LIST: Best and worst Universities in Uganda (2020)

Makerere University still remains the best University in Uganda, according to the latest ranking by webometrics.

The oldest public university in Uganda has been followed by Mbarara University of Science and Technology [MUST] ,then Kyambogo University.

In the fourth place is Kampala International University [KIU], followed by Gulu University and coming in the sixth place is Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi.

Makerere University Business School [MUBS] comes seventh, Busitema University in the eighth place and Uganda Christian University comes ninth in front of Islamic University in Uganda.

Webometrics is the largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institutions in the world.

Since 2004 and every six months an independent, objective, free, open scientific exercise is performed by the Cybermetrics Lab (Spanish National Research Council, CSIC) for the providing reliable, multidimensional, updated and useful information about the performance of universities from all over the world based on their web presence and impact.

Here are the best universities in Uganda, 2020:

ranking	World Rank	University	Det.	Presence Rank*	Impact Rank*	Openness Rank*	Excellence Rank*
1	1082	Makerere University		99	2413	1709	975
2	2509	Mbarara University of Science and Technology		3635	4727	4020	2258
3	4524	Kyambogo University		1341	11539	5899	3837
4	4719	Kampala International University		1155	8705	3186	5177
5	4738	Gulu University		8649	12712	4980	3924
6	6674	Uganda Martyrs University		557	11161	7357	4881
7	6803	(3) Makerere University Business School		1044	8537	5106	6084
8	7948	Busitema University		3599	14397	7357	4672
9	8113	Uganda Christian University		671	7319	7241	6084
10	8790	Islamic University in Uganda		7155	14105	7357	4881
11	10729	Mountains of the Moon University		23815	16010	7357	4767
12	10773	Ndejje University		14337	8652	7357	6084
13	13858	Uganda Management Institute		1222	14764	7241	6084
14	13962	Uganda Technology and Management University UTAMU		2194	14079	7357	6084
15	14067	Muni University		2855	16950	6517	6084
16	14296	Clarke International University (International Health Sciences University)		3461	17418	7357	5624
17	14740	Bishop Stuart University		4214	17870	7357	5624
18	15314	Nkumba University		1959	15932	7357	6084
19	15801	Cavendish University Uganda		16371	14854	7357	6084
20	15954	Bugema University		14856	15221	7357	6084
21	16090	Kampala University		1254	17128	7357	6084
22	17265	International University of East Africa		12348	17059	7357	6084
23	17265	Victoria University Kampala		19447	16370	7357	6084
24	17970	Muteesa I Royal University		2616	19033	7357	6084
25	17982	Law Development Centre Kampala		21564	17017	7357	6084
26	18269	Kabale University		6476	18794	7357	6084
27	19863	Management and Accountancy Training Company Limited MAT Uganda		21232	19311	7357	6084
28	19931	Livingstone International University		24828	18977	7357	6084
29	19967	Virtual University of Uganda		21250	19413	7357	6084
30	20048	St Augustine International University		19231	19694	7357	6084
31	20297	Lira University		16105	20316	7357	6084
32	20443	African Rural University		18722	20233	7357	6084
33	21223	The College For Professional Development		28925	19206	7357	6084
34	21515	University of Africa		26736	20541	7357	6084
35	21857	Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology		24148	21240	7357	6084
36	22008	Kumi University		22167	21629	7357	6084
37	22155	Soroti University		16947	22345	7357	6084
38	22353	St Lawrence University		24474	21762	7357	6084
39	22678	Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services UIBFS		23073	22331	7357	6084
40	23490	Uganda Pentecostal University		27909	22583	7357	6084
41	23567	African Bible University		20054	23659	7357	6084
42	23939	Africa Renewal University		28408	22905	7357	6084
43	24271	University of Kisubi		24188	23993	7357	6084
44	25302	Ankole Western University		27932	24592	7357	6084
45	25755	The Insurance Institute of Uganda		23087	25815	7357	6084
46	26039	Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala		25604	25876	7357	6084
47	26312	Ibanda University		26194	26160	7357	6084
48	26728	Kampala School of Health Sciences		15305	27298	7357	6084
49	26836	Metropolitan International University		24806	26836	7357	6084
50	27342	Nagenda International Academy of Art and Design NIAAD		29183	26437	7357	6084
51	27388	Glad Tidings Bible College		27506	27182	7357	6084
52	27511	Avance International University		23652	27659	7357	6084
53	27550	Valley University of Science and Technology VUST		27849	27330	7357	6084
54	27566	Greenbridge School of Open Technologies		27197	27425	7357	6084
55	27990	Artfield Institute of Design Kampala		26891	27970	7357	6084
56	28187	ISBAT University Kampala		26736	28208	7357	6084
57	28274	Axial International College Uganda		29124	27820	7357	6084
58	28615	Maganjo Institute of Career Education		18911	28950	7357	6084
59	28653	Salaama Vocational Education Center		27410	28670	7357	6084
60	28736	Africa Reformation Theological Seminary		27998	28697	7357	6084
61	28753	Institute of Advanced Leadership Uganda		26384	28820	7357	6084
62	28774	Permanent Centre for Education		28466	28657	7357	6084
63	29104	Makerere Business Institute		27197	29112	7357	6084
64	29292	EMI Institute		27283	29307	7357	6084
65	29425	Monaco Institute		29253	29307	7357	6084