Top 100 Universities in Africa

CONTINENT RANK	UNIVERSITY	COUNTRY	WORLD RANK	SIZE	VISIBILITY	RICH FILES	SCHOLAR
1	University of Cape Town		387	485	532	722	387
2	Stellenbosch University		455	773	1,095	550	230
3	University of the Witwatersrand		473	2,170	819	556	270
4	University of Pretoria		646	4,858	1,672	285	223
5	Rhodes University		651	1,277	573	1,444	855
6	University of South Africa		729	1,247	1,166	917	672
7	Cairo University		770	3,505	687	1,812	772
8	University of Kwazulu Natal		778	515	1,680	484	713
9	University of the Western Cape		992	2,161	1,419	2,029	1,054
10	American University in Cairo		1,043	2,025	1,532	1,776	1,167
11	Ain Shams University		1,094	4,052	4,102	1,726	338
12	Makerere University		1,177	371	4,457	1,210	784
13	University of Khartoum		1,216	2,700	1,279	1,193	1,643
14	University of Johannesburg		1,287	2,759	4,592	909	755
15	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology		1,338	3,798	3,062	3,897	955
16	Addis Ababa University		1,367	1,223	4,956	2,904	791
17	University of Nairobi		1,367	631	1,794	2,761	1,724
18	Mansoura University		1,373	1,914	3,734	2,197	1,138
19	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University		1,378	1,949	3,682	2,048	1,176
20	University of the Free State (1)		1,499	4,187	3,640	2,150	1,281
21	Polytechnic of Namibia		1,608	296	820	1,106	2,737
22	University of Benin (1)		1,639	5,768	1,802	7,522	1,697
23	North West University		1,677	2,156	7,521	2,269	925
24	Zagazig University		1,682	7,984	2,974	3,196	1,592
25	University of Ghana		1,727	1,540	2,220	8,159	1,830
26	Université Mentouri de Constantine		1,837	2,317	9,377	1,866	892
27	Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar		1,895	3,932	4,847	4,791	1,602
28	University of Dar Es Salaam		1,907	1,885	5,745	1,769	1,703
29	Al-Azhar University		1,929	7,958	1,056	8,934	1,996
30	University of Botswana		1,936	2,245	6,573	4,567	1,459
31	Assiut University		1,994	4,727	6,221	2,615	1,561
32	Helwan University		2,014	8,454	2,730	4,109	1,868
33	University of Zimbabwe		2,118	5,356	4,304	7,711	1,734
34	Cape Peninsula University of Technology		2,209	3,929	2,359	3,240	2,283
35	University of Agriculture Abeokuta		2,266	2,916	9,426	5,248	1,271
36	Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene		2,276	4,926	7,975	5,245	1,437
37	Université Cadi Ayyad		2,324	3,782	6,169	3,504	1,798
38	University of Ibadan		2,515	7,146	4,645	6,696	1,866
39	Sudan University of Science & Technology		2,517	2,765	2,644	2,988	2,905
40	University of Tanta		2,806	10,722	6,127	3,072	1,864
41	Tshwane University of Technology		2,855	4,568	7,158	4,972	1,873
42	Université Badji Mokhtar de Annaba		2,884	7,592	4,518	10,002	1,941
43	Strathmore University Nairobi		2,980	299	3,915	3,740	4,195
44	South Valley University		3,029	8,283	8,419	3,367	1,793
45	Kenyatta University		3,034	591	7,299	3,731	2,144
46	Mauritius Institute of Education		3,166	4,221	387	12,901	9,576
47	University of Nigeria		3,228	4,072	9,375	8,440	1,752
48	Arab Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport		3,235	2,384	1,922	4,874	6,828
49	Obafemi Awolowo University		3,263	8,626	8,408	8,414	1,741
50	Egerton University		3,305	3,829	3,886	3,503	3,738
51	Suez Canal University		3,369	2,054	10,208	4,613	1,872
