Awolowo University is 68th in Africa and 7703rd in the world : Nonsense!
- 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
