Best Engineering Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Engineering

#1 in Egypt #419 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Engineering

#462 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

3

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Engineering

#517 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

4

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Engineering

#537 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

5

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Engineering

#542 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

6

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Engineering

#2 in Egypt #557 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

7

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Engineering

#579 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Engineering

#3 in Egypt #629 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

9

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Engineering

#4 in Egypt #663 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

10

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Engineering

#668 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

11

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Engineering

#1 in Tunisia #762 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

12

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Engineering

#5 in Egypt #832 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

13

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Engineering

#6 in Egypt #907 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

14

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Engineering

#7 in Egypt #923 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

15

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Engineering

#8 in Egypt #980 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

16

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Engineering

#1004 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

17

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Engineering

#9 in Egypt #1062 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

18

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Engineering

#1 in Morocco #1080 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

19

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Engineering

#1094 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

20

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Engineering

#2 in Tunisia #1115 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

21

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Engineering

#10 in Egypt #1143 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

22

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Engineering

#3 in Tunisia #1171 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

23

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Engineering

#1 in Nigeria #1179 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

24

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Engineering

#4 in Tunisia #1189 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

25

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Engineering

#1221 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

26

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Engineering

#1 in Algeria #1228 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

27

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Engineering

#11 in Egypt #1250 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

28

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Engineering

#12 in Egypt #1321 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

29

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Engineering

#2 in Nigeria #1324 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

30

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Engineering

#2 in Morocco #1357 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

31

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For Engineering

#1366 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

32

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Engineering

#1426 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

33

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Engineering

#1 in Ethiopia #1429 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

34

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Engineering

#3 in Morocco #1461 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

35

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Engineering

#4 in Morocco #1467 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

36

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Engineering

#13 in Egypt #1480 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

37

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Engineering

#3 in Nigeria #1481 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

38

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Engineering

#4 in Nigeria #1492 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

39

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#1 in Ghana #1563 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

40

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Engineering

#14 in Egypt #1571 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

41

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Engineering

#1573 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

42

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Engineering

#1 in Uganda #1636 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

43

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Carthage

For Engineering

#5 in Tunisia #1656 in the World

53% Acceptance

50,314 Enrollment

44

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Engineering

#5 in Nigeria #1670 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

45

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Engineering

#6 in Nigeria #1697 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

46

Algeria | Setif

Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Engineering

#2 in Algeria #1698 in the World

78% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

47

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For Engineering

#7 in Nigeria #1706 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

48

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

For Engineering

#5 in Morocco #1743 in the World

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

49

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

For Engineering

#15 in Egypt #1756 in the World

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

50

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Engineering

#2 in Ghana #1768 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

51

Egypt | Qena

South Valley University – Qena

For Engineering

#16 in Egypt #1769 in the World

64% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1995 Founded

52

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Engineering

#1 in Kenya #1772 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

53

Algeria | Annaba

University of Annaba

For Engineering

#3 in Algeria #1788 in the World

64% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

54

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Engineering

#8 in Nigeria #1812 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

55

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

For Engineering

#17 in Egypt #1819 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

56

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Engineering

#9 in Nigeria #1822 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

57

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Engineering

#18 in Egypt #1838 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

58

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Engineering

#4 in Algeria #1853 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

59

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Engineering

#1882 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

60

Algeria | Algiers

National Polytechnic School, Algeria

For Engineering

#5 in Algeria #1904 in the World

78% Acceptance

1,400 Enrollment

61

Egypt | Alexandria

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For Engineering

#19 in Egypt #1939 in the World

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

62

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Engineering

#1942 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

63

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Engineering

#10 in Nigeria #1962 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

64

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Engineering

#6 in Morocco #1966 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

65

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

For Engineering

#6 in Algeria #1991 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

66

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Engineering

#6 in Tunisia #1993 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

67

Egypt | Aswan

Aswan University

For Engineering

#20 in Egypt #2002 in the World

74% Acceptance

1,898 Enrollment

2012 Founded

68

Tunisia | Gabes

Gabes University

For Engineering

#7 in Tunisia #2044 in the World

28% Acceptance

15,263 Enrollment

69

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Engineering

#2071 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

70

Algeria | Oran

University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Engineering

#7 in Algeria #2095 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,484 Enrollment

71

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

Bahir Dar University

For Engineering

#2 in Ethiopia #2099 in the World

50% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

72

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Engineering

#1 in Tanzania #2101 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

73

Algeria | Bejaia

University of Bejaia

For Engineering

#8 in Algeria #2105 in the World

50% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

74

Egypt | Faiyum

Fayoum University

For Engineering

#21 in Egypt #2111 in the World

76% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2005 Founded

75

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#22 in Egypt #2122 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,741 Enrollment

2010 Founded

76

Zimbabwe | Harare

University of Zimbabwe

For Engineering

#1 in Zimbabwe #2152 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1955 Founded

77

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Engineering

#11 in Nigeria #2161 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

78

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Engineering

#12 in Nigeria #2182 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1990 Founded

79

Egypt | Port Said

Port Said University

For Engineering

#23 in Egypt #2187 in the World

66% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2010 Founded

80

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Engineering

#1 in Botswana #2190 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

81

Nigeria | Owerri

Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Engineering

#13 in Nigeria #2192 in the World

20% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1980 Founded

82

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

For Engineering

#9 in Algeria #2194 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

83

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Engineering

#14 in Nigeria #2195 in the World

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

84

Algeria | Biskra

University of Biskra

For Engineering

#10 in Algeria #2207 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

85

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Engineering

#15 in Nigeria #2256 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

86

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Engineering

#2266 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

87

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

For Engineering

#11 in Algeria #2280 in the World

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

88

Algeria | Boumerdes

University of Boumerdes

For Engineering

#12 in Algeria #2294 in the World

51% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

89

Egypt | Suez

Suez University

For Engineering

#24 in Egypt #2296 in the World

75% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2012 Founded

90

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Engineering

#3 in Ethiopia #2300 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

91

Nigeria | Minna

Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Engineering

#16 in Nigeria #2320 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

1982 Founded

92

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For Engineering

#1 in Mauritius #2345 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

93

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Engineering

#1 in Senegal #2348 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

94

Cameroon | Dschang

University of Dschang

For Engineering

#1 in Cameroon #2387 in the World

34% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

95

Egypt | Damietta

Damietta University

For Engineering

#25 in Egypt #2392 in the World

76% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

96

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Engineering

#1 in Sudan #2397 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

97

Nigeria | Uyo

University of Uyo

For Engineering

#17 in Nigeria #2454 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

98

Algeria | Oran

University of Oran 1

For Engineering

#13 in Algeria #2509 in the World

64% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

99

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

National University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#2 in Zimbabwe #2545 in the World

73% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1991 Founded

100

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Engineering

#2 in Kenya #2557 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

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