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Makerere Ranked 8th by Academic Performance in Africa

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14 years ago

January 3, 2012

Makerere Ranked 8th by Academic Performance in Africa

Makerere University’s academic performance on the African continent continues to rise according to results released by the University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP) Research Laboratory, Turkey.The University came 8th out of 59 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) ranked in 18 African countries.

URAP, established at the Informatics Institute of the Middle East Technical University in 2009, aims at developing a ranking system of world universities by academic performance that is more comprehensive in coverage. By covering 2,500 HEIs in the world, the URAP ranking avails more universities the opportunity to observe the state of the academic progress at both global and national levels.

The University of Cape Town ranked top in Africa at the 256th position and Harvard University ranked number one in the world. Please see Downloads for details including a full list of the 59 universities ranked in Africa.

Downloads

Mak ranked 8th in Africa by URAP: pdf(32KB), doc(489KB)

URAP Ranking of African Universities: pdf(69KB), xls(58KB)

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Diploma Holders Admission Lists under Government Sponsorship for 2026/2027 AY

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21 hours ago

April 28, 2026

Mak Editor

The Office of Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released lists of Diploma holders admitted under the Government Sponsorship Scheme for the Academic Year 2026/2027.

Under the Diploma Holders Government Sponsorship Scheme admission does not exceed 5% of the intake capacity to the respective Degree Programme.

The list can be accessed by following the link below:

Makerere-University-Diploma-Holders-Government-Sponsorship-2026-2027 Download

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Mature Age Examination Results for 2026/2027 Academic Year

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2 days ago

April 27, 2026

Mak Editor

The Office of Academic Registrar, Makerere University has released results for the Mature Age Entry Scheme Examinations held on Saturday 13^thDecember 2025.

Candidates who scored a minimum of 50% passed and have been recommended by the Pre-Entry & Mature Age Committee to the University’s Admissions Committee for consideration.

The Aptitude Exam (Paper 1) results for the Mature Age Entry Scheme 2026/2027 can be accessed by following this link.

Please follow the link below for the list:

Makerere_University_Mature-Age-Entry-Composite Results-2026-2027 Download