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World University Rankings 2026: Ethiopia

9 universities ranked in Ethiopia, out of 2,280 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Ethiopia yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Ethiopia’s universities on the global measures.

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National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	University of Gondar	=303	39.1	83	21	est.	180–821
2	Bahir Dar University	=918	23.0	62	21	est.	524–1775
3	Jimma University	=1274	16.5	50	21	est.	753–2063
4	Haramaya University	=1346	15.7	48	21	est.	789–2111
5	Debre Markos University	=1431	14.9	45	21	est.	799–2148
6	Wollo University	=1501	14.2	42	21	est.	847–2156
7	Mekelle University	=1693	12.9	36	21	est.	927–2180
8	Hawassa University	=1741	12.6	34	21	est.	921–2183
9	Arba Minch University	=1950	11.3	26	21	est.	980–2217

9 universities

Research Index for Ethiopia · All of Africa · All countries

National 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.