Top Sub-Saharan Africa Universities | Top 100 Universities in Sub-Saharan Africa | Ranking of Sub-Saharan African Universities

POSITION
CONTINENT RANK	UNIVERSITY		WORLD RANK	SIZE	VISIBILITY	RICH FILES	SCHOLAR
1	University of Cape Town		324	315	402	305	357
2	University of Pretoria		507	452	723	700	130
3	Stellenbosch University		540	534	856	421	186
4	University of the Witwatersrand		699	1,401	868	936	214
5	University of Kwazulu Natal		727	837	947	993	289
6	Rhodes University		1,083	1,165	1,530	1,140	675
7	University of the Western Cape		1,156	1,206	1,831	1,132	943
8	University of South Africa		1,221	891	2,855	1,989	584
9	Makerere University		1,256	1,007	4,093	1,326	689
10	University of Johannesburg		1,395	2,214	4,125	1,301	799
11	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology		1,559	2,102	2,025	4,862	869
12	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University		1,586	1,488	5,564	2,330	990
13	Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar		2,065	2,597	4,345	3,252	1,510
14	North West University		2,123	5,132	5,674	3,843	771
15	Addis Ababa University		2,183	3,178	6,183	5,608	681
16	University of the Free State *		2,320	4,748	8,233	2,624	1,102
17	University of Botswana		2,352	3,337	5,132	5,166	1,248
18	University of Nairobi		2,452	2,045	4,215	4,942	1,706
19	University of Zimbabwe		2,490	3,539	6,158	4,393	1,400
20	University of Ghana		2,823	2,313	3,747	6,960	1,756
21	Polytechnic of Namibia		2,866	2,366	7,494	1,878	2,369
22	Tshwane University of Technology		2,891	5,271	7,100	2,182	1,785
23	Cape Peninsula University of Technology		3,383	4,056	7,142	3,371	2,044
24	University of Dar Es Salaam		3,438	2,589	4,395	3,962	4,024
25	University of Mauritius		3,438	3,367	4,862	2,460	4,932
26	Strathmore University Nairobi		3,445	1,832	5,887	4,059	3,548
27	University of Ibadan		3,499	3,764	5,753	7,770	1,715
28	University of Ilorin		3,753	5,085	10,254	2,065	2,122
29	Ahmadu Bello University		3,806	4,153	9,868	6,315	1,569
30	Obafemi Awolowo University		3,879	5,785	9,527	5,206	1,610
31	University of Lagos		3,942	5,238	10,558	5,513	1,544
32	Durban University of Technology		4,225	3,429	8,031	6,061	2,096
33	University of Namibia		4,507	7,638	5,287	3,535	3,593
34	University of Benin		4,554	5,995	5,991	12,491	1,634
35	University of Fort Hare		4,795	5,642	7,784	8,372	1,852
36	Kenyatta University		4,803	3,279	6,964	4,761	5,165
37	University of Agriculture Abeokuta		4,833	5,401	12,807	9,596	1,177
38	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane		4,972	4,431	4,226	6,432	5,505
39	University of Zululand		4,980	6,108	9,498	4,396	2,347
40	Université de Ouagadougou		4,984	5,172	5,099	4,677	6,048
41	University of Jos		5,376	6,052	11,504	3,923	2,360
42	University of Nigeria Nsukka		5,396	3,249	11,404	9,401	1,858
43	University of Education Winneba		5,436	5,389	1,931	10,814	7,229
44	African Virtual University		5,831	8,068	6,702	6,576	3,025
45	University of Limpopo		6,068	9,243	10,617	6,643	1,848
46	Vaal University of Technology		6,151	4,575	10,442	3,609	7,229
47	National University of Rwanda		6,209	3,920	6,888	7,094	7,229
48	University of Zambia		6,323	6,349	4,654	10,305	4,932
49	Université de Yaounde 1		6,387	10,435	9,527	8,832	1,769
50	College of Medicine University of Malawi		6,694	10,227	10,030	5,287	2,497
