University of Khartoum

🇸🇩 Sudan 4-Year University

Global #2175 Sudan #1

Institution Info

Founded: 1902
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 16,800 students
Faculty: 850
Website: http://www.uofk.edu/

About

University of Khartoum is a higher education institution in Sudan, founded in 1902. Recognized as a globally recognized institution, it is the top-ranked university in Sudan. The university has approximately 17K students.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #1201 · Ranked	—
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #2175 · Ranked	65.57

Research Output via OpenAlex

172

h-index

384,424

Citations

17,050

Publications

8,721

i10-index

1.89

Mean Citedness

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Motto

"God - Truth - Our Country - Humanity"

Frequently Asked Questions

University of Khartoum is ranked #2,175 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Sudan, it holds the #1 position.

University of Khartoum was founded in 1902, making it 124 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Sudan.

University of Khartoum has a student body of approximately 16,800 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 19:1.

University of Khartoum has produced 17,050 research publications with 384,424 total citations and an h-index of 172, according to OpenAlex data.