TOP 200 LIST: Here are Africa’s Best Universities (August 2023)

Only five Ugandan universities made the coveted Top 200 list of best higher learning institutions in African, the July 2023 edition of Webometrics rankings has indicated.. These are Makerere University, Kampala International University, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Kyambogo University and Gulu University.

At 200 in Africa, Gulu University is ranked number 4,400 in the whole world.

Kyambogo University is number 189 on the African continent and 4,177 globally.

Mbarara University of Science and Technology (Must) is ranked number 116 on the continent and number 3,085 in the world.

Kampala International University is number 61 on the continent and number 2,180 globally.

Although it has been dropping in rank in recent years, Makerere University is still in the top 200 on the continent. Makerere is ranked number 17 in Africa and number 1,086 the world over.

The following universities have been ranked above Makerere University – and, for that matter, all Ugandan universities: University of Cape Town, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Pretoria, Stellenbosch University, Cairo University, Alexandria University, University of Kwazulu Natal, University of Johannesburg, University of South Africa, Mansoura University, Ain Shams University, University of the Western Cape, Future University, University of Nairobi, American University in Cairo, and University of Ghana.

University of Nairobi is now the best university in the East African region.

The four best universities in Africa are from South Africa: University of Cape Town, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Pretoria, and Stellenbosch University.

