LATEST RANKING: 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 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:

ranking	World Rank	University	Det.	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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