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World University Rankings 2026: Africa

116 ranked universities in 22 countries and territories of Africa, out of 2,280 worldwide. Regions follow the UN geoscheme.

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Countries in Africa

Algeria 7Botswana 1Burkina Faso 1Cameroon 1Democratic Republic of the Congo 1Egypt 13Ethiopia 9Ghana 4Ivory Coast 1Kenya 4Morocco 11Namibia 1Nigeria 28Rwanda 1Senegal 1South Africa 18Sudan 1Tanzania 2Tunisia 8Uganda 1Zambia 1Zimbabwe 1

Regional rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	University of Cape TownSouth Africa	=300	39.2	71	88	est.	153–783
2	University of GondarEthiopia	=303	39.1	83	21	est.	180–821
3	Minia UniversityEgypt	=435	35.0	76	21	est.	228–1233
4	University of JohannesburgSouth Africa	=531	32.4	75	51	est.	274–1185
5	University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa	=540	32.1	65	84	est.	248–1205
6	American University in CairoEgypt	=594	30.7	36	93	est.	178–1573
7	University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa	=724	27.1	69	57	est.	382–1519
8	North-West UniversitySouth Africa	=777	25.8	68	53	est.	446–1541
9	University Mohammed VI PolytechnicMorocco	=784	25.7	59	21	est.	449–1810
10	University of IbadanNigeria	=826	24.8	9	81	est.	475–2068
11	University of PretoriaSouth Africa	=836	24.5	62	68	est.	448–1695
=12	Beni-Suef UniversityEgypt	=883	23.5	62	21	est.	502–1760
=12	University of Fort HareSouth Africa	=883	23.5	43	86	est.	356–1770
14	University of LagosNigeria	=902	23.2	10	79	est.	504–2137
=15	Bahir Dar UniversityEthiopia	=918	23.0	62	21	est.	524–1775
=15	Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah UniversityMorocco	=918	23.0	56	1	est.	521–1918
=15	Stellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa	=918	23.0	60	66	est.	496–1769
18	University of GhanaGhana	=978	21.7	42	72	est.	574–2021
19	Makerere UniversityUganda	=983	21.5	33	88	–	516–1750
20	Covenant UniversityNigeria	=986	21.4	31	69	est.	629–2087
=21	Djillali Liabes University of Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeria	=1015	20.5	34	45	est.	739–2179
=21	Tunis UniversityTunisia	=1015	20.5	9	76	est.	633–2148
23	University of SfaxTunisia	=1060	19.6	41	42	est.	653–2164
24	University of KhartoumSudan	=1090	19.2	11	87	–	577–1864
25	Olabisi Onabanjo UniversityNigeria	=1107	19.0	12	73	est.	624–2161
26	University of NairobiKenya	=1128	18.8	6	73	est.	723–2173
27	Suez UniversityEgypt	=1169	17.9	53	21	est.	667–2045
28	Rhodes UniversitySouth Africa	=1200	17.3	15	82	est.	600–2021
=29	University of CalabarNigeria	=1211	17.2	25	64	est.	746–2182
=29	University of Dar es SalaamTanzania	=1211	17.2	17	79	–	805–1932
31	South Valley UniversityEgypt	=1231	17.0	52	21	est.	698–2061
32	University of Hassan II CasablancaMorocco	=1264	16.6	27	64	est.	712–2179
=33	Jimma UniversityEthiopia	=1274	16.5	50	21	est.	753–2063
=33	University Of Cape CoastGhana	=1274	16.5	43	49	est.	726–2121
=35	Damietta UniversityEgypt	=1280	16.4	50	21	est.	737–2101
=35	Université de KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo	=1280	16.4	8	79	–	840–1960
=37	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyGhana	=1290	16.3	43	50	est.	720–2116
=37	University of ZambiaZambia	=1290	16.3	14	76	–	856–1968
39	Federal University of Technology MinnaNigeria	=1306	16.1	32	47	est.	722–2201
=40	Bayero University KanoNigeria	=1335	15.8	27	56	est.	725–2199
=40	University of BotswanaBotswana	=1335	15.8	7	78	–	890–2014
=42	Haramaya UniversityEthiopia	=1346	15.7	48	21	est.	789–2111
=42	University of NigeriaNigeria	=1346	15.7	17	65	est.	726–2211
=44	University of BejaiaAlgeria	=1418	15.0	23	21	est.	804–2229
=44	University of the Free StateSouth Africa	=1418	15.0	45	57	est.	819–2125
=44	Université Joseph Ki-ZerboBurkina Faso	=1418	15.0	6	75	–	930–2039
=47	Debre Markos UniversityEthiopia	=1431	14.9	45	21	est.	799–2148
