Best Universities for Engineering in Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 18M citations received by 1.17M academic papers made by 355 universities in Africa was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Cairo University

For Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

2. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#457 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

4. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#539 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

6. Ain Shams University

For Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#564 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

7. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

8. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 197,278
Founded: 1942

9. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

10. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

11. University of Sfax

For Engineering

#771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

12. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#848 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

13. Assiut University

For Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#904 in the World

Founded: 1957

14. Tanta University

For Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#935 in the World

Founded: 1972

15. Al-Azhar University

For Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#998 in the World

Founded: 1961

16. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Engineering

#7 in South Africa

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

17. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#1053 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

18. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Engineering

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

19. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Engineering

#1113 in the World

20. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Engineering

#8 in South Africa

#1121 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

21. Benha University

For Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 88,016
Founded: 1976

22. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Engineering

#1165 in the World

23. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Engineering

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

24. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Engineering

#1197 in the World

25. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Engineering

#9 in South Africa

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

26. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Engineering

#1225 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

27. Helwan University

For Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

28. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Engineering

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

29. Minia University

For Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#1339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

30. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Engineering

#1372 in the World

31. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Engineering

#10 in South Africa

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

32. Rhodes University

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South Africa | Makhanda

For Engineering

#11 in South Africa

#1404 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

33. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Engineering

#1450 in the World

Founded: 1950

34. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Engineering

#1465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

35. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Engineering

#13 in Egypt

#1474 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

36. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Engineering

#1486 in the World

37. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Engineering

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

38. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Engineering

#1505 in the World

Enrollment: 98,720
Male:Female: 54:46

39. University of the Western Cape

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South Africa | Bellville

For Engineering

#12 in South Africa

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

40. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#1 in Ghana

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

41. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Engineering

#14 in Egypt

#1594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

42. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Engineering

#1 in Uganda

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

43. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Engineering

#1663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

44. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Engineering

#1664 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

45. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Engineering

#1691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

46. Covenant University

For Engineering

#1698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

47. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Engineering

#1703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

48. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Engineering

#1 in Kenya

#1749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

49. University of Ghana

For Engineering

#2 in Ghana

#1763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

50. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Engineering

#15 in Egypt

#1764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 6,857
Founded: 1919

51. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Engineering

#1778 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

52. South Valley University - Qena

For Engineering

#16 in Egypt

#1779 in the World

Founded: 1995

53. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Engineering

#1798 in the World

54. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Engineering

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

55. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Engineering

#1818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

56. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Engineering

#1834 in the World

57. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Engineering

#17 in Egypt

#1859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

58. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Engineering

#18 in Egypt

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

59. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Engineering

#1910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

60. Durban University of Technology

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South Africa | Durban

For Engineering

#13 in South Africa

#1918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

61. Nelson Mandela University

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South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Engineering

#14 in South Africa

#1933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

62. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Engineering

#10 in Nigeria

#1938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

63. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Engineering

#19 in Egypt

#1953 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

64. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Engineering

#1979 in the World

65. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Engineering

#1992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

66. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Engineering

#2011 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

67. Aswan University

For Engineering

#20 in Egypt

#2036 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

68. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Engineering

#2078 in the World

69. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Engineering

#2081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1970

70. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Engineering

#15 in South Africa

#2085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

71. University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Engineering

#2096 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

72. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Engineering

#2106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

73. Fayoum University

For Engineering

#21 in Egypt

#2121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

74. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Engineering

#2124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,399
Founded: 1955

75. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Engineering

#22 in Egypt

#2152 in the World

Founded: 2010

76. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Engineering

#2161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 57,852
Founded: 2001

77. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Engineering

#2164 in the World

Founded: 1964

78. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Engineering

#11 in Nigeria

#2181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

79. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Engineering

#12 in Nigeria

#2186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

80. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Engineering

#13 in Nigeria

#2191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

81. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Engineering

#14 in Nigeria

#2198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1990

82. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Engineering

#2202 in the World

83. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Engineering

#23 in Egypt

#2222 in the World

Founded: 2010

84. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Engineering

#10 in Algeria

#2233 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

85. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Engineering

#15 in Nigeria

#2248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

86. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Engineering

#11 in Algeria

#2272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

87. University of Fort Hare

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South Africa | Alice

For Engineering

#16 in South Africa

#2276 in the World

Enrollment: 11,074
Founded: 1916

88. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Engineering

#12 in Algeria

#2290 in the World

89. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Engineering

#16 in Nigeria

#2333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,181
Founded: 1982

90. Suez University

For Engineering

#24 in Egypt

#2340 in the World

Founded: 2012

91. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Engineering

#2342 in the World

Founded: 1918

92. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Engineering

#1 in Mauritius

#2344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

93. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Engineering

#2363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

94. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Engineering

#1 in Sudan

#2380 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

95. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Engineering

#2402 in the World

Founded: 1993

96. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Engineering

#25 in Egypt

#2426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2012

97. University of Uyo

For Engineering

#17 in Nigeria

#2447 in the World

Founded: 1991

98. University of Oran 1

For Engineering

#13 in Algeria

#2503 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

99. National University of Science and Technology

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

For Engineering

#2527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1991

100. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Engineering

#2 in Kenya

#2575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering219

Aerospace Engineering225

Agricultural Engineering72

Applied/Engineering Physics41

Architectural Engineering63

Automation and Control engineering81

Automotive Engineering129

Biochemical Engineering44

Biomedical Engineering33

Biotechnology216

Chemical Engineering245

Civil Engineering205

Computer Engineering66

Computer Networking246

Construction Management41

Electrical Engineering287

Electronic Engineering143

Engineering Management35

Environmental Engineering219

Firefighting and Fire Science22

Geotechnical Engineering233

Human-Computer Interaction85

Industrial Engineering22

Landscape Architecture32

Marine Engineering26

Materials Science314

Mechanical Engineering277

Metallurgical Engineering281

Mining Engineering74

Nanotechnology219

Nuclear Engineering38

Operations Research70

Optical Engineering280

Petroleum Engineering72

Polymer science and Plastics engineering18

Product and Industrial Design11

Reliability and Quality Engineering100

Remote Sensing131

Renewable Energy Engineering157

Structural Engineering194

Systems Engineering152

Technical Drawing20

Telecommunications263

Transportation Engineering63