Ranking Africa
The ranking of the 48 best universities in Africa in 2026
Ranking based on the average of the three main international rankings: Shanghai (ARWU), QS World University Rankings and Times Higher Education.
48ranked universities
RankUniversityCountry
- 1University of Cape Town
South Africa - 2University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa
- 3Stellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa
- 4University of PretoriaSouth Africa
- 5Cairo University
Egypt - 6University of JohannesburgSouth Africa
- 7University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
- 8The American University in CairoEgypt
- 9Alexandria UniversityEgypt
- 10University of Tunis El Manar
Tunisia - 11Ain Shams UniversityEgypt
- 12University of the Western CapeSouth Africa
- 13Al-Azhar UniversityEgypt
- 14North-West UniversitySouth Africa
- 15Rhodes UniversitySouth Africa
- 16Egypt-Japan University of Science and TechnologyEgypt
- 17University of South AfricaSouth Africa
- 18Future University in EgyptEgypt
- 19University of the Free StateSouth Africa
- 20Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime TransportEgypt
- 21Assiut UniversityEgypt
- 22University of TunisTunisia
- 23Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences UniversitySouth Africa
- 24Beni-Suef UniversityEgypt
- 25Delta University for Science and TechnologyEgypt
- 26University of SfaxTunisia
- 27Nelson Mandela UniversitySouth Africa
- 28The British University in EgyptEgypt
- 29University of JendoubaTunisia
- 30University of SousseTunisia
- 31Damanhour UniversityEgypt
- 32Benha UniversityEgypt
- 33Capital UniversityEgypt
- 34Menoufia UniversityEgypt
- 35The German University in CairoEgypt
- 36Port Said UniversityEgypt
- 37Tanta UniversityEgypt
- 38Qena UniversityEgypt
- 39Sohag UniversityEgypt
- 40Durban University of TechnologySouth Africa
- 41University of MonastirTunisia
- 42University of CarthageTunisia
- 43University of GabesTunisia
- 44Egyptian Russian UniversityEgypt
- 45Pharos University in AlexandriaEgypt
- 46Misr University for Science and TechnologyEgypt
- 47Nile UniversityEgypt
- 48October University for Modern Sciences and ArtsEgypt