Top 200 Universities in Africa

Introduction

What are the most popular Universities in Africa? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2025 African University Ranking of the top 200 recognized higher-education institutions in Africa meeting the following uniRank 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
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

uniRank aims to provide a non-academic League Table of the top Universities in Africa based on valid, unbiased and non-influenceable web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves.

2025 Top 200 Universities in Africa

Rank	University	Country
1	University of Cape Town	za
2	University of Pretoria	za
3	Universiteit Stellenbosch	za
4	University of the Witwatersrand	za
5	University of Johannesburg	za
6	University of KwaZulu-Natal	za
7	Rhodes University	za
8	The American University in Cairo	eg
9	North-West University	za
10	University of Ghana	gh
11	University of Nairobi	ke
12	Mansoura University	eg
13	Cairo University	eg
14	University of the Western Cape	za
15	Tshwane University of Technology	za
16	University of the Free State	za
17	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	za
18	Nelson Mandela University	za
19	University of Dar es Salaam	tz
20	Université de la Reunion	re
21	Ain Shams University	eg
22	Makerere University	ug
23	Future University in Egypt	eg
24	University of Lagos	ng
25	University of Ibadan	ng
26	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	gh
27	Université Cadi Ayyad	ma
28	Durban University of Technology	za
29	Addis Ababa University	et
30	Université Cheikh Anta Diop	sn
31	Alexandria University	eg
32	Kenyatta University	ke
33	Université Mohammed V	ma
34	Al-Azhar University	eg
35	University of Port Harcourt	ng
36	University of Cape Coast	gh
37	University of Namibia	na
38	Mzumbe University	tz
39	Mashreq University	sd
40	Covenant University	ng
41	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	mz
42	Strathmore University	ke
43	Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport	eg
44	Kampala International University	ug
45	University of Nigeria	ng
46	Helwan University	eg
47	Tanta University	eg
48	Zagazig University	eg
49	Namibia University of Science and Technology	na
50	Assiut University	eg
51	Université Hassan II de Casablanca	ma
52	University of Botswana	bw
53	Central University of Technology	za
54	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology	ke
55	University of Rwanda	rw
56	Université Abou Bekr Belkaid de Tlemcen	dz
57	University of Fort Hare	za
58	Université Al Akhawayn	ma
59	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	ma
60	University of Limpopo	za
61	University of Zimbabwe	zw
62	Obafemi Awolowo University	ng
63	The German University in Cairo	eg
64	University of Zululand	za
65	Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique	ma
66	Université Mohamed Boudiaf de M'sila	dz
67	Walter Sisulu University	za
68	University of Zambia	zm
69	United States International University Africa	ke
70	University of Mauritius	mu
71	Sokoine University of Agriculture	tz
72	Université Frères Mentouri Constantine 1	dz
73	Vaal University of Technology	za
74	Mount Kenya University	ke
75	Egerton University	ke
76	Benha University	eg
77	Université Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi-Ouzou	dz
78	Université Ibn Zohr	ma
79	University of Khartoum	sd
80	Ahmadu Bello University	ng
81	Moi University	ke
82	Misr University for Science and Technology	eg
83	Université Mohammed Premier	ma
84	Université Ibn Tofail	ma
85	University of Venda	za
86	Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1	dz
87	Université Kasdi Merbah de Ouargla	dz
88	Kenya Methodist University	ke
89	Université Abbès Laghrour Khenchela	dz
90	Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediène	dz
91	Federal University, Oye-Ekiti	ng
92	Université Abderrahmane Mira de Béjaïa	dz
93	Université Benyoucef Benkhedda d'Alger 1	dz
94	Suez Canal University	eg
95	Université Echahid Hamma Lakhdar d'El Oued	dz
96	Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis de Mostaganem	dz
