Institutional Rankings

2019 Rankings: Top 15 universities in Africa, according to the Times Higher Education rankings

16th September 2019

Most of the top 15 universities in Africa are from South Africa.
According to Times Higher Education (THE) ranking, Egypt has 19, South Africa 9, Algeria 8, Nigeria 4, Tunisia 2 and Kenya with one university.
In Nigeria, Covenant University and the University of Ibadan made the top 15 in Africa.
No Ghanaian University made it to the top 15 in Africa for 2019.

The University of Cape Town has emerged as the top university in Africa in teaching, research, citations and international outlook, according to a new ranking by the Times Higher Education (THE).

The University was among the first 150 tertiary institutions in the world and the only African university.

On the continent, universities from South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria made the top 15 top learning institutions according to the report.

In Nigeria, Covenant University and the University of Ibadan made the top 15 in Africa while the University Of Lagos and University of Nigeria made the top 1000 in the world.

2019 Rankings: Top 15 universities in Africa, according to the Times Higher Education rankings | 1

Covenant University

The World University ranking was released on Wednesday, September 11th. The Times Higher Education said the latest World University Rankings 2020 sampled almost 1,400 universities across 92 countries, standing as the largest and most diverse university rankings ever to date.

The top 15 universities in Africa right now:

University of Cape Town