51	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology		6,831	5,787	8,612	5,707	7,229
52	Jimma University		7,037	8,580	9,122	5,452	4,723
53	Covenant University		7,169	6,718	12,994	6,563	2,389
54	United States International University		7,204	5,402	11,611	4,317	7,229
55	Adama University		7,294	11,974	2,703	11,900	4,560
56	Université d'Antananarivo		7,394	5,480	7,300	9,234	7,229
57	Mekelle University		7,409	7,592	10,112	6,273	4,723
58	Mauritius Institute of Education		7,441	6,051	8,094	7,869	7,229
59	University of Technology Mauritius		7,647	8,639	9,179	5,724	6,048
60	Egerton University		7,647	6,413	7,765	15,709	2,988
61	Auchi Polytechnic		7,937	4,940	4,498	18,122	7,229
62	University of Malawi		7,981	9,023	7,925	8,251	5,505
63	National University of Science & Technology		8,364	8,434	13,521	12,063	1,822
64	National Open University of Nigeria		8,376	10,190	11,092	6,048	4,330
65	Sokoine University of Agriculture		8,427	7,901	8,211	8,990	7,229
66	Walter Sisulu University		8,500	12,088	10,742	4,961	4,560
67	Monash University South Africa		8,527	7,647	9,498	7,895	7,229
68	Uganda Christian University		8,527	5,808	10,456	9,879	6,048
69	Université Gaston Berger de Saint Louis		8,564	10,112	8,589	6,649	7,229
70	Central University of Technology		8,631	7,858	10,593	6,740	7,229
71	Presbyterian University College		8,703	7,457	5,786	14,611	7,229
72	Hubert Kairuki Memorial University		8,819	6,113	8,872	13,382	6,048
73	Université d'Abomey-Calavi		8,851	6,267	11,552	7,669	7,229
74	University of Port Harcourt		8,881	6,262	11,370	9,765	5,505
75	International School of Kenya		8,909	7,659	12,705	5,209	7,229
76	Ashesi University *		8,952	8,693	11,687	10,351	3,190
77	Makerere University Business School ***		9,040	8,084	12,393	7,662	4,723
78	Universidade Jean Piaget de Cabo Verde		9,051	9,751	11,191	12,423	2,490
79	Université de Kinshasa		9,133	7,959	9,868	9,180	7,229
80	University of Swaziland		9,194	9,747	10,097	7,175	7,229
81	Universidade Pedagógica		9,246	7,837	8,889	11,311	7,229
82	Federal University of Technology Akure		9,258	11,185	12,730	12,677	1,906
83	National University of Lesotho		9,284	10,677	7,765	9,315	7,229
84	Open University of Tanzania		9,335	9,430	11,149	6,533	7,229
85	École du Patrimoine Africain		9,576	10,965	6,748	11,452	7,229
86	Kigali Institute of Science & Technology		9,701	9,232	10,385	8,945	7,229
87	Midlands State University		9,772	5,195	13,752	8,459	7,229
88	Babcock University		9,790	9,769	11,606	6,943	7,229
89	Regent University College of Science & Technology		9,819	8,315	13,975	5,359	7,229
90	Universidade de Cabo Verde (ex-ISE)		9,839	4,076	11,685	14,578	7,229
91	Universidade São Tomás de Moçambique		10,003	8,842	10,107	10,982	7,229
92	Mzumbe University		10,107	5,903	11,877	12,286	7,229
93	University of Eastern Africa Baraton		10,229	8,836	10,237	11,631	7,229
94	Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology		10,510	10,911	10,587	9,334	7,229
95	Universidade Católica de Moçambique		10,538	11,674	6,900	14,291	7,229
96	Daystar University		10,691	8,127	11,353	12,561	7,229
97	University of Venda		10,915	10,241	11,535	10,190	7,229
98	Kenia Institute of Management		10,950	10,123	13,870	13,549	2,795
99	Maseno University		11,050	6,244	13,034	13,591	7,229
100	Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences		11,191	12,641	10,885	9,048	7,229