- Awolowo University and the University of Ibadan are the only two Nigerian universities in the Top 100 in Africa.

- Awolowo University is 68th in Africa and 7,703rd in the world.

- while University of Ibadan is 85th in Africa and 8,619th in the world.

Not good enough - in fact, not good at all....

Note that Nigeria has roughly 93 universities (27 federal, 31 state, and 34 private;

By the way, South African universities place

- 9 universities in the Top 10,

- 11 universities in the Top 20,

- 18 universities in the top 100

There are roughly 23 universities (11 traditional, 6 comprehensive and 6 universities of technology) in South Africa



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RANKING WEB OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES


Universities 1 to 100 of 100

CONTINENT RANK UNIVERSITY COUNTRY WORLD RANK

1 University of Cape Town 385

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2 Stellenbosch University 654

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3 Rhodes University 722

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4 University of Pretoria 734

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5 University of the Witwatersrand 831

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6 University of the Western Cape 1,218

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7 University of Kwazulu Natal 1,313

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8 University of South Africa 1,499

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9 American University in Cairo 1,654

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10 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2,145

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11 Cairo University 2,934

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12 University of the Free State 2,946

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13 Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar 2,962

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14 University of Johannesburg 3,704

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15 University of Mauritius 3,756

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16 Université Cadi Ayyad 3,961

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17 University of Zimbabwe 4,001

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18 Mansoura University 4,002

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19 Ain Shams University 4,112

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20 University of Namibia 4,223

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21 Polytechnic of Namibia 4,270

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22 Al Akhawayn University Ifrane 4,275

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23 Université Abdelmalek Essadi 4,309

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24 University of Dar Es Salaam 4,334

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25 University of Nairobi 4,338

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26 Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen 4,452

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27 Arab Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport 4,552

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28 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane 4,689

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29 Strathmore University Nairobi 4,780

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30 National University of Rwanda 5,002

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31 Zagazig University 5,146

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32 Egerton University 5,203

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33 University of Botswana 5,262

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34 Ecole Mohammadia d'Ingenieurs 5,303

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35 Addis Ababa University 5,322

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36 Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan Ii 5,352

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37 German University in Cairo 5,467

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38 Arab Open University Egypt Branch 5,935

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39 North West University 5,994

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40 Mogadishu University 6,145

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41 University of Khartoum 6,213

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42 Université de Ouagadougou 6,472

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43 Assiut University 6,530

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44 Université Abdelmalek Essaadi 6,589

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45 Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse des Systemes Ensias 6,599

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46 University of Ghana 6,657

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47 Ecole Superieure Privee d'Ingenierie et de Technologies 6,687

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48 University of Fort Hare 6,689

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49 Faculte des Sciences Rabat 6,732

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50 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology 6,758

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51 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda 6,848

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52 University of Malawi 6,882

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53 Cape Peninsula University of Technology 7,043

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54 Helwan University 7,052

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55 University of Zambia 7,116

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56 Tshwane University of Technology 7,137

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57 Sudan University of Science & Technology 7,198

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58 Université de Batna 7,199

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59 Makerere University 7,226

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60 Université Virtuelle de Tunis 7,237

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61 Garyounis University 7,265

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62 Amoud University 7,440

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63 Monash University South Africa 7,650

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64 Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene 7,657

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65 Université Mohammed V Souissi 7,664

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66 University of Zululand 7,685

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67 African Virtual University 7,688

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68 Awolowo University 7,703

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69 Sokoine University of Agriculture 7,752

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70 Faculte de Medecine & Pharmacie 7,937

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71 University of Tanta 8,003

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72 Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah Fes 8,004

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73 Institut Superieur de l'Information et de la Communication 8,016

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74 Al Azhar Al-Sharif Islamic Research Academy 8,019

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75 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 8,085

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76 Université M'Hamed Bougara de Boumerdes 8,130

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77 Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion 8,215

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78 Institut National de Formation en Informatique 8,339

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79 Université Abdelhamid Ibn Badis Mostaganem 8,351

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80 Université Mentouri de Constantine 8,360

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81 Moi University 8,393

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82 Ecole du Patrimoine Africain 8,402

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83 Alexandria University 8,419

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84 Ecole Nationale d'Administration Maroc 8,514

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85 University of Ibadan 8,619

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86 Universidade Católica de Angola 8,642

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87 Université d'Alger 8,658

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88 Université Chouaib Doukkali 8,687

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89 Université de Nouakchott 8,732

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90 Durban University of Technology 8,735

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91 Université Hassan II Ain-Chock 8,790

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92 Université de Lome 8,821

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93 Minufiya University 8,842

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94 Kenyatta University 8,855

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95 Ashesi University 8,860

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96 Central University of Technology 8,892

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97 Université Senghor d'Alexandrie 8,957

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98 Kigali Institute of Science & Technology 9,008

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99 Université Hassan II Mohammadia 9,015

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100 Faculte des Sciences Tetouan 9,066