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University of Kinshasa

1501+
World University Rankings 2025
1001–1500th
Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals 2024
Lemba Kinshasa, B.P. 127, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

About University of Kinshasa

Universite de Kinshasa is regarded as one of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s three main universities. It was founded in its capital city, starting as Lovanium University, an offshoot of the Catholic University of Louvain, in October 1954.

Incorporated into the New University of Zaire in 1971, it regained independence as Universite de Kinshasa in 1981.

In 1957 it become home to Africa’s first nuclear reactor, which remains on campus.

It is located on a 400-hectare site at Mount Amba, about 15 miles from downtown Kinshasa,

Students can study across faculties of arts and humanities, law, economics and management, social science policy and administration, engineering, science and technology, agricultural science, psychology and education, media, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary science, and petrochemistry and renewable energy.

International partnerships include relationships with Laval University, Canada and the University of South Dakota for agricultural education and the University of Liege for tropical medicine while research centres include the Congo Basin Water Research Centre.

In May 2024, it launched a "one student, one computer" project aiming to improve access to computers for its students.

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Key statistics

  • 5.2
    No. of students per staff
    (1)
  • 1%
    Percentage of International Students
    (1)
  • 34 : 66
    Student Ratio of Females to Males
    (1)
  • 30%
    Proportion of ISR Publications
    (1)
  • 29,580
    Number of FTE Students
    (1)
Based on data collected for the (1) 2025 World University Rankings

Subjects taught at University of Kinshasa

  • Clinical, pre-clinical & health

    • Other Health
    • Medicine & Dentistry
  • Physical sciences

    • Mathematics & Statistics
    • Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences
    • Chemistry
    • Physics & Astronomy
  • Psychology

    • Psychology
  • Arts & humanities

    • Languages, Literature & Linguistics
    • Archaeology
    • History, Philosophy & Theology
  • Life sciences

    • Veterinary Science
    • Sport Science
    • Agriculture & Forestry
    • Biological Sciences
  • Social sciences

    • Geography
    • Communication & Media Studies
    • Sociology
    • Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies)
  • Law

    • Law
  • Engineering & technology

    • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    • General Engineering
    • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
  • Business & economics

    • Accounting & Finance
    • Business & Management
    • Economics & Econometrics
  • Education

    • Education
  • Computer science

    • Computer Science