2021 Top 200 Universities in Africa

What are the most popular Universities in Africa? uniRank tries to answer this question by publishing the 2021 African University Ranking of the top 200 recognized higher-education institutions in Africa meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

• being chartered, licensed, and/or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in each country
• offering at least four-year undergraduate degrees (bachelor degrees) or postgraduate degrees (master or doctoral degrees)
• delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

Our aim is 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.

Rank	University	Country
1	University of Cape Town	South Africa za
2	University of Pretoria	South Africa za
3	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa za
4	Universiteit Stellenbosch	South Africa za
5	University of Johannesburg	South Africa za
6	North-West University	South Africa za
7	The American University in Cairo	Egypt eg
8	University of KwaZulu-Natal	South Africa za
9	University of Nairobi	Kenya ke
10	Cairo University	Egypt eg
11	Rhodes University	South Africa za
12	University of Ghana	Ghana gh
13	University of the Western Cape	South Africa za
14	Addis Ababa University	Ethiopia et
15	Mansoura University	Egypt eg
16	Universidade Mandume Ya Ndemufayo	Angola ao
17	University of the Free State	South Africa za
18	Makerere University	Uganda ug
19	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	South Africa za
20	Université Cadi Ayyad	Morocco ma
21	Nelson Mandela University	South Africa za
22	Université Mohammed V	Morocco ma
23	Kenyatta University	Kenya ke
24	University of Namibia	Namibia na
25	Tshwane University of Technology	South Africa za
26	University of Botswana	Botswana bw
27	Namibia University of Science and Technology	Namibia na
28	University of Zambia	Zambia zm
29	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	Ghana gh
30	Universidade Independente de Angola	Angola ao
31	University of Dar es Salaam	Tanzania tz
32	Alexandria University	Egypt eg
33	Ain Shams University	Egypt eg
34	Université de la Reunion	Reunion re
35	Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport	Egypt eg
36	Université Frères Mentouri de Constantine 1	Algeria dz
37	Université Cheikh Anta Diop	Senegal sn
38	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	Mozambique mz
39	Universidade Agostinho Neto	Angola ao
40	Durban University of Technology	South Africa za
41	University of Khartoum	Sudan sd
42	University of Lagos	Nigeria ng
43	University of Nigeria	Nigeria ng
44	The German University in Cairo	Egypt eg
45	Assiut University	Egypt eg
46	Université Mohamed Boudiaf de M'sila	Algeria dz
47	Strathmore University	Kenya ke
48	University of Fort Hare	South Africa za
49	Benha University	Egypt eg
50	Université Abderrahmane Mira de Béjaia	Algeria dz
51	University of Ibadan	Nigeria ng
52	Université Ibn Zohr	Morocco ma
53	Central University of Technology	South Africa za
54	Sudan University of Science and Technology	Sudan sd
55	United States International University Africa	Kenya ke
56	University of Tripoli	Libya ly
57	Université Al Akhawayn	Morocco ma
58	Al-Azhar University	Egypt eg
59	Université Abou Bekr Belkaid de Tlemcen	Algeria dz
60	Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediène	Algeria dz
61	Jimma University	Ethiopia et
62	Université Ferhat Abbas Sétif 1	Algeria dz
63	Université Mohamed Khider de Biskra	Algeria dz
64	Kampala International University	Uganda ug
65	Helwan University	Egypt eg
66	Obafemi Awolowo University	Nigeria ng
67	Université Ahmed Ben Bella d'Oran 1	Algeria dz
68	Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah	Morocco ma
69	University of Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe zw
70	Université Mouloud Maameri de Tizi Ouzou	Algeria dz
71	Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis de Mostaganem	Algeria dz
72	University of Cape Coast	Ghana gh
73	Zagazig University	Egypt eg
74	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology	Kenya ke
75	Université Hassan II de Casablanca	Morocco ma
76	Sebha University	Libya ly
77	University of Port Harcourt	Nigeria ng
78	University of Ilorin	Nigeria ng
79	Covenant University	Nigeria ng
80	Misr University for Science and Technology	Egypt eg
81	Université Hassiba Ben Bouali de Chlef	Algeria dz
82	Egerton University	Kenya ke
83	Vaal University of Technology	South Africa za
84	Université Kasdi Merbah de Ouargla	Algeria dz
85	Université Hadj Lakhder de Batna 1	Algeria dz
86	University of Rwanda	Rwanda rw
87	University of Education, Winneba	Ghana gh
88	Tanta University	Egypt eg
89	University of Mauritius	Mauritius mu
90	Moi University	Kenya ke
91	Université Ibn Tofail	Morocco ma
92	University of Venda	South Africa za
93	Université Benyoucef Benkhedda d'Alger 1	Algeria dz
94	Sokoine University of Agriculture	Tanzania tz
