Best Veterinary Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

#3 in South Africa #391 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

#1 in Egypt #529 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

3

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

#1 in Nigeria #975 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

4

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

#5 in South Africa #598 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

5

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

#1 in Ghana #933 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

#2 in South Africa #385 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

7

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

#6 in Ethiopia #4011 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

8

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

#1 in South Africa #238 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

9

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

#2 in Ghana #1187 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

10

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

#8 in South Africa #921 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

11

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

#4 in Ghana #3077 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

12

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

#6 in South Africa #728 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

13

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

#10 in South Africa #1096 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

14

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

#12 in South Africa #1633 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Egypt | Mansoura

Delta University for Science and Technology

#36 in Egypt #6780 in the World

74% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2007 Founded

16

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

#19 in Egypt #3881 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

17

Ghana | Winneba

University of Education, Winneba

#5 in Ghana #3576 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

18

Nigeria | Anyigba

Kogi State University

#76 in Nigeria #7406 in the World

30% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

19

Nigeria | Bauchi

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

#30 in Nigeria #4632 in the World

44% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

20

South Africa | Pretoria

Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

#23 in South Africa #4606 in the World

74% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

2014 Founded

21

Uganda | Gulu

Gulu University

#5 in Uganda #5143 in the World

40% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

22

Cameroon | Dschang

University of Dschang

#2 in Cameroon #3644 in the World

34% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

23

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

#7 in Egypt #2195 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

24

Kenya | Eldoret

Moi University

#4 in Kenya #2533 in the World

93% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

25

Nigeria | Okada

Igbinedion University Okada

#59 in Nigeria #6420 in the World

68% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1999 Founded

26

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

Babcock University

#19 in Nigeria #3820 in the World

11% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1999 Founded

27

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

#7 in South Africa #899 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

28

Egypt | Badr

Egyptian Russian University

#37 in Egypt #6901 in the World

75% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

29

Ethiopia | Adama

Adama Science and Technology University

#9 in Ethiopia #6108 in the World

68% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

30

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

#1 in Mauritius #2862 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

31

Nigeria | Iwo

Bowen University

#41 in Nigeria #5461 in the World

47% Acceptance

4,751 Enrollment

2001 Founded

32

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

#8 in Nigeria #2528 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

33

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences

#3 in Tanzania #2991 in the World

25% Acceptance

2,100 Enrollment

2007 Founded

34

Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou

University of Ouagadougou

#1 in Burkina Faso #3506 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1974 Founded

35

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

#18 in Egypt #3869 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

36

Ghana | Cape Coast

University of Cape Coast

#3 in Ghana #2015 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1962 Founded

