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University of Cape Town

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UniEv® Rank 192

Foundation: 1829 • Public

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University of the Witwatersrand

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UniEv® Rank 237

Foundation: 1896 • Public

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Stellenbosch University

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UniEv® Rank 290

Foundation: 1918 • Public

Top 50 Universities in Africa

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University of Cape Town

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University of the Witwatersrand

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Stellenbosch University

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University of Pretoria

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Cairo University (Kasr Al Ainy)

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University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Ain Shams University

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University of Tunis El Manar

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Al-Azhar University

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University of Ghana

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Alexandria University

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University of the Free State

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Aga Khan University Nairobi

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Aga Khan University Tanzania

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Makerere University

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Mansoura University

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Tanta University

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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University of Khartoum

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Assiut University

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University of Ibadan

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Nelson Mandela University

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Helwan University

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University of Monastir

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Zagazig University

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University of Lagos

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Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University

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University of Zimbabwe

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Suez Canal University

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Addis Ababa University

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Menoufia University

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Kafr El-Sheikh University

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University of Algiers 1

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Mohammed V University in Rabat

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Ahmadu Bello University

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University of Sfax

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Minia University

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Obafemi Awolowo University

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Cheikh Anta Diop University

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University of Limpopo

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University of Nairobi

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University of Nigeria

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University of Rwanda

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Mbarara University of Science and Technology

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University of Zambia

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Walter Sisulu University

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Banha University

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Fayoum University

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University of Oran 1 Ahmed Ben Bella

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Anna Medical College

Private University UniEv® Global : 2052

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 19, 2026

Catholic University of Mozambique

Private University UniEv® Global : 1716

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 20, 2026

University of Dodoma

Public University UniEv® Global : 1418

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 26, 2026

University of Namibia

Public University UniEv® Global : 1270

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 20, 2026

University of Seychelle

Public University UniEv® Global : 2017

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 22, 2026

University of Zawiya

Public University UniEv® Global : 1460

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 19, 2026

Walter Sisulu University

Public University UniEv® Global : 982

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 24, 2026

Abdelmalek Essaâdi University

Public University UniEv® Global : 1183

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 20, 2026

Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey

Public University UniEv® Global : 1887

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 20, 2026

Abrar University

Private University UniEv® Global : 1769

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 22, 2026

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Public University UniEv® Global : 1466

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 20, 2026

Accra College of Medicine

Private University UniEv® Global : 1646

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 19, 2026

Adal University

Private University UniEv® Global : 2000

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 22, 2026

Addis Ababa University

Public University UniEv® Global : 861

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 18, 2026

Afe Babalola University

Private University UniEv® Global : 1442

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 20, 2026

Aga Khan University Nairobi

Private University UniEv® Global : 658

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 19, 2026

Aga Khan University Tanzania

Private University UniEv® Global : 659

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 26, 2026

Agostinho Neto University

Public University UniEv® Global : 1571

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 17, 2026

Ahfad University for Women

Private University UniEv® Global : 1535

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 24, 2026

Ahmadu Bello University

Public University UniEv® Global : 892

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 21, 2026

Ahram Canadian University

Private University UniEv® Global : 1484

Not Approved ★★★★★

January 26, 2026

Ain Shams University

Public University UniEv® Global : 535

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January 26, 2026

Al Hayat Medical University

Private University UniEv® Global : 1973

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May 22, 2026

Al-Azhar University

Public University UniEv® Global : 594

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January 26, 2026

Al-Hikmah University

Private University UniEv® Global : 1897

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May 20, 2026

Al-Neelain University

Public University UniEv® Global : 1348

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 24, 2026

Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike

Public University UniEv® Global : 1930

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May 20, 2026

Alexandria University

Public University UniEv® Global : 643

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January 26, 2026

Alzaiem Alazhari University

Public University UniEv® Global : 1503

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May 25, 2026

Amoud University

Public University UniEv® Global : 1834

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May 22, 2026

Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport – College of Medicine (AASTMT – Medicine)

Private University UniEv® Global : 2031

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January 26, 2026

Arish University

National University UniEv® Global : 2050

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January 27, 2026

Assiut University

Public University UniEv® Global : 737

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January 27, 2026

Aswan University

Public University UniEv® Global : 1020

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January 27, 2026

Badji Mokhtar University

Public University UniEv® Global : 1221

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May 17, 2026

Badr University in Cairo

Private University UniEv® Global : 1447

Not Approved ★★★★★

January 26, 2026

Bahir Dar University

Public University UniEv® Global : 1294

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 18, 2026

Banha University

Public University UniEv® Global : 985

Not Approved ★★★★★

January 27, 2026

Bayero University Kano

Public University UniEv® Global : 1128

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 20, 2026

Benadir University

Private University UniEv® Global : 1718

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 22, 2026

Beni Suef University

Public University UniEv® Global : 1130

Not Approved ★★★★★

January 27, 2026

Benue State University

Public University UniEv® Global : 1870

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 20, 2026

Bingham University

Private University UniEv® Global : 1675

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 20, 2026

British University in Egypt (BUE)

Private University UniEv® Global : 1159

Not Approved ★★★★★

January 26, 2026

Burao University

Public University UniEv® Global : 1881

Not Approved ★★★★★

May 22, 2026

Africa

Africa plays a critical and evolving role in global medical education and healthcare development.
The continent faces unique public health challenges, which provide medical students with valuable exposure to a wide range of clinical conditions.

Medical universities in Africa increasingly focus on community-based healthcare and preventive medicine.
Africa offers a meaningful medical education experience, particularly for students interested in global health and humanitarian medicine.

Countries in Africa

Algeria (8) Angola (5) Benin (2) Botswana (1) Burkina Faso (2) Burundi (2) Cameroon (6) Cape Verde (1) Central African Republic (1) Chad (1) Comoros (1) Congo (1) Côte d’Ivoire (1) D. R. Congo (9) Djibouti (1) Egypt (45) Equatorial Guinea (1) Eritrea (1) Eswatini (1) Ethiopia (9) Gabon (1) Gambia (1) Ghana (6) Guinea (1) Guinea-Bissau (1) Kenya (6) Liberia (1) Libya (5) Madagascar (5) Malawi (2) Mali (1) Mauritania (1) Mauritius (3) Morocco (8) Mozambique (3) Namibia (1) Niger (2) Nigeria (32) Rwanda (2) Sao Tome and Principe (1) Senegal (4) Seychelles (2) Sierra Leone (1) Somalia (16) South Africa (10) South Sudan (2) Sudan (22) Tanzania (10) Togo (3) Tunisia (4) Uganda (8) Zambia (5) Zimbabwe (5)

Main statistics

🌍 Area 30.37 million km²

👥 Population 1.4 billion

🏳️ Countries 53

🏙 Cities 188

🏥 Total Medical Universities 274

Types of Medical Universities

Public (196) National (5) Private (72) Mixed (1)

🥇 Best University Ranking 150

📉 Lowest University Ranking 23781

👨‍🏫 Faculty Members 447,801

👨‍🎓 Local Students 2,686,840

🌍 International Students 273,235

🎓 Local Scholarships 1,084,195

🌐 International Scholarships 50,395

🏛 Oldest University Cairo University (Kasr Al Ainy) (1827)

🆕 Newest University Federal University of Technology, Owerri (2023)

Important Notice

All statistics and rankings presented are calculated exclusively based on the Faculty of Medicine (Human Medicine). Other faculties or disciplines within the same university are not included in the evaluation.

UniEv® Ranking specializes solely in the global classification of medical schools (Human Medicine), and only data relevant to medical education is taken into consideration.