What are the most popular Universities in Africa?
FAU answers this question by publishing the 2023 African University Ranking of the top 200 recognized higher-education institutions in Africa for her first executive committee meeting at Ghana on June 26-8, 2023 and it was issued by the following AfruniRank selection criteria:
Being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in each country. Offering at least three-year bachelor’s degrees or postgraduate master’s or doctoral degrees by delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format.
AfruniRank aims to provide a dynamic-academic affirmative table of the top Universities in Africa each year but based on valid, balanced and non-influenceable web metrics provided by independent FAU intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves.
1 South Africa University of Cape Town za
2 South Africa University of the Witwatersrand za
3 National Open University of Nigeria
4 South Africa University of Pretoria za
5 Egypt The American University in Cairo eg
6 Kenya University of Nairobi ke
7 Ardhi University of Tanzania
8 South Africa University of Johannesburg za
9 South Africa Rhodes University za
10 Egypt Cairo University eg
11 South Africa University of the Western Cape za
12 Ghana University of Ghana gh
13 Egypt Mansoura University eg
14 Nigeria University of Port Harcourt ng
15 South Africa North-West University za
16 Uganda Makerere University ug
17 Reunion Université de la Reunion re
18 South Africa University of the Free State za
19 Egypt Ain Shams University eg
20 South Africa Cape Peninsula University of Technology za
21 Ghana Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology gh
22 Namibia University of Namibia na
23 Morocco Université Cadi Ayyad ma
24 Kenya Kenyatta University ke
25 Egypt Future University in Egypt eg
26 Senegal Université Cheikh Anta Diop sn
27 South Africa Nelson Mandela University za
28 Morocco Université Mohammed V ma
29 Ethiopia Addis Ababa University et
30 Nigeria University of Ibadan ng
31 South Africa Tshwane University of Technology za
32 Egypt Alexandria University eg
33 South Africa Durban University of Technology za
34 Tanzania University of Dar es Salaam tz
35 Egypt Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport eg
36 Botswana University of Botswana bw
37 Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane mz
38 Morocco Université Al Akhawayn ma
39 Kenya Strathmore University ke
40 Egypt Assiut University eg
41 Namibia Namibia University of Science and Technology na
42 Ghana University of Cape Coast gh
43 Morocco Université Hassan II de Casablanca ma
44 Zimbabwe University of Zimbabwe zw
45 Egypt The German University in Cairo eg
46 Algeria Université Abou Bekr Belkaid de Tlemcen dz
47 Algeria Université Mohamed Boudiaf de M’sila dz
48 Somalia National University (Jamaacadda Ummadda Soomaaliyeed)
49 Algeria Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis de Mostaganem dz
50 Sudan University of Khartoum sd
51 Nigeria University of Nigeria ng
52 Algeria Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1 dz
53 Nigeria University of Lagos ng
54 Nigeria Covenant University ng
55 South Africa University of Limpopo za
56 Egypt Al-Azhar University eg
57 Egypt Helwan University eg
58 Kenya United States International University Africa ke
59 Nigeria University of Ilorin ng
60 Nigeria Obafemi Awolowo University ng
61 Morocco Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah ma
62 Algeria Université Frères Mentouri de Constantine 1 dz
63 Sudan Sudan University of Science and Technology sd
64 Mauritius University of Mauritius mu
65 Kenya Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology ke
66 Morocco Université Ibn Zohr ma
67 Tanzania Sokoine University of Agriculture tz
68 Rwanda University of Rwanda rw
69 Sudan Mashreq University sd
70 Egypt Benha University eg
71 South Africa Central University of Technology za
72 Zambia University of Zambia zm
73 Egypt Tanta University eg
74 Algeria Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediène dz
75 Kenya Egerton University ke
76 Egypt Zagazig University eg
77 Nigeria Ahmadu Bello University ng
78 South Africa University of Zululand za
79 Uganda Kampala International University ug
80 Algeria Université Abderrahmane Mira de Béjaia dz
81 Algeria Université Ahmed Ben Bella d’Oran 1 dz
82 Kenya Mount Kenya University ke
83 Kenya Moi University ke
84 Algeria Université Mouloud Maameri de Tizi Ouzou dz
85 South Africa Vaal University of Technology za
86 Egypt Misr University for Science and Technology eg
87 Algeria Université Benyoucef Benkhedda d’Alger 1 dz
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89 Algeria Université Kasdi Merbah de Ouargla dz
90 Morocco Université Ibn Tofail ma
91 Ethiopia Jimma University et
92 Egypt Modern Sciences and Arts University eg
93 Morocco Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique ma
