Best Universities in Africa

Best Universities in Africa
Best Universities in Africa
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The African Exponent

Thu, Mar 9, 2017
Up to date list of the best universities in Africa. South and Egypt dominate the list.

Table showing the best universities in Africa

Rank	University	Country
1	University of Cape Town	South Africa
2	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa
3	The American University in Cairo	Egypt
4	Stellenbosch University	South Africa
5	Cairo University	Egypt
6	University of Pretoria	South Africa
7	Rhodes University	South Africa
8	University of Johannesburg	South Africa
9	University of Kwazulu-Natal	South Africa
10	Ain Shams University	Egypt
11	Al Azhar University	Egypt
12	Alexandria University	Egypt
13	Makerere University	Uganda
14	North-West University	South Africa
15	University of Ghana	Ghana
16	University of Nairobi	Kenya
17	University of the Western Cape	South Africa

Source: The QS World University Rankings

The QS World University Rankings are designed to help prospective students make informed comparisons of leading universities around the world. Based on six performance indicators, the ranking assesses university performance across four areas: research, teaching, employability and internationalization (see the full methodology here).

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