ranking	World Rank	University	Impact Rank*	Openness Rank*	Excellence Rank*
1	237	University of Cape Town	262	246	290
2	392	University of the Witwatersrand	634	387	419
3	437	University of Pretoria	599	506	499
4	441	Stellenbosch University	673	350	500
5	521	Cairo University	1592	675	253
6	525	Alexandria University	806	814	521
7	581	University of Kwazulu Natal	1163	552	513
8	612	University of Johannesburg	1644	717	397
9	781	University of South Africa	1166	998	848
10	883	Mansoura University	3875	678	442
11	896	Ain Shams University	3213	725	548
12	925	University of the Western Cape	1247	957	1147
13	981	Future University	447	2245	1842
14	1069	University of Nairobi	1001	803	1727
15	1069	American University in Cairo	954	1194	1660
16	1080	University of Ghana	1984	827	1155
17	1086	Makerere University	1673	1250	1201
18	1089	Zagazig University	5610	791	470
19	1107	University of the Free State	2509	1115	963
20	1136	Rhodes University	1385	1208	1463
21	1138	University of Ibadan	2326	777	1157
22	1158	Benha University	3883	1139	731
23	1173	Assiut University	5096	805	635
24	1183	Addis Ababa University	2440	1146	1138
25	1204	Al Azhar University	6048	1188	514
26	1293	University of Lagos	1899	1047	1630
27	1314	Université Cadi Ayyad Marrakech	2992	1723	1132
28	1356	Tanta University	6776	911	664
29	1375	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology	3469	1011	1267
30	1381	University of Nigeria	3575	899	1286
31	1402	University of Port Harcourt	583	1494	3097
32	1457	Covenant University Ota	2907	1202	1537
33	1543	Obafemi Awolowo University	2346	1074	1967
34	1550	Université Mohammed V de Rabat	6671	1178	872
35	1575	Menoufia University	8330	1134	689
36	1582	Helwan University	5492	1226	1104
37	1583	Kafr El Sheikh University	7896	1170	747
38	1626	Suez Canal University	6294	1339	1006
39	1657	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	1612	1738	2484
40	1685	Minia University	7692	1401	873
41	1689	North West University	2036	8186	719
42	1719	Egypt Japan University of Science & Technology	2013	2338	2248
43	1768	Tshwane University of Technology	4842	1733	1476
44	1774	Durban University of Technology	3412	1790	1887
45	1781	South Valley University	5638	1515	1336
46	1854	Beni Suef University	9534	1031	895
47	1855	Arab Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport	4415	1705	1709
48	1869	University of Khartoum	2911	1766	2252
49	1934	Université Hassan II de Casablanca	9053	1559	966
50	1938	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	2231	1408	2782
51	1956	University of Cape Coast	5014	1332	1837
52	1960	Ahmadu Bello University	4472	1221	2023
53	1973	University of Dar Es Salaam	3347	1440	2403
54	2015	Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah Fes	8085	1357	1288
55	2079	Federal University of Technology Akure	6908	1200	1620
56	2085	British University in Egypt	5294	2535	1727
57	2114	Mohammed VI Polytechnic University	7029	1664	1528
58	2133	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	1173	5722	2951
59	2133	Kenyatta University	2088	1492	3259
60	2139	University of Zimbabwe	4733	2024	2094
61	2180	Kampala International University	1342	1836	3808
62	2186	Fayoum University	8982	1775	1279
63	2229	Landmark University	5133	2155	2103
64	2230	Sudan University of Science & Technology	1602	3120	3398
65	2288	Jimma University	6054	2043	1981
66	2310	Bahir Dar University	6436	2095	1929
67	2316	Federal University of Technology Minna	4364	1448	2684
68	2327	University of Fort Hare	5275	1805	2346
69	2332	Aswan University	10577	1955	1199
70	2380	University of Zambia	4974	1607	2579
71	2406	Université Ibn Tofail Kénitra	9504	2017	1426
72	2420	Université des Frères Mentouri Constantine 1 (Ex Université Mentouri)	5513	1354	2563
73	2440	Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene	7883	1496	1946
74	2462	Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen	5380	2132	2484
75	2465	University of Mauritius	5656	2239	2375
76	2473	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology	4607	1507	2899
77	2485	University for Development Studies	6071	2020	2371
78	2499	Université Moulay Ismail Meknès	9003	2077	1672
79	2503	Université Ibnou Zohr d’Agadir	8746	1801	1795
80	2523	Bayero University Kano	8249	1595	1978
81	2527	Nnamdi Azikiwe University	7082	1325	2332
82	2543	Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar	1095	8186	2603
83	2592	University of Rwanda	4985	3698	2499
84	2602	Adekunle Ajasin University	2286	2797	3748
85	2606	Egerton University	2344	2855	3716
86	2619	Port Said University	10123	1853	1675
87	2636	Université Amar Telidji de Laghouat	3823	2537	3192
88	2656	Moi University	4424	1878	3169
89	2681	University of Limpopo	5874	2187	2722
90	2701	University of Calabar	8084	1234	2442
91	2709	Sokoine University of Agriculture	5469	1308	3121
92	2715	University of Gondar	9649	2249	1852
93	2729	Université Mohamed Khider Biskra	6981	1830	2590
94	2732	University of Botswana	4873	4111	2703
95	2736	Université de Sfax	7167	8186	866
96	2740	Mekelle University	9230	2102	2006
97	2780	University Ferhat Abbas Setif	8892	1701	2243
98	2794	German University in Cairo	6035	2259	2843
99	2806	Université 08 Mai 1945 Guelma	6396	2182	2777
100	2806	Damietta University	10679	1724	1907
101	2829	Nelson Mandela University	3798	8186	1663
102	2829	Olabisi Onabanjo University (Ogun State University)	3973	1852	3681
103	2883	Djillali Liabes university of Sidi Bel Abbes	9988	2233	2061
104	2902	University of Venda	6580	2340	2881
105	2914	University of Benin	6911	1424	3057
106	2948	Federal University Oye Ekiti Ekiti State	4329	1961	3787
