While students from across the continent continue to move
abroad to study at leading learning institutions in the U.S. and Europe, Africa
boasts its own league of great universities. Presented below is Part I of
Africa.com’s Top 10 Universities in Africa. Part II will feature the Top 10
Universities in South Africa, a country that is home to enough academic
heavyweights to populate its own list.
3. Mansoura University, Egypt.
4.Makerere University, Uganda.
4.Makerere University, Uganda.
5. University of Nairobi, Kenya.
6. University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
7.University of Botswana.
8.University of Ghana.
9. University of Lagos.
10. Ashesi University.
METHODOLOGY
First, as with any similar list that determines which universities
are "best," Africa.com collected both quantitative and qualitative
data to determine which universities in Africa would make its Top 10 List.
Second, it made a determination to create two distinct lists: a) Africa, excluding South Africa, and b) South Africa. If we were not to have made this distinction, our Top 10 List would be dominated by South African universities, and would not be useful to those seeking a pan-African perspective. At the same time, we wish to acknowledge the strength of South Africa's many world-class universities, so we decided to dedicate a list that features just South African institutions.
Third, our criteria include the following: 1) undergraduate and graduate school reputation among higher education peers; 2) student selectivity for entering undergraduate class; 3) quality and quantity of faculty research, including depth of research facilities and engagement beyond immediate community, and 4) international student ratio—the degree to which institution draws students from outside of its national boundaries.
Fourth, in addition to collecting quantitative data on the criteria above, we used our extensive network on the continent for qualitative input as a "reality check" to the results that our data yielded. These "reality checks" resulted in some small, but important adjustments to the list.
We are very proud of our list of the best universities in Africa, and hope that it is a useful tool for those who seek a relative comparison of institutions of higher education on the continent.
Second, it made a determination to create two distinct lists: a) Africa, excluding South Africa, and b) South Africa. If we were not to have made this distinction, our Top 10 List would be dominated by South African universities, and would not be useful to those seeking a pan-African perspective. At the same time, we wish to acknowledge the strength of South Africa's many world-class universities, so we decided to dedicate a list that features just South African institutions.
Third, our criteria include the following: 1) undergraduate and graduate school reputation among higher education peers; 2) student selectivity for entering undergraduate class; 3) quality and quantity of faculty research, including depth of research facilities and engagement beyond immediate community, and 4) international student ratio—the degree to which institution draws students from outside of its national boundaries.
Fourth, in addition to collecting quantitative data on the criteria above, we used our extensive network on the continent for qualitative input as a "reality check" to the results that our data yielded. These "reality checks" resulted in some small, but important adjustments to the list.
We are very proud of our list of the best universities in Africa, and hope that it is a useful tool for those who seek a relative comparison of institutions of higher education on the continent.
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