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LIST: Best and worst Universities in Uganda (2020)

Mubiru Ivan by Mubiru Ivan
5 years ago
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Makerere University graduates

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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 Ranksort descending 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


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