University of Lubumbashi

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4-Year University

Global #11182 Democratic Republic of the Congo #3

Institution Info

Founded: 1955
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 33,000 students
Website: http://www.unilu.ac.cd/

About

University of Lubumbashi is a higher education institution in Democratic Republic of the Congo, founded in 1955. It is one of the top 3 universities in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The university has approximately 33K students.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #11182 · Ranked	30.30

Research Output via OpenAlex

h-index

61,629

Citations

3,660

Publications

1,163

i10-index

0.75

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Frequently Asked Questions

University of Lubumbashi is ranked #11,182 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Democratic Republic of the Congo, it holds the #3 position.

University of Lubumbashi was founded in 1955, making it 71 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

University of Lubumbashi has a student body of approximately 33,000 students.

University of Lubumbashi has produced 3,660 research publications with 61,629 total citations and an h-index of 82, according to OpenAlex data.