‘No UNILAG, UI’: List of top 10 universities in Africa for 2024 emerges
EduRank, a renowned platform for analyzing universities globally, has unveiled its latest rankings, identifying the top tertiary institutions in Africa.
Despite the absence of Nigerian universities in the top 10, the University of Ibadan (UI) leads the Nigerian contingent at number 13 in Africa and 1057 globally.
Following closely is the University of Lagos (UNILAG), securing the 23rd spot in Africa and 1431 globally.
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EduRank bases its rankings on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence, analyzing millions of citations and academic publications from over a thousand African universities.
List of top 10 universities in Africa in 2024 below:
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town (UCT) was founded in 1829 as the South African College, a high school for boys.
The college had a small tertiary-education facility that grew substantially after 1880.
University of the Witwatersrand
The University of Witwatersrand is situated in Johannesburg, South Africa. Its history is linked to mining, political and civic activism, and the development of Johannesburg.
University of Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University (SU) is a public research university situated in Stellenbosch, a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
Stellenbosch is the earliest university in South Africa and the oldest extant university in Sub-Saharan Africa, together with the UCT – which received full university status on the same day in 1918.
University of Pretoria
The University of Pretoria (UP) is one of Africa’s top universities and reportedly the largest contact university in South Africa.
The university said it produces socially-impactful research to find solutions for the world’s most pressing issues.
Cairo University
Cairo University is usually ranked among the best universities in Egypt, and one of the best in Africa.
The institution has a reputation for excellence in medical education and research.
University of KwaZulu-Natal
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa, offers nearly 2,000 academic programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
UKZN is reportedly the third most productive university in South Africa in terms of research output.
Makerere University
Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, which began as a technical school in 1922, was the first major institution of higher learning in East and Central Africa.
In addition to its medical school, Makerere’s facilities include those of agriculture and forestry, arts, education, technology, law, and science.
University of Nairobi
The University of Nairobi, Kenya, is a collegiate research institution.
Although its history as an educational institution dates back to 1956, it did not become an independent university until 1970.
University of Johannesburg
The institution is said to be one of the largest comprehensive contact universities in South Africa.
University of Johannesburg (UJ) has a student population of over 50,000, of which more than 3000 are international students from 80 countries.
University of South Africa
The University of South Africa (Unisa) is an open-learning institution.
Per a piece of information on its website, the school is a dedicated distance education university in the world.
The full ranking can be view here
