Capetown University (UCT) South Africa

Young Kenyans often look to universities in the United States, UK and Canada in which to study for their degree or Post Graduate studies but have you ever thought of studying in Africa?

A US News & World Report has now ranked universities in the African continent and we list them here with links to the universities’ websites.

According to the US News & World Report website, ‘These universities have been numerically ranked based on their positions in the overall Best Global Universities rankings. Each institution was evaluated based on its research performance and its ratings by members of the academic community around the world and in the region.’

These are the top global universities in Africa according to US News & World Report:

1. University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa

2. University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), South Africa

3. Stellenbosch University, South Africa

4. University of Ibadan, Nigeria

5. Cairo University, Egypt

6. University of KwaZulu, Natal (UKZN), South Africa

7. University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa

8. Mansoura University, Egypt

9. University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa

10. North-West University (NWU), South Africa