Top Universities in Southern Region (district)
2026 Southern Region University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the Malawian district of Southern Region? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Southern Region University Ranking, which lists 8 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Malawi.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Southern Region Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 Southern Region University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Malawi | Zomba |
| 4 | Malawi University of Science and Technology | Limbe |
| 7 | The Catholic University of Malawi | Limbe |
| 8 | St. John the Baptist University | Mangochi |
| 9 | Malawi College of Accountancy | Blantyre |
| 16 | Millennium University | Blantyre |
| 19 | Blantyre International University | Blantyre |
| 20 | University of Blantyre Synod | Blantyre |
| Legend: Un Unranked | + Add University | |
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How many universities are there in Southern Region?
- There are 8 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Southern Region higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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