Best Tanzanian Universities 2018 – Latest Rankings

  university of Dar es salaam

A list of best universities in the world for 2018 has just been released and the new ranking is something totally different from what we had before. Tanzanian Universities were not left out as some of them had noticeable changes in their world ranking.

From what we have on the list this year, it is obvious that most universities have worked extremely harder to make it to or remain on the list of top best Tanzanian Universities while some others have been totally skimmed off the list because they couldn’t increase their pace of improvements on certain areas which formed the criteria for ranking.

For instance, in 2015 51 Tanzanian Universities made it to the webometrics list of best universities in Tanzania but this year we have just 49 on the list.

Note that in webometrics University ranking, four major factors are put into consideration and these are:  Presence, the rate of Impact, Openness and Academic excellence.

Based on the world ranking web of universities, below is the list of best Tanzanian Universities and their world ranking.

Best Tanzanian Universities 2018

1. University of Dar Es Salaam ( World Rank: 2021)

2. Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences( World Rank: 2520)

3. Sokoine University of Agriculture(World Rank:3877)

4. University of Dodoma( World Rank: 4896)

5. Mzumbe University(World Rank: 5226)

6. Open University of Tanzania (World Rank: 5398 )

7. Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (Weill Bugando University College) – World Rank: 6037

8. Mkwawa University College of Education (World Rank: 6150)

9. Ardhi University (World Rank: 6427)

10. University of Iringa (World Rank: 7731)

11. Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science & Technology (World Rank: 8412)

12. Institute of Rural Development Planning (World Rank: 9000)

13. State University of Zanzibar(World Rank: 9745)

14. Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (World Rank: 10162)

15. St Joseph University in Tanzania ( World Rank: 11260)

16. Dar Es Salaam Institute of Technology(World Rank: 11466)

17. Kampala International University (World Rank: 12006)

18. Sumait University(World Rank: 12463)

19. Institute of Finance Management (World Rank: 13253)

20. Saint Augustine University of Tanzania (World Rank: 13330)

21. College of Business Education (World Rank: 13580)

22. Institute of Accountancy Arusha ( World Rank: 15906)

23. Tumaini University Makumira (World Rank: 15953)

24. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (World Rank: 16191)

25. Saint John’s University of Tanzania (World Rank: 16536)

26. Zanzibar University (World Rank: 16578)

27. Dar es Salaam University College of Education (World Rank: 16654)

28. Moshi Co-operative University (World Rank: 16968)

29. Mount Meru University (World Rank: 17157)

30. Mwenge Catholic University( World Rank: 17350)

31. Mbeya University of Science & Technology (World Rank: 17477)

32. International Medical & Technological University (World Rank: 17731)

33. Muslim University of Morogoro (World Rank: 18068)

34. Teofilo Kisanji University (World Rank: 19033)

35. Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy ( World Rank: 19252)

36. Arusha Technical College (World Rank: 19388)

37. Sebastian Kolowa Memorial University (World Rank: 19535)

38. University of Arusha ( World Rank: 20166)

39. United African University of Tanzania (World Rank: 20184)

40. Jordan University College (World Rank: 20825)

41. St Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences (World Rank: 20861)

42. Tumaini University Dar es Salaam College (World Rank: 20891)

43. Ruaha Catholic University (World Rank: 20945)

44. Tumaini University Stefano Moshi Memorial University College (World Rank: 21032)

45. University of Bagamoyo UoB Dar es Salaam (World Rank: 21278)

46. Archbishop Mihayo University College of Tabora (World Rank: 21431)

47. Stella Maris Mtwara University College (World Rank: 21431)

48. Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health (World Rank: 22137)

49. Josiah Kibira University College (World Rank: 23025

Below is the updated list of Top 50 Best Universities In Africa according to webometrics.

 50 Best Universities In Africa – 2018

1. University of Cape Town
2. University of the Witwatersrand
3. Stellenbosch University
4. University of Pretoria
5. University of Kwazulu Natal
6. Cairo University
7. University of Nairobi
8. University of Johannesburg
9. University of the Western Cape
10. University of Ibadan
11. Makerere University
12. Rhodes University
13. North West University
14. Alexandria University
15. American University in Cairo
16. University of South Africa
17. Mansoura University
18. Ain Shams University
19. University of Zimbabwe
20. University of the Free State
21. University of Ghana
22. Jimma University
23. Egerton University
24. Kenyatta University
25. Addis Ababa University
26. Assiut University
27. Benha University
28. Moi University
29. Zagazig University
30. Université Cadi Ayyad Marrakech
31. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
32. University of Dar Es Salaam
33. Nelson Mandela University
34. Covenant University Ota
35. University of Fort Hare
36. University of Tanta
37. Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
38. Al Azhar University
39. Tshwane University of Technology
40. University of Khartoum
41. Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene
42. Kafrelsheikh University
43. Obafemi Awolowo University
44. Helwan University
45. Cape Peninsula University of Technology
46. Université Mohammed Premier Oujda
47. Djillali Liabes University of Sidi Bel Abbes
48. Fayoum University
49. Arab Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport
50. Minufiya University

From the above list of Top 50 Universities in Africa, we see that it is only one Tanzania university that made it – that is the University of Dar Es Salaam at number 32. We hope there will be more entries from Tanzania next year.