Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings 2024

Explore the top ranked universities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Discover the top universities in Sub-Saharan Africa with the Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings 2024. This year, we’ve ranked 129 universities from 22 countries using a methodology that has been developed specifically to assess the impact of universities in addressing some of the toughest challenges faced in the region.

Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings 2024: key insights

• South Africa’s University of Johannesburg is number one in the region, thanks to particularly high performance in the access and fairness and resources and finance pillars
• South Africa takes four of the top 10 spots, including the top three
• The University of Ghana has risen to fifth place, with strong performances for Africa impact and access and fairness. Ghana now has two universities in the top 10, up from one last year
• Rwanda’s UGHE – University of Global Health Equity has moved up from rank eight to four and has the highest score in the region in the student engagement pillar
• Nigeria’s Landmark University leads the region in the ethical leadership pillar.

Explore the table below to discover the full ranking and how universities in Sub-Saharan Africa are performing this year.

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The Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings 2024 use carefully calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across three vital areas: teaching, research and societal impact. The methodology has 20 metrics, which are grouped into five pillars: resources and finance; access and fairness; student engagement; ethical leadership; and Africa impact.

Our detailed methodology draws on survey responses from more than 23,000 students across the region.

Our analysis reveals the countries with the highest average scores.  

To unlock the data behind THE’s rankings and access a range of analytical and benchmarking tools, visit our data and insights page.