology
3,418 / 58,741
Geology
3,376 / 56,678
Genetics
3,147 / 59,015
Computer Science
2,863 / 33,728
Philosophy
2,666 / 12,775
Quantum and Particle physics
2,604 / 29,642
Biochemistry
2,521 / 47,183
Political Science
2,472 / 20,179
Sociology
2,362 / 32,445
Organic chemistry
2,343 / 30,458
Paleontology
2,253 / 38,965
Immunology
2,017 / 45,465
Mathematics
1,920 / 21,631
Botany
1,879 / 31,630
Materials Science
1,816 / 21,639
Public Health
1,793 / 32,299
History
1,791 / 21,844
Law
1,661 / 17,781
Psychology
1,629 / 18,320
Archaeology
1,583 / 19,378
Demography
1,467 / 24,768
Statistics
1,442 / 18,140
Agricultural Science
1,300 / 21,216
Economics
1,272 / 17,750
Surgery
1,228 / 13,510
Business
1,161 / 11,225
Virology
1,034 / 25,506
Optics
1,030 / 13,215
Electrical Engineering
1,001 / 12,430
Psychiatry
970 / 11,792
Oceanography
920 / 18,934

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

49 Notable alumni

Fatima Denton

1. Fatima Denton

1966-. (aged 60)
climatologist scientist
Fatima Denton is a British-Gambian climatologist. She is the director at the Ghanaian branch of the United Nations University, at the UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) in Accra. She focuses on innovation, science, technology and natural resource management. She partners with countries such as Benin and Liberia to develop and implement country needs assessment missions.
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Sangaré Niamoto Ba

2. Sangaré Niamoto Ba

1955-. (aged 71)
politician minister
Sangaré Niamoto Ba is a Malian former minister and politician.
Cheick Sidi Diarra

3. Cheick Sidi Diarra

1957-. (aged 69)
diplomat performing artist
Cheick Sidi Diarra is a Malian diplomat.
Karfa Diallo

4. Karfa Diallo

1971-. (aged 55)
writer regional council member poet activist
Karfa Sira Diallo is a Franco-Senegalese activist and writer.
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names UCADUniversité Cheikh Anta Diop
Founded 1918
Motto Lux Mea Lex
Academic calendar October to July (October - February; March-July)
Address P.O. Box 5005 Dakar-Fann Senegal
City Population 1,439,000
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