LIST: Best and worst Universities in Uganda (2021)

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 Kampala International University (KIU).

In the fourth place is Kyambogo University, followed by Gulu University and coming in the sixth place is Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi.

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

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, 2021:

ranking	World Rank	University	Det.	Presence Rank*	Impact Rank*	Openness Rank*	Excellence Rank*
1	1020	Makerere University		128	2064	1499	1006
2	2736	Mbarara University of Science and Technology		2984	5184	4117	2526
3	3407	Kampala International University		995	1617	2507	5681
4	4127	Kyambogo University		4658	6761	5247	4011
5	4865	Gulu University		5335	12245	4925	4158
6	5947	Uganda Martyrs University		612	11185	5819	5013
7	6829	(3) Makerere University Business School		599	6907	5097	6626
8	6948	Uganda Christian University		905	4685	5819	6626
9	7169	Busitema University		1289	14335	5819	5013
10	8240	Bishop Stuart University		1613	9557	5819	6147
11	8622	Islamic University in Uganda		7005	14027	5819	5379
12	9118	Ndejje University		14770	9347	5819	6147
13	10035	Mountains of the Moon University		26243	15717	5819	5201
14	11016	Muni University		2564	10330	5819	6626
15	11829	Uganda Management Institute		1100	14856	5819	6147
16	14091	Uganda Technology and Management University UTAMU		2619	14375	5819	6626
17	14127	Nkumba University		1258	14805	5819	6626
18	15610	Bugema University		13416	15013	5819	6626
19	16301	Victoria University Kampala		18064	15457	5819	6626
20	16334	Cavendish University Uganda		20011	15330	5819	6626
21	16488	Clarke International University (International Health Sciences University)		2596	17446	5819	6626
22	16591	Kampala University		3744	17329	5819	6626
23	17070	International University of East Africa		23514	15940	5819	6626
24	17171	Kabale University		4081	17961	5819	6626
25	17446	Muteesa I Royal University		2097	18677	5819	6626
26	18165	Law Development Centre Kampala		22397	17371	5819	6626
27	18584	Virtual University of Uganda		23279	17766	5819	6626
28	19474	Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology		8274	20088	5819	6626
29	20087	Lira University		14463	20262	5819	6626
30	20315	Livingstone International University		25140	19582	5819	6626
31	20327	African Rural University		20494	20058	5819	6626
32	20775	Kumi University		21564	20464	5819	6626
33	21175	Soroti University		18945	21090	5819	6626
34	21349	The College For Professional Development		29883	19534	5819	6626
35	21457	King Ceasor University		26279	20680	5819	6626
36	21568	University of Africa		27839	20598	5819	6626
37	22417	St Lawrence University		28071	21482	5819	6626
38	22602	University of The Sacred Heart Gulu		24109	22248	5819	6626
39	22708	African Bible University		17249	22983	5819	6626
40	22842	Management and Accountancy Training Company Limited MAT Uganda		30095	21053	5819	6626
41	23657	ISBAT University Kampala		27277	23033	5819	6626
42	23920	Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services UIBFS		23428	23773	5819	6626
43	24116	Uganda Pentecostal University		30095	22389	5819	6626
44	24234	Africa Renewal University		29210	23220	5819	6626
45	24548	University of Kisubi		24434	24363	5819	6626
46	25445	Ankole Western University		28418	24873	5819	6626
47	25673	Metropolitan International University		24588	25593	5819	6626
48	26150	Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala		27394	25793	5819	6626
49	26150	Team University Kampala		24910	26041	5819	6626
50	26372	Ibanda University		25019	26273	5819	6626
51	26491	Stafford University		28242	26060	5819	6626
52	27068	Valley University of Science and Technology VUST		28208	26740	5819	6626
53	27264	Avance International University		24128	27307	5819	6626
54	27563	Glad Tidings Bible College		28639	27234	5819	6626
55	27582	Greenbridge School of Open Technologies		29719	26994	5819	6626
56	27909	Kampala School of Health Sciences		20713	28162	5819	6626
57	28051	Maganjo Institute of Career Education		17440	28448	5819	6626
58	28057	Nagenda International Academy of Art and Design NIAAD		30408	26984	5819	6626
59	28131	Artfield Institute of Design Kampala		29001	27834	5819	6626
60	28285	Africa Reformation Theological Seminary		28844	28019	5819	6626
61	28655	Institute of Advanced Leadership Uganda		10381	29277	5819	6626
62	28973	Axial International College Uganda		30408	28224	5819	6626
63	28973	Insurance Training College		26893	28937	5819	6626
64	28990	Makerere Business Institute		27014	28937	5819	6626
65	29435	Permanent Centre for Education		29412	29211	5819	6626
66	29728	Salaama Vocational Education Center		27607	29698	5819	6626
67	29816	Monaco Institute		30300	29447	5819	6626
68	30142	EMI Institute		29698	30057	5819	6626
69	30333	Mityana Agro-vet Institute		30058	30229	5819	6626