Top research institutions in Ethiopia
New Generation University College ranks first in Ethiopia on research quality in 2022-now (#1,806 worldwide), followed by Jimma University and University of Gondar.
Ranked by research quality, 2022-now
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Generation University CollegeUniversity · Addis Ababa | #1,806 | 9.8% | 1,023 | #1 |
| 2 | Jimma UniversityUniversity · Jimma | #2,073 | 13.7% | 2,517 | #6 |
| 3 | University of GondarUniversity · Gonder | #2,084 | 17.8% | 3,027 | #8 |
| 4 | Bahir Dar UniversityUniversity · Bahir Dar | #2,168 | 14.1% | 2,977 | #3 |
| 5 | Arba Minch UniversityUniversity · Arba Minch | #2,242 | 13.6% | 1,407 | #5 |
| 6 | Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #2,318 | 15.3% | 512 | #2 |
| 7 | Addis Ababa UniversityUniversity · Addis Ababa | #2,338 | 11.3% | 4,846 | #4 |
| 8 | Ethiopian Civil Service UniversityUniversity · Addis Ababa | #2,647 | 14.0% | 526 | #23 |
| 9 | Hawassa UniversityUniversity · Awasa | #2,733 | 12.0% | 1,954 | #14 |
| 10 | Wollo UniversityUniversity · Dessie | #2,740 | 16.5% | 1,234 | #11 |
| 11 | Dilla UniversityUniversity · Dīla | #2,797 | 14.9% | 774 | #18 |
| 12 | Woldia UniversityUniversity · Weldiya | #2,823 | 18.7% | 708 | #15 |
| 13 | Haramaya UniversityUniversity · Dire Dawa | #2,849 | 12.8% | 1,583 | #7 |
| 14 | Debre Berhan UniversityUniversity · Debre Birhan | #2,924 | 15.3% | 777 | #10 |
| 15 | Ambo UniversityUniversity · Hāgere Hiywet | #2,963 | 12.9% | 843 | #16 |
| 16 | Debre Markos UniversityUniversity · Debre Mark’os | #2,971 | 17.8% | 1,150 | #12 |
| 17 | Bule Hora UniversityUniversity · Hagere Maryam | #2,983 | 12.0% | 681 | #27 |
| 18 | Mekelle UniversityUniversity · Mek'ele | #3,200 | 11.7% | 1,024 | #9 |
| 19 | Wolaita Sodo UniversityUniversity · Sodo | #3,221 | 13.7% | 966 | #13 |
| 20 | Addis Ababa Science and Technology UniversityUniversity · Addis Ababa | #3,291 | 13.1% | 981 | #25 |
| 21 | Mizan Tepi UniversityUniversity · Mīzan Teferī | #3,612 | 14.4% | 619 | #24 |
| 22 | Wollega UniversityUniversity · Nek’emtē | #3,697 | 11.6% | 899 | #21 |
| 23 | Adama Science and Technology UniversityUniversity · Nazrēt | #3,775 | 13.7% | 1,111 | #17 |
| 24 | Samara UniversityUniversity · Semera | #3,811 | 17.6% | 382 | #20 |
| 25 | Jigjiga UniversityUniversity · Jijiga | #3,946 | 13.0% | 578 | #28 |
| 26 | Debre Tabor UniversityUniversity · Debre Tabor | #4,059 | 15.9% | 987 | #19 |
| 27 | Wolkite UniversityUniversity · Welk’īt’ē | #5,247 | 12.6% | 565 | #26 |
| 28 | Aksum UniversityUniversity · Aksum | #6,116 | 12.1% | 242 | #22 |
| 29 | Asossa UniversityUniversity · Assosa / Asosa | #6,166 | 10.9% | 322 | #30 |
| 30 | Government of EthiopiaGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #6,216 | 11.1% | 269 | #31 |
| 31 | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchUniversity · Addis Ababa | #6,242 | 5.0% | 2,450 | #38 |
| 32 | Madda Walabu UniversityUniversity · Bale Robe | #6,243 | 12.9% | 335 | #34 |
| 33 | Ethiopian Public Health InstituteResearch facility · Addis Ababa | #6,391 | 15.1% | 455 | #32 |
| 34 | Kotebe University of EducationUniversity · Addis Ababa | #6,588 | 13.3% | 284 | #39 |
| 35 | Dire Dawa UniversityUniversity · Dire Dawa | #6,806 | 10.7% | 376 | #29 |
| 36 | Amhara Agricultural Research InstituteGovernment institution · Bahir Dar | #6,957 | 13.5% | 272 | #37 |
| 37 | Injibara UniversityUniversity · Injibara | #7,413 | 17.8% | 190 | #45 |
| 38 | St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical CollegeHospital / health system · Addis Ababa | #8,291 | 8.9% | 615 | #41 |
| 39 | Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentNonprofit · Addis Ababa | #8,716 | 8.7% | 164 | #42 |
| 40 | Adigrat UniversityUniversity · Ādīgrat | #9,090 | 15.4% | 203 | #33 |
| 41 | Amhara Regional Health BureauGovernment institution · Bahir Dar | #10,933 | 12.2% | 204 | #44 |
| 42 | Africa Centres for Disease Control and PreventionNonprofit · Addis Ababa | #11,382 | 18.0% | 136 | #35 |
| 43 | Debark UniversityUniversity · Debark’ | #12,124 | 14.2% | 139 | #48 |
| 44 | Armauer Hansen Research InstituteResearch facility · Addis Ababa | #12,418 | 12.6% | 169 | #40 |
| 45 | Oromiyaa Regional Health BureauGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #14,705 | 11.9% | 138 | #50 |
| 46 | African UnionGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #14,964 | 10.8% | 104 | #43 |
| 47 | International Trachoma InitiativeNonprofit · Addis Ababa | #15,619 | 16.4% | 97 | #46 |
| 48 | Ethiopian Biodiversity InstituteGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #15,763 | 11.4% | 178 | #49 |
| 49 | Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research InstituteResearch facility · Addis Ababa | #17,226 | 9.0% | 163 | #56 |
| 50 | Ethiopian Defence UniversityUniversity · Bishoftu | #18,090 | 9.2% | 77 | #51 |
| 51 | Tikur Anbessa HospitalHospital / health system · Addis Ababa | #18,998 | 8.9% | 105 | #53 |
| 52 | Addis Ababa City Administration Health BureauGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #19,035 | 11.1% | 70 | #55 |
| 53 | Water and Land Resource CentreNonprofit · Addis Ababa | #19,147 | 13.5% | 104 | #60 |
| 54 | Ethiopian Space Science and Technology InstituteGovernment institution · Addis Ababa | #19,851 | 12.1% | 87 | #62 |
| 55 | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' RegionGovernment institution · Awasa | #20,186 | 13.2% | 62 | #52 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Ethiopia on the quality score for 2022-now; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Ethiopia
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
One dot per institution in the table above.
Questions people ask
What are the top universities in Ethiopia for research?
New Generation University College ranks first in Ethiopia on research quality in 2022-now (#1,806 worldwide), followed by Jimma University and University of Gondar.