University of Dar Es Salaam

🇹🇿 Tanzania 4-Year University

Global #1588 Tanzania #1

Institution Info

Founded: 1970
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 20,000 students
Website: https://www.udsm.ac.tz

About

University of Dar Es Salaam is a higher education institution in Tanzania, founded in 1970. Recognized as a globally recognized institution, it is the top-ranked university in Tanzania. The university has approximately 20K students.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
THE	2026	THE #1902 · Ranked	19.86
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #1588 · Ranked	70.28

Research Output via OpenAlex

168

h-index

276,470

Citations

14,002

Publications

5,807

i10-index

1.56

Mean Citedness

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Motto

"Wisdom is Freedom"

Frequently Asked Questions

University of Dar Es Salaam is ranked #1,588 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Tanzania, it holds the #1 position.

University of Dar Es Salaam was founded in 1970, making it 56 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Tanzania.

University of Dar Es Salaam has a student body of approximately 20,000 students.

University of Dar Es Salaam has produced 14,002 research publications with 276,470 total citations and an h-index of 168, according to OpenAlex data.