37

Nigeria | Mubi

Adamawa State University

#75 in Nigeria #7331 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

38

Nigeria | Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

#29 in Nigeria #4525 in the World

32% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

39

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

University of Zululand

#21 in South Africa #3851 in the World

45% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

40

Uganda | Kampala

Kampala International University

#3 in Uganda #3730 in the World

82% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

41

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

#1 in Botswana #1961 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

42

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

#6 in Egypt #1732 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

43

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

#3 in Kenya #2414 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

44

Nigeria | Osogbo

Osun State University

#57 in Nigeria #6332 in the World

26% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

2007 Founded

45

Nigeria | Abuja

University of Abuja

#18 in Nigeria #3628 in the World

21% Acceptance

35,372 Enrollment

1988 Founded

46

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

#4 in South Africa #434 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

47

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

#9 in Algeria #4788 in the World

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

48

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

Arba Minch University

#8 in Ethiopia #4895 in the World

71% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1986 Founded

49

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

#6 in Morocco #3235 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

50

Nigeria | Ekpoma

Ambrose Alli University

#39 in Nigeria #5238 in the World

47% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

51

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

#7 in Nigeria #2470 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

52

Tanzania | Morogoro

Sokoine University of Agriculture

#2 in Tanzania #2274 in the World

44% Acceptance

117 Enrollment

1984 Founded

53

Cameroon | Maroua

University of Maroua

#7 in Cameroon #6569 in the World

59% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

54

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

#17 in Egypt #3738 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

55

Ivory Coast | Bouake

Alassane Ouattara University

#3 in Ivory Coast #6134 in the World

35% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1992 Founded

56

Nigeria | Ikeji-Arakeji

Joseph Ayo Babalola University

#73 in Nigeria #7230 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

57

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

#28 in Nigeria #4459 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

58

South Africa | Bloemfontein

Central University of Technology

#20 in South Africa #3754 in the World

64% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1981 Founded

59

Uganda | Mbarara

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

#2 in Uganda #3053 in the World

8% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1989 Founded

60

Algeria | Mostaganem

University of Mostaganem

#11 in Algeria #5135 in the World

63% Acceptance

24,214 Enrollment

61

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

#4 in Egypt #1238 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

62

Kenya | Nairobi

Kenyatta University

#2 in Kenya #2040 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

63

Nigeria | Makurdi

University of Agriculture, Makurdi

#54 in Nigeria #6105 in the World

61% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

64

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

#17 in Nigeria #3599 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

65

South Sudan | Juba

University of Juba

#1 in South Sudan #6341 in the World

63% Acceptance

8,975 Enrollment

1975 Founded

66

Egypt | Damanhur

Damanhour University

#32 in Egypt #6348 in the World

71% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

2010 Founded

67

Ethiopia | Mekelle

Mekelle University

#7 in Ethiopia #4191 in the World

88% Acceptance

17,030 Enrollment

1991 Founded

68

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

#5 in Morocco #2844 in the World

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

69

Nigeria | Enugu

Enugu State University of Science and Technology

#38 in Nigeria #5181 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

70

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

#6 in Nigeria #2053 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

71

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

#1 in Tanzania #1463 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

72

Cameroon | Bamenda

University of Bamenda

#6 in Cameroon #6506 in the World

58% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

73

Egypt | El Shorouk

British University in Egypt

#16 in Egypt #3707 in the World

40% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2005 Founded

74

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Nangui Abrogoua University

#2 in Ivory Coast #5506 in the World

36% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1995 Founded

75

Nigeria | Okitipupa

Ondo State University of Science and Technology

#70 in Nigeria #7064 in the World

49% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

2008 Founded

76

Nigeria | Ilorin

Kwara State University

#27 in Nigeria #4428 in the World

27% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

77

South Africa | Mthatha

Walter Sisulu University

#19 in South Africa #3337 in the World

67% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

2005 Founded

78

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

#1 in Uganda #770 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

79

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

#4 in Algeria #3963 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

80

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

#3 in Egypt #962 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

81

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

#1 in Kenya #883 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

82

Nigeria | Uli

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

#52 in Nigeria #6055 in the World

61% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

83

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

Olabisi Onabanjo University

#16 in Nigeria #3476 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

84

Sudan | Wad Medani

University of Gezira

#8 in Sudan #6861 in the World

81% Acceptance

22,500 Enrollment

1975 Founded

85

Egypt | Aswan

Aswan University

#29 in Egypt #5471 in the World

74% Acceptance

1,898 Enrollment

2012 Founded

86

Ethiopia | Gondar

University of Gondar

#5 in Ethiopia #3850 in the World

19% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

1954 Founded

87

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

#4 in Morocco #2821 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

88

Nigeria | Makurdi

Benue State University

#37 in Nigeria #5177 in the World

45% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1992 Founded

89

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

#5 in Nigeria #1814 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

90

Togo | Lome

University of Lome

#1 in Togo #3919 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,860 Enrollment

1970 Founded

91

Cameroon | Ngaoundere

University of Ngaoundere

#3 in Cameroon #3915 in the World

66% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

92

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

#15 in Egypt #3460 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

93

Ivory Coast | Abidjan

Felix Houphouet-Boigny University

#1 in Ivory Coast #2797 in the World

32% Acceptance

60,189 Enrollment

1964 Founded

94

Nigeria | Otuoke

Federal University, Otuoke

#69 in Nigeria #7006 in the World

49% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

95

Nigeria | Ede

Redeemer’s University

#26 in Nigeria #4322 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

96

South Africa | Thohoyandou

University of Venda

#18 in South Africa #3146 in the World

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

97

Zambia | Kitwe

Copperbelt University

#2 in Zambia #5595 in the World

19% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

98

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

#3 in Algeria #3231 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

99

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

#2 in Egypt #882 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

100

Libya | Bayda

Omar Al-Mukhtar University

#4 in Libya #6215 in the World

93% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1960 Founded

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