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LATEST RANKING: Best and worst Universities in Uganda (2021)

Catherine Apolot
Last updated: 6th April 2021 at 10:46 10:46 am
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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 Kampala International University (KIU).

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

Uganda Martyrs University Nkozi comes seventh, Mountains of the Moon University in the eighth place and Makerere University Business School comes ninth in front of Uganda Christian University (UCU).

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:

rankingWorld Ranksort descendingUniversityDet.Impact Rank*Openness Rank*Excellence Rank*
1
1103
Makerere University
2159
1288
1077
2
2866
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
5785
3769
2675
3
3584
Kampala International University
1263
2361
5655
4
4061
Kyambogo University
6549
4875
4092
5
4661
Gulu University
12738
4159
4163
6
5209
Busitema University
14854
4237
4675
7
5665
Uganda Martyrs University
10641
5963
5006
8
7192
Mountains of the Moon University
16557
5963
5006
9
8117
(3) Makerere University Business School
9642
4428
6683
10
9003
Uganda Christian University
6321
5963
6683
11
9023
Ndejje University
9997
5963
6245
12
12080
Islamic University in Uganda
14009
5963
6245
13
12258
Bishop Stuart University
14250
5963
6245
14
12434
Uganda Management Institute
14522
5963
6245
15
13132
Nkumba University
15399
5963
6245
16
13751
Muni University
14032
5628
6683
17
14506
Clarke International University (International Health Sciences University)
17202
5963
6245
18
15493
Uganda Technology and Management University UTAMU
14458
5963
6683
19
16058
Bugema University
15114
5963
6683
20
16287
Kabale University
17773
5504
6683
21
16355
International University of East Africa
15479
5963
6683
22
16532
Cavendish University Uganda
15687
5963
6683
23
16847
Victoria University Kampala
16043
5963
6683
24
18436
Kampala University
17853
5963
6683
25
18620
Nagenda International Academy of Art and Design NIAAD
18069
5963
6683
26
18845
Virtual University of Uganda
18319
5963
6683
27
19567
Muteesa I Royal University
19108
5963
6683
28
19654
Lira University
19207
5963
6683
29
19793
Law Development Centre Kampala
19356
5963
6683
30
20694
Livingstone International University
20341
5963
6683
31
21048
Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology
20719
5963
6683
32
21408
African Rural University
21103
5963
6683
33
21462
Africa Reformation Theological Seminary
21168
5963
6683
34
21659
Kumi University
21383
5963
6683
35
21979
Soroti University
21722
5963
6683
36
22215
ISBAT University Kampala
21970
5963
6683
37
22582
Management and Accountancy Training Company Limited MAT Uganda
22360
5963
6683
38
23126
University of Africa
22920
5963
6683
39
23126
St Lawrence University
22920
5963
6683
40
23221
Uganda Pentecostal University
23018
5963
6683
41
23299
African Bible University
23098
5963
6683
42
23570
Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services UIBFS
23384
5963
6683
43
23909
Africa Renewal University
23744
5963
6683
44
24385
University of The Sacred Heart Gulu
24243
5963
6683
45
24886
University of Kisubi
24764
5963
6683
46
24984
Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala
24864
5963
6683
47
25092
Metropolitan International University
24972
5963
6683
48
25745
Ankole Western University
25652
5963
6683
49
25745
King Ceasor University
25652
5963
6683
50
26337
Maganjo Institute of Career Education
26263
5963
6683
51
26588
Greenbridge School of Open Technologies
26524
5963
6683
52
26588
Ibanda University
26524
5963
6683
53
26736
Stafford University
26674
5963
6683
54
26982
Axial International College Uganda
26925
5963
6683
55
27522
Team University Kampala
27474
5963
6683
56
27776
Valley University of Science and Technology VUST
27729
5963
6683
57
27896
Avance International University
27848
5963
6683
58
28021
Glad Tidings Bible College
27974
5963
6683
59
28458
Insurance Training College
28420
5963
6683
60
28590
Kampala School of Health Sciences
28552
5963
6683
61
28590
Artfield Institute of Design Kampala
28552
5963
6683
62
28970
Salaama Vocational Education Center
28942
5963
6683
63
29358
Makerere Business Institute
29331
5963
6683
64
29496
Institute of Advanced Leadership Uganda
29469
5963
6683
65
29864
Monaco Institute
29846
5963
6683
66
30229
Permanent Centre for Education
30217
5963
6683
67
30338
Mityana Agro-vet Institute
30327
5963
6683

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