52	University of Lagos		3,486	2,688	9,521	9,241	1,841
53	Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen		3,487	2,418	4,023	4,788	4,254
54	Université Ferhat Abbas Setif		3,509	7,114	11,227	5,884	1,645
55	Ahmadu Bello University		3,512	4,058	10,399	8,159	1,756
56	University of Mauritius		3,525	5,841	4,313	2,521	3,714
57	University of Fort Hare		3,642	4,681	8,311	4,254	2,032
58	University of Namibia		3,738	4,273	6,035	1,877	3,282
59	Al Akhawayn University Ifrane		4,204	4,699	5,097	3,311	4,848
60	Université Mohammed V Agdal		4,205	1,503	10,203	7,105	2,076
61	Alexandria University		4,205	4,617	14,720	3,315	1,599
62	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane		4,278	4,757	3,952	3,854	6,388
63	University of Ilorin		4,302	7,386	9,139	1,985	2,261
64	University of Malawi		4,354	8,726	8,452	13,739	1,892
65	Université Djillali Liabes		4,358	10,233	8,078	4,836	2,130
66	Minia University		4,364	9,367	9,092	4,218	2,055
67	Université d'Oran		4,391	12,404	7,817	7,062	2,022
68	National University of Rwanda		4,407	2,031	6,728	3,308	4,472
69	École Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs		4,451	7,401	4,551	5,162	4,907
70	Open University of Sudan		4,488	6,964	837	15,918	9,576
71	University of Zululand		4,551	3,278	8,897	5,010	2,549
72	Université Abdelmalek Essaadi		4,618	1,409	4,460	3,957	8,237
73	University of Education Winneba		4,632	5,056	3,729	11,914	5,343
74	Durban University of Technology		4,686	3,427	9,098	4,642	2,623
75	African Virtual University		4,785	8,339	6,634	8,350	2,794
76	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology		4,791	5,162	7,142	7,384	3,093
77	Presbyterian University College		4,868	684	2,601	14,318	9,576
78	Al Azhar Al-Sharif Islamic Research Academy		4,889	4,389	2,779	7,808	9,576
79	Université d'Antananarivo		5,071	5,164	2,151	12,733	9,576
80	Mogadishu University		5,178	3,240	1,172	18,742	9,576
81	Faculté des Sciences Rabat		5,194	8,232	8,838	3,809	2,744
82	Université Hassiba Ben Bouali		5,212	2,199	10,142	2,356	3,444
83	Jimma University		5,288	11,158	5,046	9,943	4,164
84	University of Limpopo		5,406	7,477	10,934	7,379	2,097
85	École National Supérieure de l'Informatique (ex-INI)		5,427	1,661	5,671	9,967	6,573
86	Université de Batna		5,541	7,544	8,465	3,587	3,626
87	Groupe EIER-ETSHER		5,576	2,313	8,314	5,811	4,749
88	University of Jos		5,681	5,022	10,220	4,760	2,900
89	Université Senghor d'Alexandrie		5,738	6,268	4,501	10,037	7,159
90	German University in Cairo		5,842	9,015	6,862	4,917	5,066
91	Université Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi Ouzou		5,878	5,297	9,066	5,382	3,854
92	Kafrelsheikh University		6,002	8,102	8,760	4,195	3,918
93	Université Hassan II Ain-Chock		6,051	1,025	5,288	9,567	9,576
94	Benha University		6,120	4,084	12,561	1,547	2,781
95	Auchi Polytechnic		6,254	2,101	2,331	18,742	9,576
96	Hubert Kairuki Memorial University		6,358	2,533	6,330	13,645	6,228
97	Wisconsin International University College Ghana		6,492	10,098	2,299	15,918	9,576
98	Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde		6,515	7,778	9,063	9,777	3,352
99	Fayoum University		6,562	5,803	11,201	2,611	3,677
100	National Open University of Nigeria		6,576	12,658	9,157	4,064	3,528