Best University Rankings in Africa 2025

Africa is a continent with rich cultural diversity and a rapidly growing reputation in the global higher education landscape. Despite facing various challenges, African universities continue to show remarkable resilience and actively pursue a range of initiatives to enhance their educational and research quality.

With that, we are thrilled to unveil the Best Universities in Africa for International Students 2025, where we showcase the leading institutions across the African continent. This ranking features 462 universities from 7 nations that continue to set new standards and shape the future of African higher education.

Rank	University	Percentage Ranking (Continent)	Country	Type
1	University of Cape Town	1 %	South Africa	Public
2	Stellenbosch University	1 %	South Africa	Public
3	University of the Witwatersrand	1 %	South Africa	Public
4	University of Pretoria	1 %	South Africa	Public
5	University of Johannesburg	2 %	South Africa	Public
6	Cairo University	2 %	Egypt	Public
7	University of KwaZulu-Natal	2 %	South Africa	Public
8	Alexandria University	2 %	Egypt	Public
9	American University in Cairo	2 %	Egypt	Private
10	University of the Western Cape	3 %	South Africa	Public
11	Mansoura University	3 %	Egypt	Public
12	University of Nairobi	3 %	Kenya	Public
13	Ain Shams University	3 %	Egypt	Public
14	Makerere University	4 %	Uganda	Public
15	Rhodes University	4 %	South Africa	Public
16	North-West University	4 %	South Africa	Public
17	University of Ibadan	4 %	Nigeria	Public
18	University of the Free State	4 %	South Africa	Public
19	University of Lagos	5 %	Nigeria	Public
20	Al-Azhar University	5 %	Egypt	Public
21	M’Hamed Bougara University of Boumerdes	5 %	Algeria	Public
22	University of Science and Technology of Oran Mohamed Boudiaf	5 %	Algeria	Public
23	University Abdelhamid Ibn Badis Mostaganem	5 %	Algeria	Public
24	Blida 1 University	6 %	Algeria	Public
25	Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef	6 %	Algeria	Public

Published: January 13, 2025