{
  "title": "Best Universities in Africa 2027 — QS World University Rankings",
  "source": "QS World University Rankings 2027",
  "publisher": "QS Quacquarelli Symonds",
  "region": "Africa",
  "count": 48,
  "countries": 11,
  "canonical": "https://edurank.co/rankings/region/africa/",
  "rankings": [
    {
      "region_position": 1,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "184",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "150",
      "name": "University of Cape Town",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "overall_score": 57.2,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/university-of-cape-town-za/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 2,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "292",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "308",
      "name": "University of Johannesburg",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "overall_score": 46.5,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/university-of-johannesburg-za/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 3,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "296",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "302",
      "name": "Stellenbosch University",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "overall_score": 46.2,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/stellenbosch-university-za/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 4,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "302",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "291",
      "name": "University of Witwatersrand",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "overall_score": 45.7,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/university-of-the-witwatersrand-za/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 5,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "326",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "362",
      "name": "University of Pretoria",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "overall_score": 43.5,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/university-of-pretoria-za/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 6,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "363",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "347",
      "name": "Cairo University",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": 41.1,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/cairo-university-eg/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 7,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "390",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "381",
      "name": "The American University in Cairo",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": 38.8,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/american-university-in-cairo-eg/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 8,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "551",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "542",
      "name": "Ain Shams University in Cairo (ASU, Cairo)",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": 29.8
    },
    {
      "region_position": 9,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "600",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "558",
      "name": "University of Kwazulu-Natal",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "overall_score": 28.3,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/university-of-kwazulu-natal-za/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 10,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "655",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "731-740",
      "name": "Université de Tunis El Manar",
      "country": "Tunisia",
      "overall_score": 26.8
    },
    {
      "region_position": 11,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "801-850",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "781-790",
      "name": "Alexandria University",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/alexandria-university-eg/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 12,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "801-850",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": null,
      "name": "Egypt Japan University of Science & Technology",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 13,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "851-900",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "851-900",
      "name": "University of Ghana",
      "country": "Ghana",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/university-of-ghana-gh/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 14,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "901-950",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1001-1200",
      "name": "Rhodes University",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 15,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "951-1000",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "851-900",
      "name": "Addis Ababa University",
      "country": "Ethiopia",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/addis-ababa-university-et/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 16,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "951-1000",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "901-950",
      "name": "Future University in Egypt",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/future-university-in-egypt-eg/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 17,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "951-1000",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "901-950",
      "name": "University of South Africa",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/university-of-south-africa-za/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 18,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1001-1200",
      "name": "Al-Azhar University",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/al-azhar-university-eg/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 19,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1001-1200",
      "name": "Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT)",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 20,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1001-1200",
      "name": "Assiut University",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 21,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1001-1200",
      "name": "Makerere University",
      "country": "Uganda",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/makerere-university-ug/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 22,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1001-1200",
      "name": "Mansoura University",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/mansoura-university-eg/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 23,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "951-1000",
      "name": "North-West University",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/north-west-university-za/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 24,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1201-1400",
      "name": "Université Mohammed V de Rabat",
      "country": "Morocco",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 25,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1001-1200",
      "name": "University of Ibadan",
      "country": "Nigeria",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/university-of-ibadan-ng/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 26,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1001-1200",
      "name": "University of Lagos",
      "country": "Nigeria",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/university-of-lagos-ng/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 27,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1001-1200",
      "name": "University of Nairobi",
      "country": "Kenya",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 28,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1001-1200",
      "name": "University of Sfax",
      "country": "Tunisia",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 29,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1001-1200",
      "name": "University of the Free State",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 30,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1001-1200",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "951-1000",
      "name": "University of the Western Cape",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/university-of-the-western-cape-za/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 31,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1201-1400",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1201-1400",
      "name": "Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria",
      "country": "Nigeria",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 32,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1201-1400",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1201-1400",
      "name": "Beni-Suef University",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 33,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1201-1400",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1201-1400",
      "name": "British University in Egypt",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 34,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1201-1400",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1201-1400",
      "name": "Capital University – Egypt",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 35,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1201-1400",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1201-1400",
      "name": "Delta University for Science and Technology",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 36,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1201-1400",
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      "name": "Ibn Tofail University",
      "country": "Morocco",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 37,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1201-1400",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1201-1400",
      "name": "Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology",
      "country": "Ghana",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 38,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1201-1400",
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      "name": "Université de Sousse",
      "country": "Tunisia",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 39,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1201-1400",
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      "name": "University of Dar es Salaam",
      "country": "Tanzania",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 40,
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      "name": "University of Khartoum",
      "country": "Sudan",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 41,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1201-1400",
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      "name": "University of Nigeria Nsukka",
      "country": "Nigeria",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 42,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1201-1400",
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      "name": "University of Tunis",
      "country": "Tunisia",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 43,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1201-1400",
      "qs_world_rank_2026": "1201-1400",
      "name": "Zagazig University",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null,
      "url": "https://edurank.co/u/zagazig-university-eg/"
    },
    {
      "region_position": 44,
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      "name": "Benha University - Egypt",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 45,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1401+",
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      "name": "German University in Cairo",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 46,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1401+",
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      "name": "Nelson Mandela University",
      "country": "South Africa",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 47,
      "qs_world_rank_2027": "1401+",
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      "name": "Obafemi Awolowo University",
      "country": "Nigeria",
      "overall_score": null
    },
    {
      "region_position": 48,
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      "name": "Tanta University",
      "country": "Egypt",
      "overall_score": null
    }
  ]
}