95	Ahmadu Bello University	Nigeria ng
96	Universidade de Cabo Verde	Cape Verde cv
97	Université Mohamed Seddik Ben Yahia de Jijel	Algeria dz
98	University of Limpopo	South Africa za
99	Université 8 Mai 1945 Guelma	Algeria dz
100	University of Bahri	Sudan sd
101	Universidade Técnica de Angola	Angola ao
102	Université Abdelmalek Essadi	Morocco ma
103	Botho University	Botswana bw
104	Uganda Christian University	Uganda ug
105	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	South Africa za
106	Federal University of Technology, Akure	Nigeria ng
107	Mangosuthu University of Technology	South Africa za
108	Université Badji Mokhtar de Annaba	Algeria dz
109	Libyan Academy for Postgraduate Studies	Libya ly
110	Université Gaston Berger	Senegal sn
111	Modern Sciences and Arts University	Egypt eg
112	Université Tahar Moulay de Saida	Algeria dz
113	Arba Minch University	Ethiopia et
114	Africa University	Zimbabwe zw
115	University of Zululand	South Africa za
116	Bahir Dar University	Ethiopia et
117	Université Moulay Ismail	Morocco ma
118	Université d'Antananarivo	Madagascar mg
119	Ashesi University	Ghana gh
120	Université M'hamed Bouguerra de Boumerdès	Algeria dz
121	The British University in Egypt	Egypt eg
122	Walter Sisulu University	South Africa za
123	Misr International University	Egypt eg
124	Université Larbi Ben Mhidi de Oum El Bouaghi	Algeria dz
125	Rivers State University	Nigeria ng
126	Université Echahid Hamma Lakhdar d'El Oued	Algeria dz
127	Mount Kenya University	Kenya ke
128	South Valley University	Egypt eg
129	Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf	Algeria dz
130	University of Eswatini	Eswatini sz
131	Midlands State University	Zimbabwe zw
132	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences	Tanzania tz
133	Université 20 Août 1955 de Skikda	Algeria dz
134	Université Centrale	Tunisia tn
135	Université Saad Dahlab de Blida 1	Algeria dz
136	Université Mohamed Lamine Debaghine de Sétif 2	Algeria dz
137	Future University in Egypt	Egypt eg
138	Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny	Ivory Coast ci
139	Nile University	Egypt eg
140	Adekunle Ajasin University	Nigeria ng
141	The Catholic University of Eastern Africa	Kenya ke
142	The University of Dodoma	Tanzania tz
143	Kafrelsheikh University	Egypt eg
144	Université Hassan 1er	Morocco ma
145	Université Internationale de Rabat	Morocco ma
146	October 6 University	Egypt eg
147	Université de Batna 2	Algeria dz
148	Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta	Nigeria ng
149	Landmark University	Nigeria ng
150	Libyan International Medical University	Libya ly
151	Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique	Morocco ma
152	Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology	Egypt eg
153	Afe Babalola University	Nigeria ng
154	Universidade Óscar Ribas	Angola ao
155	Hawassa University	Ethiopia et
156	École Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique	Algeria dz
157	École Nationale Polytechnique	Algeria dz
158	Université d'Abomey-Calavi	Benin bj
159	Universidade Católica de Moçambique	Mozambique mz
160	University of Benin	Nigeria ng
161	Université Djillali Liabès de Sidi-Bel-Abbès	Algeria dz
162	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration	Ghana gh
163	Minia University	Egypt eg
164	Menoufia University	Egypt eg
165	Université Akli Mohand Oulhadj de Bouira	Algeria dz
166	American University of Nigeria	Nigeria ng
167	Suez Canal University	Egypt eg
168	Taraba State University	Nigeria ng
169	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	Nigeria ng
170	Bayero University Kano	Nigeria ng
171	University of Malawi	Malawi mw
172	Université de Sfax	Tunisia tn
173	University of Jos	Nigeria ng
174	Nahda University	Egypt eg
175	Université Chouaib Doukkali	Morocco ma
176	Université Mohammed Premier	Morocco ma
177	Université Ibn Khaldoun de Tiaret	Algeria dz
178	Universidade Católica de Angola	Angola ao
179	Ahfad University for Women	Sudan sd
180	Université Yahia Fares de Médéa	Algeria dz
181	Technical University of Kenya	Kenya ke
182	Mzumbe University	Tanzania tz
183	Université Mohamed-Chérif Messaadia de Souk Ahras	Algeria dz
184	Université de Tunis El Manar	Tunisia tn
185	Université Ziane Achour de Djelfa	Algeria dz
186	Elsheikh Abdallah Elbadri University	Sudan sd
187	University for Development Studies	Ghana gh
188	Sinai University	Egypt eg
189	University of Abuja	Nigeria ng
190	Babcock University	Nigeria ng
191	Université Ouaga I Joseph Ki-Zerbo	Burkina Faso bf
192	Nile University of Nigeria	Nigeria ng
193	Federal University of Technology, Owerri	Nigeria ng
194	Université Abdelhamid Mehri de Constantine 2	Algeria dz
195	Sohag university	Egypt eg
196	Université Française d'Égypte	Egypt eg
197	Pan-Atlantic University	Nigeria ng
198	Nnamdi Azikiwe University	Nigeria ng
199	The International University of Management	Namibia na
200	Université de Lomé	Togo tg