94 Tanzania Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences tz
95 Ghana Ashesi University gh
96 Nigeria University of Benin ng
97 Nigeria Ladoke Akintola University of Technology ng
98 South Africa Walter Sisulu University za
99 Algeria Université Hassiba Ben Bouali de Chlef dz
100 Egypt The British University in Egypt eg
101 Zimbabwe Midlands State University zw
102 Morocco Université Moulay Ismail ma
103 Algeria Université Badji Mokhtar de Annaba dz
104 Uganda Uganda Christian University ug
105 Nigeria Federal University, Oye-Ekiti ng
106 Malawi University of Malawi mw
107 Eswatini University of Eswatini sz
108 Algeria Université Mohamed Khider de Biskra dz
109 Nigeria Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta ng
110 Algeria Université Amar Telidji de Laghouat dz
111 Morocco Université Abdelmalek Essadi ma
112 Egypt Minia University eg
113 Senegal Université Gaston Berger sn
114 Zimbabwe Africa University zw
115 Algeria Université Hadj Lakhder de Batna 1 dz
116 Algeria Université Brahim Soltane Chaibout d’Alger 3 dz
117 Rwanda University of Global Health Equity rw
118 Nigeria Babcock University ng
119 SIMAD University SO
120 South Africa University of Venda za
121 Nigeria University of Abuja ng
122 Nigeria Afe Babalola University ng
123 Cape Verde Universidade de Cabo Verde cv
124 Algeria Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran Mohamed Boudiaf dz
125 Bay University SO
126 Togo Université de Lomé tg
127 Algeria Université Djillali Liabès de Sidi-Bel-Abbès dz
128 Madagascar Université d’Antananarivo mg
129 Egypt Misr International University eg
130 Ghana University of Education, Winneba gh
131 Morocco Université Internationale de Rabat ma
132 Egypt South Valley University eg
133 Egypt Nile University eg
134 Morocco Université Hassan 1er ma
135 Tunisia Université de Sfax tn
136 Uganda Mbarara University of Science and Technology ug
137 Ghana University for Development Studies gh
138 Kenya Technical University of Kenya ke
139 Tunisia Université Centrale tn
140 Kenya The Catholic University of Eastern Africa ke
141 Algeria Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma dz
142 Nigeria Godfrey Okoye University ng
143 Kenya Kenya Methodist University ke
144 Mozambique Universidade Católica de Moçambique mz
145 Algeria Université Mohamed Seddik Ben Yahia de Jijel dz
146 Nigeria Federal University, Lokoja ng
147 Zambia The Copperbelt University zm
148 Nigeria Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti ng
149 Egypt Suez Canal University eg
150 Algeria Université Saad Dahlab de Blida 1 dz
151 Kenya University of Eastern Africa, Baraton ke
152 Tunisia Université de Tunis El Manar tn
153 Kenya KCA University ke
154 Algeria Université Larbi Ben Mhidi de Oum El Bouaghi dz
155 Egypt Kafrelsheikh University eg
156 Algeria Université de Batna 2 dz
157 Nigeria Federal University of Technology, Akure ng
158 Ethiopia Bahir Dar University et
159 Algeria Université M’hamed Bouguerra de Boumerdès dz
160 Kenya Maseno University ke
161 Burkina Faso Université Ouaga I Joseph Ki-Zerbo bf
162 Mauritania Université des Sciences,de Technologie et de Médecine
163 Tanzania The State University of Zanzibar tz
164 Libya University of Tripoli ly
165 Nigeria University of Jos ng
166 Sudan Ahfad University for Women sd
167 Nigeria Olabisi Onabanjo University ng
168 Algeria Université Mohamed Lamine Debaghine de Sétif 2 dz
169 South Africa Mangosuthu University of Technology za
170 Algeria Université Ibn Khaldoun de Tiaret dz
171 Nigeria Rivers State University ng
172 Tunisia École Supérieure Privée d’Ingénierie et de Technologie tn
173 Algeria Université 20 Août 1955 de Skikda dz
174 Egypt Beni-Suef University eg
175 Amoud University SO
176 Mozambique Universidade Pedagógica mz
177 Salaam University SO
178 Algeria École Nationale Supérieure d’Informatique dz
179 Egypt October 6 University eg
180 Ghana Ghana Communication Technology University gh
181 South Africa Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University za
182 Algeria Université Abou el Kacem Saâdallah d’Alger 2 dz
183 Nigeria Federal University of Technology, Minna ng
184 Tanzania The University of Dodoma tz
185 Egypt Fayoum University eg
186 Nigeria Lagos State University ng
187 Ivory Coast Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny ci
188 Capital University of Somalia SO
189 Algeria Université Tahar Moulay de Saida dz
190 Abrar University SO
191 Algeria Université Echahid Hamma Lakhdar d’El Oued dz
192 Benadir university SO
193 City University of Somalia SO
194 Daaru salaam University SO
195 Zambia Mulungushi University zm
196 Mogadishu University SO
197 University of Southern Somalia (USS) SO
198 Zimbabwe National University of Science and Technology zw
199 Morocco Université Chouaib Doukkali ma
200 Red-sea University SO
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