FULL LIST: Three Nigerian Universities Make Africa’s Top 20 for Law

Three Nigerian universities have been ranked among Africa’s top 20 law institutions for 2026, according to the Scimago Institutions Rankings, which assesses universities based on research output, innovation and societal impact.

South Africa dominates the list with 11 universities, while Nigeria has three entries — University of Nigeria, Olabisi Onabanjo University and University of Ibadan.

FULL LIST: Africa’s Top 20 Universities for Law — 2026

• University of Johannesburg 🇿🇦

• University of Cape Town 🇿🇦

• University of Pretoria 🇿🇦

• University of the Witwatersrand 🇿🇦

• University of South Africa 🇿🇦

• North-West University 🇿🇦

• Al-Azhar University 🇪🇬

• University of KwaZulu-Natal 🇿🇦

• University of Nigeria 🇳🇬

• Stellenbosch University 🇿🇦

• University of the Western Cape 🇿🇦

• University of Cape Coast 🇬🇭

• University of Ghana 🇬🇭

• Olabisi Onabanjo University 🇳🇬

• University of the Free State 🇿🇦

• University of Ibadan 🇳🇬

• Université de Sfax 🇹🇳

• Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 🇿🇦

• Université de Dschang 🇨🇲

• Cairo University 🇪🇬