=47	University of ZimbabweZimbabwe	=1431	14.9	20	68	–	994–2036
49	Ahmadu Bello UniversityNigeria	=1439	14.8	8	68	est.	767–2219
50	Moi UniversityKenya	=1472	14.5	23	44	est.	818–2218
=51	Obafemi Awolowo UniversityNigeria	=1501	14.2	2	73	est.	753–2245
=51	Wollo UniversityEthiopia	=1501	14.2	42	21	est.	847–2156
=53	Tshwane University of TechnologySouth Africa	=1512	14.1	45	41	est.	849–2150
=53	University of MonastirTunisia	=1512	14.1	23	46	est.	819–2215
=53	University of the Western CapeSouth Africa	=1512	14.1	39	60	est.	839–2146
=53	Université Félix Houphouët-BoignyIvory Coast	=1512	14.1	4	72	–	995–2075
=57	Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime TransportEgypt	=1538	13.9	40	53	est.	828–2184
=57	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesTanzania	=1538	13.9	18	60	–	1048–2081
=59	Fayoum UniversityEgypt	=1566	13.7	41	21	est.	852–2193
=59	University of RwandaRwanda	=1566	13.7	24	44	–	1080–2086
=61	Assiut UniversityEgypt	=1579	13.6	46	1	est.	806–2167
=61	Cheikh Anta Diop UniversitySenegal	=1579	13.6	4	69	–	1030–2085
=61	University of NamibiaNamibia	=1579	13.6	12	62	–	1067–2096
64	Universite Mohamed Khider BiskraAlgeria	=1595	13.5	19	21	est.	830–2236
=65	Babcock UniversityNigeria	=1607	13.4	13	60	est.	791–2233
=65	Université Hassan 1erMorocco	=1607	13.4	20	21	est.	854–2220
67	Damanhour UniversityEgypt	=1618	13.3	40	21	est.	833–2193
68	British University in EgyptEgypt	=1634	13.2	37	52	est.	855–2192
=69	Nnamdi Azikiwe UniversityNigeria	=1648	13.1	17	53	est.	817–2235
=69	University Badji Mokhtar - AnnabaAlgeria	=1648	13.1	11	55	est.	806–2241
=69	University of IlorinNigeria	=1648	13.1	19	51	est.	810–2237
=69	University of MaiduguriNigeria	=1648	13.1	22	43	est.	793–2234
=73	Mekelle UniversityEthiopia	=1693	12.9	36	21	est.	927–2180
=73	University of JosNigeria	=1693	12.9	11	60	est.	855–2240
75	Federal University of Technology OwerriNigeria	=1709	12.8	16	51	est.	836–2235
=76	Manouba UniversityTunisia	=1723	12.7	20	21	est.	854–2234
=76	Osun State UniversityNigeria	=1723	12.7	22	21	est.	836–2242
=78	Hawassa UniversityEthiopia	=1741	12.6	34	21	est.	921–2183
=78	Suez Canal UniversityEgypt	=1741	12.6	37	21	est.	882–2200
80	University of NgaoundéréCameroon	=1776	12.4	9	21	–	1146–2143
81	Moulay Ismail UniversityMorocco	=1790	12.3	13	21	est.	915–2246
82	University of CarthageTunisia	=1804	12.2	18	21	est.	887–2237
=83	Chouaib Doukkali UniversityMorocco	=1861	11.8	10	21	est.	941–2247
=83	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyKenya	=1861	11.8	16	42	est.	878–2234
85	University of BeninNigeria	=1885	11.7	12	53	est.	872–2242
86	Helwan UniversityEgypt	=1917	11.5	46	1	est.	893–2160
87	University of SousseTunisia	=1931	11.4	14	21	est.	898–2244
88	Arba Minch UniversityEthiopia	=1950	11.3	26	21	est.	980–2217
=89	Durban University of TechnologySouth Africa	=1969	11.2	28	44	est.	991–2232
=89	Federal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaNigeria	=1969	11.2	15	21	est.	871–2251
91	University of ZululandSouth Africa	=1981	11.1	23	55	est.	971–2224
92	Usmanu Danfodiyo UniversityNigeria	=1996	11.0	11	47	est.	879–2246
=93	Cape Peninsula University of TechnologySouth Africa	=2032	10.7	23	48	est.	1042–2237
=93	University of Port HarcourtNigeria	=2032	10.7	3	65	est.	878–2254
=93	University of VendaSouth Africa	=2032	10.7	26	21	est.	1041–2237
96	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences UniversitySouth Africa	=2052	10.6	25	21	est.	1045–2237
97	Nelson Mandela UniversitySouth Africa	=2067	10.5	20	50	est.	1060–2240
98	University of UyoNigeria	=2077	10.4	10	45	est.	888–2253
99	University Sultan Moulay SlimaneMorocco	=2086	10.3	4	21	est.	1003–2262
=100	Enugu State University of Science and TechnologyNigeria	=2102	10.2	11	21	est.	897–2256

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Regional rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,280 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.