107	2976	Université Kasdi Merbah Ouargla	6308	2434	3105
108	3018	Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta	8602	1397	2839
109	3038	Université de Dschang	10331	2575	2224
110	3041	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	9285	3369	2272
111	3042	University of Ilorin	5649	8186	1523
112	3048	Université Chouaib Eddoukali	9938	2539	2317
113	3056	Université Badji Mokhtar de Annaba	11037	2090	2195
114	3059	Hawassa University (Debub University)	10071	3092	2195
115	3073	Université de Tébessa	6708	2870	3036
116	3085	Mbarara University of Science and Technology	6244	3305	3097
117	3097	Sohag University	6755	8186	1346
118	3100	Zewail City of Science and Technology	11085	2856	2074
119	3100	Nile University	8354	3387	2563
120	3136	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences	7790	2510	2920
121	3156	University of Zululand	7378	3076	2937
122	3159	Namibia University of Science and Technology (Polytechnic of Namibia)	4568	3343	3748
123	3196	Lagos State University	6903	2073	3390
124	3206	Université d’Abomey Calavi	8890	2901	2703
125	3219	Botswana International University of Science & Technology	9240	2561	2743
126	3222	Haramaya University (Alemaya)	10062	2983	2476
127	3229	Université de Tunis El Manar	9806	8186	1016
128	3229	Vaal University of Technology	5870	3648	3410
129	3232	Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (University of Ado Ekiti)	6336	1731	3716
130	3257	Institution de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles	8219	3546	2825
131	3281	Federal University of Technology Owerri	7639	1736	3423
132	3298	University of Benghazi (University of Garyounis)	5648	2276	3864
133	3308	Pharos University in Alexandria	6203	3303	3497
134	3359	MISR University for Science & Technology	7591	2827	3282
135	3372	Université M’Hamed Bougara de Boumerdes	11185	2065	2649
136	3374	University of Sadat City	11625	2085	2563
137	3378	Delta University for Science & Technology	11866	3265	2277
138	3395	University of Uyo	8696	1657	3370
139	3403	Université de M’Sila	2811	8186	2977
140	3410	University of Jos	7202	1581	3787
141	3410	Université Sultan Moulay Slimane Beni Mellal	9391	5786	2287
142	3423	Central University of Technology	6559	3383	3550
143	3441	Al Akhawayn University Ifrane	3963	3650	4304
144	3448	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration	6628	3719	3497
145	3478	Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis Mostaganem	6259	2278	3974
146	3492	Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d’Oran Mohamed Boudiaf	10567	2423	2892
147	3510	October University for Modern Sciences and Arts MSA	9855	2844	2977
148	3518	University of Education Winneba	7811	3083	3446
149	3524	University of Buea	10189	2414	3021
150	3526	Federal University Dutse Jigawa State	11792	3176	2536
151	3540	Damanhour University	10501	7746	1551
152	3544	Université Internationale de Rabat	8766	3423	3169
153	3555	Maseno University	5389	2170	4373
154	3573	Université de Monastir	11316	8186	1168
155	3575	Kwara State University	6205	2723	4067
156	3578	Walter Sisulu University	7366	3219	3646
157	3605	Université Mohammed Premier Oujda	9335	8186	1505
158	3613	Strathmore University Nairobi	2737	4321	4903
159	3644	Université de Carthage (7 de Novembre)	11609	8186	1221
160	3650	Arba Minch University	12215	3320	2645
161	3661	Université Hassiba Benbouali de Chlef	10266	2602	3233
162	3688	Usmanu Danfodiyo University	10185	1917	3458
163	3688	University of Malawi	11233	6101	2282
164	3706	Midlands State University	6001	3190	4230
165	3719	Université Saad Dahlab Blida	11123	2949	3057
166	3728	University of Namibia	4673	8186	2872
167	3788	University of Abuja	8306	1891	4067
168	3788	Ecole Mohammadia d’Ingenieurs	9573	4186	3259
169	3791	Université Abdelmalek Essaadi	8108	8186	2027
170	3798	Université de Skikda	12023	2872	3021
171	3811	(3) Université de Tunis el Manar Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis	13829	4031	2430
172	3854	Université Larbi Ben Mhidi de Oum El Bouaghi	11008	2614	3423
173	3865	Technical University of Kenya	6485	2840	4424
174	3868	University of Tripoli (Al Fateh University)	12646	1795	3270
175	3913	MISR International University	9828	3533	3563
176	3961	October 6 University	10671	2739	3631
177	4007	Delta State University Nigeria	9336	1829	4203
178	4037	Université Ibn Khaldoun Tiaret	13701	2909	3065
179	4045	Université de Mascara	14930	2607	2899
180	4080	Copperbelt University	10972	3930	3550
181	4087	University of Dodoma	10126	2869	3974
182	4099	Osun State University	10196	2126	4115
183	4111	Université de Batna 2	14194	2432	3233
184	4128	Université de Ngaoundéré	11731	5168	3192
185	4142	École Nationale Polytechnique d’Alger	12581	3181	3497
186	4151	Ebonyi State University	11591	2113	3947
187	4168	Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun	9755	3537	4067
188	4169	Nahda University	13060	4265	3181
189	4177	Kyambogo University	8658	3958	4230
190	4182	Université de Bouira	8397	3087	4480
191	4182	Université d’Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella	7032	8186	2989
192	4185	Misurata University (Misrata University)	10584	3823	3864
193	4253	Gezira University	12461	3466	3662
194	4262	Université de Bejaia	8620	8186	2747
195	4326	Université de Tunis	12100	8186	2124
196	4326	Université de Yaounde I	15865	7942	1675
197	4359	University of Maroua	13695	5673	3097
198	4366	Higher Technological Institute	12942	5369	3370
199	4392	Omar Al Mukhtar University	7301	3238	5034
200	4400	Gulu University	11589	4473	3913

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