The World’s Top 40 Universities according to QS World University Rankings
You want to study in one of the top Universities Worldwide in Africa or regionally? Here is a guide, in this article. With the help of different world ranking, including QS World University Rankings and Global Universities Rankings, we shall list the best universities in reputation. For the global ranking, in this year, a total of 1,029 universities, by QS and 1,750 by Global Universities Rankings, were taken into consideration. You can click to follow the links to find out more about the criteria used to classify these universities
The main indicators used in this ranking amounted to 13 and are meant to measure their academic research performance and their global and regional reputations. Read the methodology »
Let us start with the best 40 top Universities in the World according to the QS World University Rankings 2022
Top 40 Universities in the WorldAccording to the QS World University Rankings 2022
Top Universities in the World according to 2022 Best Global Universities Rankings
| University | Country | World Rank |
| Harvard University | United States|Cambridge (U.S.) | #1 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | United States|Cambridge (U.S.) | #2 |
| Stanford University | United States|Stanford | #3 |
| University of California–Berkeley | United States|Berkeley | #4 |
| University of Oxford | United Kingdom|Oxford | #5 |
| Columbia University | United States|New York City | #6 |
| University of Washington | United States|Seattle | #7 |
| University of Cambridge | United Kingdom|Cambridge (U.K.) | #8 |
| California Institute of Technology | United States|Pasadena | #9 |
| Johns Hopkins University | United States|Baltimore | #9 |
| University of California–San Francisco | United States|San Francisco | #11 |
| Yale University | United States|New Haven | #12 |
| University of Pennsylvania | United States|Philadelphia | #13 |
| University of California–Los Angeles | United States|Los Angeles | #14 |
| University of Chicago | United States|Chicago | #15 |
| Princeton University | United States|Princeton | #16 |
| University College London | United Kingdom|London (U.K.) | #16 |
| University of Toronto | Canada|Toronto | #16 |
| University of Michigan–Ann Arbor | United States|Ann Arbor | #19 |
| Imperial College London | United Kingdom|London (U.K.) | #20 |
| University of California–San Diego | United States|La Jolla | #21 |
40 TOP UNIVERSITIES IN AFRICA (Extracted from 2021 African University Ranking)
Here are the specific Criteria followed in this ranking:
- being chartered, licensed and/or accredited by the appropriatehigher education-related organization in each country
- offering at least four-year undergraduate degrees (bachelor degrees) or postgraduate degrees (master or doctoral degrees)
- delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format
Top Universities in Africa – 2022 Best Global Universities
Read the methodology followed in this ranking »
| S/N | University | Country | World Rank | African Rank |
| 1. | University of Cape Town | South Africa | #109 | #1 |
| 2. | University of Witwatersrand | South Africa | #212 | #2 |
| 3. | Stellenbosch University | South Africa | #317 | |
| 4. | University of KwaZulu Natal | South Africa | #371 | #4 |
| 5. | Cairo University | Egypt|Giza | #392 | |
| 6. | University of Johannesburg | South Africa|Johannesburg | #417 | #6 |
| 7. | University of Ibadan | Nigeria|Ibadan | #425 | #7 |
| 8. | University of Pretoria | South Africa|Hatfied (South Africa) | #434 | #8 |
| 9. | Mansoura University | Egypt|Mansoura | #477 | #9 |
| 10. | North West University – South Africa | South Africa|Potchefstroom | #510 | #10 |
| 11. | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia|Addis Ababa | #517 | |
| 12. | Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology | Ghana|Kumasi | #587 | |
| 13. | Ain Shams University | Egypt|Cairo | #619 | |
| 14. | Mohammed First University of Oujda | Morocco|Oujda | #630 | |
| 15. | Makerere University | Uganda|Kampala | #712 | #15 |
| 16. | University of the Western Cape | South Africa|Belville | #729 | #16 |
| 17. | Alexandria University | Egypt|Alexandria | #738 | #17 |
| 18. | University of Casablanca Hassan 2 | Morocco|Casablanca | #779 | |
| 19. | University of Nairobi | Kenya|Nairobi | #779 | |
| 20. | University of Gondar | Ethiopia|Gondar | #790 | |
| 21. | Assiut University | Egypt|Assiut | #804 | |
