TOP 100 UNIVERSITIES IN AFRICA - AS OF DECEMBER 2012

With their rich endowments and storied histories, a select group of colleges including Harvard, Stanford, MIT and Caltech--along with Oxford and Cambridge in the U.K., as well as the University of Tokyo--routinely place in the top 10 spots of prestigious lists of universities. Not surprisingly, these leading institutions--and their home countries--are scrutinized by dozens of others who aspire to their status.

Eager to compete for the economic success derived from devising ever more sophisticated applications for knowledge, these nations are impatient to crack the elite educational monopoly held by a very small number of mostly Western places.

Below are the Top 100 Universities in Africa as of December 2012. South Africa ranks 11 Universities in the Top 20. Of that, an impressive 8 out of the Top 10 Universities in Africa come from South Africa.

Take note of the World Rank positions, the top university in Africa ranks in at 336.

ranking	World Rank	University	Det.	Country	Presence Rank*	Impact Rank*	Openness Rank*	Excellence Rank*
1	336	University of Cape Town			592	635	404	287
2	337	Stellenbosch University			585	312	688	472
3	611	University of Pretoria			124	1848	707	617
4	671	Rhodes University			391	686	1513	1104
5	773	University of Kwazulu Natal			835	1816	1052	579
6	777	University of the Witwatersrand			1903	967	1971	448
7	796	Cairo University			3130	813	1399	718
8	1012	University of South Africa			429	1352	1476	2002
9	1017	University of the Western Cape			2429	1630	1029	1270
10	1109	Ain Shams University			3842	4458	42	976
11	1174	Makerere University			299	4798	970	881
12	1319	Polytechnic of Namibia			87	953	2196	4260
13	1394	University of Khartoum			639	1463	3969	1833
14	1435	University of Nairobi			839	2009	4055	1345
15	1452	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University			1752	4040	853	1541
16	1518	American University in Cairo			3534	1748	2191	1914
17	1685	Mansoura University			3056	4081	2287	961
18	1786	(1) University of the Free State			3220	4000	1882	1492
19	1797	University of Ghana			741	2500	5694	1474
20	1831	University of Johannesburg			2223	4721	2095	1365
21	1903	Addis Ababa University			479	5399	3370	1382
22	1949	Cape Peninsula University of Technology			6260	2642	1718	2448
23	1977	University of Dar Es Salaam			2519	2983	3813	1833
24	2020	Sudan University of Science & Technology			1473	2986	1713	3656
25	2185	Université Mentouri de Constantine			1660	9778	408	1809
26	2249	Zagazig University			8079	3351	3234	1571
27	2273	Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen			2067	4414	3034	2278
28	2334	Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar			3100	5303	2809	1767
29	2367	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology			3175	3421	5271	1704
30	2454	Kenyatta University			304	6517	3700	2262
31	2485	(1) University of Benin			6398	2043	5046	2493
32	2487	Auchi Polytechnic			232	497	9809	5230
33	2543	Assiut University			4515	6521	2777	1360
34	2583	Al-Azhar University			7620	1224	9809	1431
35	2700	University of Mauritius			5696	4772	2892	2322
36	2823	Université Abdelmalek Essaadi			1377	4871	5408	2420
37	2832	Strathmore University Nairobi			94	4306	3852	5230
38	2921	Université Cadi Ayyad			4199	6302	5046	1299
39	2929	University of Botswana			1607	7074	4622	1773
40	2935	Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene			5473	8345	2323	1482
41	2941	North West University			1908	7573	5157	1261
42	3074	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane			3812	4157	6220	2196
43	3102	Mauritius Institute of Education			3145	469	9809	5230
44	3124	Helwan University			9037	3092	6754	1787
45	3215	University of Ibadan			6996	3813	8345	1318
46	3280	Benha University			2462	10933	1635	2184
47	3342	University of Ilorin			6713	9256	596	3238
48	3390	(1) Moi University			7570	4849	5694	2016
49	3410	Université d'Antananarivo			6275	2420	9809	2196
50	3514	Université Hassan II Ain-Chock			346	5770	9809	2156
51	3517	University of Education Winneba			2846	3609	4954	4606
52	3521	University of Namibia			11265	6593	2441	2184
53	3566	École National Supérieure de l'Informatique (ex-INI)			777	5534	6038	3656
54	3661	Mogadishu University			1630	1345	9809	5230
55	3691	University of Lagos			2693	5402	8345	1975
56	3778	Université Badji Mokhtar de Annaba			6249	4935	7601	1914
57	3799	Al Akhawayn University Ifrane			7166	5559	4338	3029
58	3850	Université Mouloud Mammeri de Tizi Ouzou			3363	9684	3007	2543
59	3874	University of Zimbabwe			5987	4749	9809	1467
60	3946	Kafrelsheikh University			8344	9013	3177	1904
61	3956	Jimma University			11135	5431	4009	2630
62	3959	Egerton University			2864	4553	8345	2830
63	4009	Université Hassiba Ben Bouali			1409	10741	2549	3238
64	4031	University of Nigeria			5454	8101	4622	2225
65	4039	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology			2270	7743	5408	2790
66	4089	Minia University			7443	7574	5560	1787
67	4106	Arab Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport			4863	2168	7125	5230
68	4132	University of Tanta			7648	6614	7601	1382
69	4132	University of Zululand			6494	9542	2263	2872
70	4151	Université de Batna			7829	9009	2777	2521
71	4157	National University of Rwanda			855	7288	6457	3320
72	4183	Open University of Sudan			7134	960	9809	5230
73	4280	University of Zambia			9615	6737	6457	1637
74	4308	École Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs			8187	4999	4954	3656
75	4367	University of Malawi			6494	9157	6220	1374
76	4379	Ahmadu Bello University			3493	10912	3655	2392
77	4404	Alexandria University			5454	12437	4622	998
78	4410	(1) Université Mohammed Premier Oujda			5208	8126	6457	1914
79	4433	Obafemi Awolowo University			4523	9078	5694	2057
80	4622	El Asher University			6906	1466	9809	5230
81	4640	Durban University of Technology			482	9314	8345	2448
82	4691	German University in Cairo			9539	6638	3470	3821
83	4761	Tshwane University of Technology			9307	7737	6220	1844
84	4833	Université Mohamed Khider Biskra			6766	9434	3470	3086
85	4884	Université Mohammed V Souissi			1795	7386	6754	3656
86	4892	South Valley University			9107	9002	5046	2057
87	4924	Université des Sciences et de la Technologie d'Oran Mohamed Boudiaf			9749	9883	3896	2171
88	5040	University of Jos			4357	10624	3059	3520
89	5079	University of Fort Hare			4741	8925	7601	1928
90	5099	University of Cape Coast			6429	7052	5861	3404
91	5123	Presbyterian University College			3773	2721	9809	5230
92	5264	Université d'Abomey-Calavi			695	13304	5861	2245
93	5477	Université Mohammed V Agdal			969	10697	9809	1889
94	5489	Covenant University Ota			3218	12033	1810	4606
95	5532	Groupe EIER-ETSHER			1501	6876	6457	5230
96	5613	Université M'Hamed Bougara de Boumerdes			7710	10781	3932	2923
97	5662	Al Azhar Al-Sharif Islamic Research Academy			5233	3119	9809	5230
98	5698	Université de Bejaia			7059	7725	8345	2363
99	5712	(1) Copperbelt University			2928	5660	8345	4606
100	5748	Université Virtuelle de Tunis			1005	8954	5408	5230

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