Best Medical Schools in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 19.5M citations received by 1.27M academic papers made by 364 universities in Africa was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

2. Cairo University

For Medicine

#1 in Egypt
#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
207,853
Founded
1908

6. Ain Shams University

For Medicine

#2 in Egypt
#410 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

8. Mansoura University

For Medicine

#3 in Egypt
#455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

9. Alexandria University

For Medicine

#4 in Egypt
#481 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

10. University of Ibadan

For Medicine

#1 in Nigeria
#605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

11. Zagazig University

For Medicine

#5 in Egypt
#638 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

12. Makerere University

For Medicine

#1 in Uganda
#657 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1922

16. University of Ghana

For Medicine

#1 in Ghana
#805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

18. Menoufia University

For Medicine

#9 in Egypt
#848 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

19. University of Nairobi

For Medicine

#1 in Kenya
#854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1970

20. University of Gondar

For Medicine

#2 in Ethiopia
#914 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
49,103
Male:Female
58:42
Founded
1954

23. University of Nigeria

For Medicine

#2 in Nigeria
#966 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

24. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Medicine

#3 in Nigeria
#982 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

25. University of the Free State

For Medicine

#983 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

26. University of Lagos

For Medicine

#4 in Nigeria
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

27. Suez Canal University

For Medicine

#10 in Egypt
#1024 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

30. Benha University

For Medicine

#11 in Egypt
#1053 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

31. University of the Western Cape

For Medicine

#1060 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
24,754
Founded
1959

32. Minia University

For Medicine

#12 in Egypt
#1084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

33. University of Zimbabwe

For Medicine

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,399
Founded
1955

34. University of Khartoum

For Medicine

#1 in Sudan
#1123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

35. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Medicine

#2 in Ghana
#1129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

36. Jimma University

For Medicine

#3 in Ethiopia
#1131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1983

39. Ahmadu Bello University

For Medicine

#5 in Nigeria
#1203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

41. Beni-Suef University

For Medicine

#13 in Egypt
#1212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
2005

43. University of Limpopo

For Medicine

#1267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1959

45. University of Benin

For Medicine

#6 in Nigeria
#1282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

46. University of Zambia

For Medicine

#1 in Zambia
#1324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1965

47. University of Calabar

For Medicine

#7 in Nigeria
#1345 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

50. University of Ilorin

For Medicine

#8 in Nigeria
#1423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

51. Sohag university

For Medicine

#14 in Egypt
#1440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
2006

53. Rhodes University

For Medicine

#1472 in the World
Enrollment
8,200
Founded
1904

54. University of Cape Coast

For Medicine

#3 in Ghana
#1499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

55. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Medicine

#9 in Nigeria
#1509 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

56. Helwan University

For Medicine

#15 in Egypt
#1514 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

57. Mekelle University

For Medicine

#4 in Ethiopia
#1533 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Founded
1991

60. Bahir Dar University

For Medicine

#5 in Ethiopia
#1615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
57,852
Founded
2001

61. Bayero University Kano

For Medicine

#10 in Nigeria
#1641 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

62. University of Maiduguri

For Medicine

#11 in Nigeria
#1644 in the World
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

63. University of Port Harcourt

For Medicine

#12 in Nigeria
#1656 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

65. Haramaya University

For Medicine

#6 in Ethiopia
#1698 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1954

66. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Medicine

#4 in Morocco
#1732 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

67. Hawassa University

For Medicine

#7 in Ethiopia
#1741 in the World
Enrollment
30,414
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1976

70. Kafrelsheikh University

For Medicine

#17 in Egypt
#1765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

72. Moi University

For Medicine

#2 in Kenya
#1810 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Founded
1984

73. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Medicine

#13 in Nigeria
#1825 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

76. Fayoum University

For Medicine

#18 in Egypt
#1850 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
2005

79. Kenyatta University

For Medicine

#3 in Kenya
#1871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1985

81. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Medicine

#14 in Nigeria
#1908 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1990

83. University of Jos

For Medicine

#15 in Nigeria
#1964 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
52,000
Founded
1975

85. Lagos State University

For Medicine

#17 in Nigeria
#1984 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

88. University of Dar es Salaam

For Medicine

#2 in Tanzania
#2112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

96. University for Development Studies

For Medicine

#5 in Ghana
#2174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1992

97. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Medicine

#20 in Nigeria
#2186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

100. University of Tripoli - Libya

For Medicine

#1 in Libya
#2255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1957