| 22. | University of South Africa | South Africa | #851 | |
| 23. | Rhodes University | South Africa|Grahamstown | #855 | #23 |
| 24. | Zagazig University | Egypt|Zagazig | #884 | |
| 25. | Fayoum University | Egypt|Al Fayoum | #886 | |
| 26. | Universite de Tunis-El-Manar | Tunisia|Tunis | #899 | |
| 27. | Kafrelsheikh University | Egypt|Kafr el-sheikh | #914 | #27 |
| 28. | Suez Canal University | Egypt|Ismailia | #914 | #27 |
| 29. | University of Ghana | Ghana|Legon | #916 | #29 |
| 30. | University of the Free State | South Africa|Bloemfontein | #925 | |
| 31. | Mohammed V University of Rabat | Morocco|Rabat | #940 | #31 |
| 32. | University of Yaounde I | Cameroon|Yaounde | #940 | #31 |
| 33. | Tshwane University of Technology | South Africa|Pretoria | #954 | |
| 34. | University of Marrakech Cadi Ayyad | Morocco|Marrakech | #963 | |
| 35. | Tanta University | Egypt|Tanta | #983 | |
| 36. | Al Azhar University | Egypt|Cairo | #994 | |
| 37. | Beni-Suef University | Egypt|Beni Suef | #994 | |
| 38. | Universite de Sfax | Tunisia|Sfax | #1,024 | |
| 39. | Benha University | Egypt|Benha | #1,068 | #39 |
| 40. | Helwan University | Egypt|Cairo | #1,101 |
40 Top Universities in Zambia – 2021 Ranking
Here are Zambian 40 top Universities , according touniRank’sAfrican University Rankings 2021.
| Rank | University | Town |
| 1 | University of Zambia | Lusaka |
| 2 | The Copperbelt University | Kitwe … |
| 3 | University of Lusaka | Lusaka |
| 4 | Information and Communication University | Lusaka |
| 5 | Mulungushi University | Kabwe |
| 6 | ZCAS University | Lusaka |
| 7 | Texila American University Zambia | Lusaka … |
| 8 | Cavendish University Zambia | Lusaka |
| 9 | Rusangu University | Monze … |
| 10 | Lusaka Apex Medical University | Lusaka |
| 11 | Northrise University | Ndola |
| 12 | Africa Christian University | Lusaka |
| 13 | Kwame Nkrumah University | Kabwe |
| 14 | DMI-St. Eugene University | Lusaka |
| 15 | The Zambia Catholic University | Kalulushi |
| 16 | Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business Management | Lusaka |
| 17 | Mukuba University | Kitwe |
| 18 | The United Church of Zambia University | Kitwe |
| 19 | Justo Mwale University | Lusaka |
| 20 | Supershine University | Lusaka |
| 21 | Trans-Africa Christian University | Kitwe |
| 22 | Gideon Robert University | Lusaka … |
| 23 | Chreso University | Lusaka … |
| 24 | Eden University | Lusaka |
| 25 | Evangelical University | Ndola |
| 26 | The University of Barotseland | Mongu |
| 27 | Copperstone University | Kitwe |
| 28 | Blessing University of Excellence | Lusaka |
| 29 | Rockview University | Lusaka |
| 30 | Africa Research University | Lusaka |
| 31 | Trinity University, Zambia | Lusaka |
| 32 | Zambian Christian University | Choma |
| 33 | OAK University | Lusaka |
| 34 | South Valley University | Chikankata |
| 35 | Kenneth Kaunda Metropolitan University | Lusaka |
| 36 | Chalimbana University | Lusaka … |
| 37 | St. Bonaventure University | Lusaka |
| 38 | Sunningdale University | Lusaka |
| 39 | Twin Palm Leadership University | Chikankata |
| 40 | Mosa University | Chibombo |
22 TOP UNIVERSITIES IN RWANDA
TOP 10 UNIVERSITIES IN EAST AFRICA
This is a ranking established by Webometrics and the methodology used to rank these top universities, includes
Excellence rank– Considered the excellent publications i.e. the University publication on the scientific field. It should be notable that quality and not Quantity was used in the rank
Presence rank-The hosted a number of WebPages in the main domain including sub-domain was used to determine this ranking
Openness rank– In this indicator, the effort to start up institutional research is the methodology used. It takes into account the number of affluent files published to dedicated websites according to search engines
- Strathmore University
- National University of Rwanda
- University of Nairobi
- Kenyatta University
- Ugandan Christian University
- Pwani University College
- Makerere University
- Sudan University of Science and Technology
- Uganda Martyrs University
- Islamic University in Uganda
Another view of ranking resulted in the following list:
- University of Nairobi
- Makerere University
- Kenyatta University
- University of Dar es Salaam
- Egerton University
- Moi University
- The University of Dodoma
- University of Rwanda
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
- Strathmore University
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