KNUST makes it to 2022 Top 20 Best Global Universities in Africa, UG missing

KNUST makes it to the 2022 Top 20 Best Global Universities in Africa, UG missing from the list.

The U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings for 2022 have been released, and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology made it to the Top 20 Best Global Universities in Africa.

The Global ranking of universities saw Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology, Kumasi placing 12th with a Global Score 49.9 and with a student enrolment of 74,441.

Strangely the University of Ghana did not make it to the top 20 universities in Africa.

The universities captured on the league table are added by merit by looking at their research performance and their ratings by members of the academic community around the world in the region. South African Universities dominated the world rankings with the University of Capetown, South Africa topping the league table with a Global score of 70%.

2022 Top 20 Best Global Universities in Africa

The universities that make it to the list are ranked based on their global scores and their position on the overall Best Global Universities rankings.  These are the top global universities in Africa.

1. University of Capetown, South Africa
Global score:70.0
Enrollment:21,757

2. University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Global score:63.2
Enrollment:26,873

3. Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Global Score:58.7
Enrollment:24,733

4. University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
Global Score:56.5
Enrollment:34,755

5. Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Global Score:55.8
Enrollment:212,585

6. University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Global score:55.1
Enrollment:28,273

7. University of Ibadan, Ibadan,Nigeria
Global Score:54.9
Enrollment:N/A

8. University of Pretoria,Hatfield (South Africa)
Global Score:54.8
Enrollment:36,337

9. Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
Global score:53.1
Enrollment:N/A

10. Northwest University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Global Score:51.7
Enrollment:N/A

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11. AddisAbaba University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Global Score:51.5
Enrollment:N/A

12. Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
Global Score:49.9
Enrollment, 74,441

13. Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Global Score:49.0
Enrollment:151,666

14. Mohammed First University of Ouja, Ouja, Morocco
Global Score:48.7
Enrollment:N/A

15. Makerere University, Kampala,Uganda
Global Score:46.6
Enrollment:N/A

16. University of the Western Cape, Belville, South Africa
Global Score:46.1
Enrollment:N/A

17. Alexandria University, Alexandria,Egypt
Global Score:46.8
Enrollment:N/A

18. University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco
Global Score:44.9
Enrollment:N/A

19. University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Global Score:44.9
Enrollment:N/A

20. University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
Global Score:44.4
Enrollment:N/A

READ : How U.S. News Calculated the Best Global Universities Rankings

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