The following is a list of best and worst universities in Uganda for the year 2017.This list is provided by Webometric,an institution that ranks universities across the world in terms of quality of education and online presence.
| ranking | World Rank | University | Det. | Presence Rank* | Impact Rank* | Openness Rank* | Excellence Rank* |
| 1 | 1486 | Makerere University | 99999 | 1929 | 2388 | 910 | |
| 2 | 3020 | Mbarara University of Science and Technology | 10923 | 7321 | 5822 | 2243 | |
| 3 | 5622 | Gulu University | 16265 | 14355 | 6227 | 3674 | |
| 4 | 6109 | Ndejje University | 13198 | 2263 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 5 | 6218 | Kampala International University | 9048 | 12047 | 5140 | 4703 | |
| 6 | 6652 | Uganda Martyrs University | 949 | 13449 | 8949 | 4068 | |
| 7 | 6987 | Kyambogo University | 664 | 13472 | 8476 | 4403 | |
| 8 | 7581 | (3) Makerere University Business School | 1064 | 12306 | 2388 | 5789 | |
| 9 | 8191 | Mountains of the Moon University | 12669 | 9989 | 8450 | 5254 | |
| 10 | 8643 | Uganda Christian University | 349 | 10277 | 7868 | 5789 | |
| 11 | 8830 | Islamic University in Uganda | 20157 | 15212 | 8087 | 4403 | |
| 12 | 10534 | Busitema University | 22795 | 16330 | 7379 | 4703 | |
| 13 | 11762 | Uganda Technology and Management University UTAMU | 1634 | 16010 | 5731 | 5789 | |
| 14 | 12222 | Law Development Centre Kampala | 6719 | 10853 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 15 | 13346 | International Health Sciences University | 1247 | 17512 | 9491 | 4921 | |
| 16 | 15598 | Uganda Management Institute | 7174 | 15883 | 9353 | 5789 | |
| 17 | 16190 | Muni University | 9256 | 18272 | 8504 | 5789 | |
| 18 | 16556 | International University of East Africa | 5328 | 16656 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 19 | 17268 | Bugema University | 22423 | 15816 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 20 | 17512 | Nkumba University | 15226 | 16893 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 21 | 17727 | Kampala University | 897 | 18713 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 22 | 18543 | Victoria University Kampala | 22695 | 17324 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 23 | 18671 | Muteesa I Royal University | 13142 | 18522 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 24 | 19159 | Bishop Stuart University | 10158 | 19419 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 25 | 19285 | Cavendish University Uganda | 10183 | 19557 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 26 | 19791 | Livingstone International University | 22841 | 18893 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 27 | 19986 | Busoga University | 24952 | 18835 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 28 | 20959 | St Augustine International University | 16945 | 20903 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 29 | 21415 | African Rural University | 19823 | 21169 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 30 | 21722 | University of Africa | 15090 | 21966 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 31 | 21999 | Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology | 25134 | 21169 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 32 | 22303 | Kumi University | 23656 | 21731 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 33 | 22929 | Virtual University of Uganda | 24952 | 22336 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 34 | 22975 | St Lawrence University | 21795 | 22753 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 35 | 23072 | African Bible University | 26069 | 22336 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 36 | 23527 | Kabale University | 22403 | 23339 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 37 | 24064 | All Saints University Lango | 13280 | 24568 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 38 | 24367 | Uganda Pentecostal University | 23785 | 24149 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 39 | 24530 | Africa Renewal University | 27068 | 23766 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 40 | 25096 | Lira University | 12731 | 25541 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 41 | 25308 | Soroti University | 24664 | 25131 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 42 | 25496 | Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala | 25444 | 25271 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 43 | 25516 | ISBAT University | 25397 | 25396 | 9491 | 5789 | |
| 44 | 26064 | University of Kisubi | 25468 | 25905 | 9491 | 5789 |
