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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

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Top 40 Universities in the World According to the QS World University Rankings 2022

Rank	University	Location
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)	United States
2	University of Oxford	United Kingdom
=3	Stanford University	United States
=3	University of Cambridge	United Kingdom
5	Harvard University	United States
6	California Institute of Technology (Caltech)	United States
7	Imperial College London	United Kingdom
=8	ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)	Switzerland
=8	UCL (University College London)	United Kingdom
10	University of Chicago	United States
11	National University of Singapore (NUS)	Singapore
12	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)	Singapore
13	University of Pennsylvania	United States
=14	Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)	Switzerland
=14	Yale University	United States
16	University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom
17	Tsinghua University	Mainland China
18	Peking University	Mainland China
19	Columbia University	United States
20	Princeton University	United States
21	Cornell University	United States
22	University of Hong Kong (UKU)	Hong Kong SAR
=23	University of Tokyo	Japan
=23	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	United States
25	Johns Hopkins University	United States
26	University of Toronto	Canada
=27	McGill University	Canada
=27	Australian National University	Australia
=27	University of Manchester	United Kingdom
30	Northwestern University	United States
31	Fudan University	Mainland China
32	University of California, Berkeley (UCB)	United States
33	Kyoto University	Japan
34	Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)	Hong Kong SAR
35	King’s College London	United Kingdom
36	Seoul National University	South Korea
37	University of Melbourne	Australia
38	University of Sydney	Australia
39	Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)	Hong Kong SAR
40	University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)	United States

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 appropriate higher 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

Rank	University	Country
1	University of Cape Town	za
2	University of Pretoria	za
3	University of the Witwatersrand	za
4	Universiteit Stellenbosch	za
5	University of Johannesburg	za
6	North-West University	za
7	The American University in Cairo	eg
8	University of KwaZulu-Natal	za
9	University of Nairobi	ke
10	Cairo University	eg
11	Rhodes University	za
12	University of Ghana	gh
13	University of the Western Cape	za
14	Addis Ababa University	et
15	Mansoura University	eg
16	Universidade Mandume Ya Ndemufayo	ao
17	University of the Free State	za
18	Makerere University	ug
19	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	za
20	Université Cadi Ayyad	ma
21	Nelson Mandela University	za
22	Université Mohammed V	ma
23	Kenyatta University	ke
24	University of Namibia	na
25	Tshwane University of Technology	za
26	University of Botswana	bw
27	Namibia University of Science and Technology	na
28	University of Zambia	zm
29	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology	gh
30	Universidade Independente de Angola	ao
31	University of Dar es Salaam	tz
32	Alexandria University	eg
33	Ain Shams University	eg
34	Université de la Reunion	re
35	Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport	eg
36	Université Frères Mentouri de Constantine 1	dz
37	Université Cheikh Anta Diop	sn
38	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane	mz
39	Universidade Agostinho Neto	ao
40	Durban University of Technology	za

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 to uniRank’s African 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

Ranking	World Rank	University	Impact Rank*	Openness Rank*	Excellence Rank*
1	2979	University of Rwanda	6644	3819	2838
2	13617	Institut d’Enséignement Supérieur de Ruhengeri	11900	6492	6650
3	13989	University of Global Health Equity	12376	6492	6650
4	16127	Adventist University of Central Africa	15013	6492	6650
5	17032	University of Kigali	16104	6492	6650
6	18589	Université Libre de Kigali	17910	6492	6650
7	18662	Kibogora Polytechnic	17991	6492	6650
8	18906	University of Lay Adventists of Kigali	18276	6492	6650
9	19310	University of Tourism Technology and Business Studies	18730	6492	6650
10	20801	Protestant Institute of Art and Social Science	20397	6492	6650
11	23324	Catholic University of Kabgayi	23114	6492	6650
12	24349	Institute of Legal Practice and Development	24189	6492	6650
13	25234	KIM University	25121	6492	6650
14	26034	University of Technology and Arts of Byumba	25948	6492	6650
15	26034	University of Kibungo	25948	6492	6650
16	26375	Catholic University of Rwanda	26306	6492	6650
17	26699	Christian University of Rwanda	26650	6492	6650
18	26699	East African University Rwanda	26650	6492	6650
19	26921	University of Gitwe	26880	6492	6650
20	27531	Rwanda Management Institute	27496	6492	6650
21	27997	Vatel Hotel and Tourism Business School in Kigali	27968	6492	6650
22	29419	Institut Polytechnique de Byumba	29404	6492	6650

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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