97	The University of Dodoma	tz
98	University of Benin	ng
99	Ashesi University	gh
100	Sudan University of Science and Technology	sd
101	Université Badji Mokhtar de Annaba	dz
102	Jimma University	et
103	Nile University	eg
104	Olabisi Onabanjo University	ng
105	Université Moulay Ismail	ma
106	Université Mohamed Khider de Biskra	dz
107	Lagos State University	ng
108	University of Ilorin	ng
109	Midlands State University	zw
110	KCA University	ke
111	Minia University	eg
112	Federal University of Technology, Akure	ng
113	Babcock University	ng
114	Africa University	zw
115	Université Internationale de Rabat	ma
116	African Leadership University, Rwanda	rw
117	Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology	eg
118	Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma	dz
119	Technical University of Kenya	ke
120	University of Abuja	ng
121	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences	tz
122	Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta	ng
123	The Catholic University of Eastern Africa	ke
124	Université Hadj Lakhder de Batna 1	dz
125	Modern Sciences and Arts University	eg
126	Université Gaston Berger	sn
127	Afe Babalola University	ng
128	University of Global Health Equity	rw
129	The British University in Egypt	eg
130	Pharos University in Alexandria	eg
131	Bahir Dar University	et
132	Université de Batna 2	dz
133	University of Gondar	et
134	Université Hassan 1er	ma
135	Université M'hamed Bouguerra de Boumerdès	dz
136	Université Larbi Tebessi de Tébessa	dz
137	Université Hassiba Ben Bouali de Chlef	dz
138	Maseno University	ke
139	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	za
140	Mbarara University of Science and Technology	ug
141	Université Abdelmalek Essadi	ma
142	Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf	dz
143	University of Malawi	mw
144	The Copperbelt University	zm
145	Université de Tunis El Manar	tn
146	The State University of Zanzibar	tz
147	South Valley University	eg
148	Université d'Abomey-Calavi	bj
149	University of Education, Winneba	gh
150	Mangosuthu University of Technology	za
151	Sohag university	eg
152	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	ng
153	Kafrelsheikh University	eg
154	Ruaha Catholic University	tz
155	Alex Ekwueme Federal University	ng
156	Université Ahmed Ben Bella d'Oran 1	dz
157	Université Salah Boubnider de Constantine 3	dz
158	Université Mohamed Seddik Ben Yahia de Jijel	dz
159	Federal University of Technology, Minna	ng
160	Rivers State University	ng
161	Nnamdi Azikiwe University	ng
162	University for Development Studies	gh
163	Université Brahim Soltane Chaibout d'Alger 3	dz
164	Hawassa University	et
165	University of Eswatini	sz
166	National University of Science and Technology	zw
167	Université Amar Telidji de Laghouat	dz
168	Université Larbi Ben Mhidi de Oum El Bouaghi	dz
169	Université Chouaib Doukkali	ma
170	Université Saad Dahlab de Blida 1	dz
171	Université Ouaga I Joseph Ki-Zerbo	bf
172	Université Ibn Khaldoun de Tiaret	dz
173	Uganda Christian University	ug
174	University of Jos	ng
175	October 6 University	eg
176	Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti	ng
177	Université Djillali Liabès de Sidi-Bel-Abbès	dz
178	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane	ma
179	Sol Plaatje University	za
180	Godfrey Okoye University	ng
181	University of Embu	ke
182	Adekunle Ajasin University	ng
183	Université d'Antananarivo	mg
184	Murang'a University of Technology	ke
185	Daystar University	ke
186	Nile University of Nigeria	ng
187	Université de Lomé	tg
188	Université 20 Août 1955 de Skikda	dz
189	Bayero University Kano	ng
190	École Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique	dz
191	Université Tahar Moulay de Saida	dz
192	Pwani University	ke
193	Ghana Communication Technology University	gh
194	Thomas Adewumi University	ng
195	Mekelle University	et
196	National University of Lesotho	ls
197	Menoufia University	eg
198	University of Mpumalanga	za
199	University of Uyo	ng
200	Université de Buéa	cm

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