🇨🇮 15 universities · 7 districts
Côte d'Ivoire's universities, district by district — from Wikidata, not the ministry.
Côte d'Ivoire's public universities are in Abidjan, Bouaké, Daloa, Korhogo, Man, San-Pédro and Bondoukou, alongside private universities mostly in Abidjan; most teaching is in French. This directory lists 15 from Wikidata.
Not an official list
This list comes from Wikidata, a community-maintained database (retrieved 2026-10-22) — not from the country's regulator. It may include institutions that have closed, merged or been renamed, or that have lost or never had official recognition, and it may miss others. We leave out entries Wikidata marks as dissolved or closed, but that filter is only as up to date as Wikidata. Only institutions whose name calls them a university are listed, so recognised colleges and degree-awarding institutes are missing. Being listed here is not proof of accreditation.
Before you apply, check with the Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique (MESRS). (Links checked on 22 October 2026.)
Universities listed
15
In Abidjan Autonomous District
8
With a website on record
12
What isn't here, and why
Côte d'Ivoire's higher-education ministry authorises public and private institutions, but we found no list it publishes that we could republish, so this page is built from Wikidata.
This list is from Wikidata, a community-maintained source — retrieved 2026-10-22. A university missing here is a gap in that source, not a judgement about the university, and being listed here is not proof of accreditation: check with the national regulator. Public or private status is shown only where Wikidata records it (3 of 15).
All 15 universities, by district
Abidjan Autonomous District (8)
Abidjan Autonomous District (8)
| Université catholique de l'Afrique de l'OuestAbidjan | est. 2000 | |
| Université des LagunesUniversity of the LagoonsAbidjan | est. 2010 | |
| Université Félix-Houphouët-BoignyFélix Houphouët Boigny UniversityAbidjan (Cocody) | est. 1959 | |
| Université française d'AbidjanAbidjan | est. 1999 | |
| Université Nangui-AbrogouaUniversity of Abobo-AdjaméAbidjan (Abobo) | Public | est. 1996 |
| Université Saint-Joseph Côte d'IvoireAbidjan | est. 2024 | |
| Université Tertiaire et Technologique LOKOAbidjan | est. 2006 | |
| Université virtuelle de Côte d'IvoireVirtual University of Côte d'IvoireAbidjan | est. 2015 |
Bas-Sassandra District (1)
| Université de San-PédroSan-Pédro | Public | est. 2021 |
Montagnes District (1)
| Université de ManMan | Public |
Sassandra-Marahoué District (1)
| Université Jean Lorougnon GuédéJean Lorougnon Guédé UniversityDaloa | est. 1996 |
Savanes District (1)
| Université Peleforo Gon CoulibalyKorhogo | est. 2012 |
Vallée du Bandama District (1)
| Université Alassane-OuattaraUniversité Alassane OuattaraBouaké | est. 1992 |
Zanzan District (1)
| Université de BondoukouUniversity of BondoukouBondoukou | est. 2023 |
Location not recorded (1)
| Université Nouvelle de Côte d'Ivoire | est. 2008 |
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