Best University Rankings in Africa 2026

Rank	University	Percentage Ranking (Continent)	Country	Type
1	Stellenbosch University	1 %	South Africa	Public
2	University of Cape Town	1 %	South Africa	Public
3	University of Pretoria	1 %	South Africa	Public
4	University of the Witwatersrand	1 %	South Africa	Public
5	University of KwaZulu-Natal	2 %	South Africa	Public
6	University of Johannesburg	2 %	South Africa	Public
7	Cairo University	2 %	Egypt	Public
8	University Abdelhamid Ibn Badis Mostaganem	2 %	Algeria	Public
9	Blida 1 University	2 %	Algeria	Public
10	American University in Cairo	3 %	Egypt	Private
11	Mansoura University	3 %	Egypt	Public
12	University of the Western Cape	3 %	South Africa	Public
13	North-West University	3 %	South Africa	Public
14	Makerere University	4 %	Uganda	Public
15	Rhodes University	4 %	South Africa	Public
16	University of the Free State	4 %	South Africa	Public
17	University of Nairobi	4 %	Kenya	Public
18	University of Ibadan	4 %	Nigeria	Public
19	Alexandria University	5 %	Egypt	Public
20	Ain Shams University	5 %	Egypt	Public
21	University of Lagos	5 %	Nigeria	Public
22	Future University in Egypt	5 %	Egypt	Private
23	Nelson Mandela University	6 %	South Africa	Public
24	Assiut University	6 %	Egypt	Public
25	Zagazig University	6 %	Egypt	Public