Best Environmental Engineering Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in South Africa #218 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

2

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in South Africa #246 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

3

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Environmental Engineering

#3 in South Africa #280 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

4

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in South Africa #321 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

5

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in Egypt #328 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Environmental Engineering

#5 in South Africa #331 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

7

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Nigeria #527 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

8

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Ghana #592 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

9

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Environmental Engineering

#11 in South Africa #737 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

10

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in Ghana #891 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Environmental Engineering

#14 in South Africa #1041 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

12

Ghana | Tamale

University for Development Studies

For Environmental Engineering

#3 in Ghana #1296 in the World

16% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

1992 Founded

13

Ethiopia | Haramaya

Haramaya University

For Environmental Engineering

#8 in Ethiopia #1803 in the World

78% Acceptance

30,414 Enrollment

1954 Founded

14

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Environmental Engineering

#19 in South Africa #1970 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

15

Algeria | Ouargla

University of Ouargla

For Environmental Engineering

#7 in Algeria #1629 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

16

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in Egypt #576 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

17

Malawi | Mzuzu

Mzuzu University

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in Malawi #2194 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1997 Founded

18

Nigeria | Ekpoma

Ambrose Alli University

For Environmental Engineering

#34 in Nigeria #2072 in the World

47% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

19

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Environmental Engineering

#12 in Nigeria #974 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

20

Tunisia | Gabes

Gabes University

For Environmental Engineering

#6 in Tunisia #1235 in the World

28% Acceptance

15,263 Enrollment

21

Cameroon | Ngaoundere

University of Ngaoundere

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in Cameroon #2297 in the World

66% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1982 Founded

22

Egypt | New Cairo

Future University in Egypt

For Environmental Engineering

#30 in Egypt #2991 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2006 Founded

23

Ethiopia | Jimma

Jimma University

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in Ethiopia #777 in the World

78% Acceptance

37,433 Enrollment

1983 Founded

24

Namibia | Windhoek

University of Namibia

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Namibia #2596 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1992 Founded

25

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

Rivers State University

For Environmental Engineering

#15 in Nigeria #1166 in the World

10% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1980 Founded

26

South Africa | Thohoyandou

University of Venda

For Environmental Engineering

#16 in South Africa #1343 in the World

72% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1982 Founded

27

Zambia | Lusaka

University of Zambia

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Zambia #1823 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1965 Founded

28

Algeria | Oran

University of Oran 1

For Environmental Engineering

#16 in Algeria #2433 in the World

64% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

29

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Environmental Engineering

#14 in Egypt #1176 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

30

Kenya | Eldoret

University of Eldoret

For Environmental Engineering

#6 in Kenya #2302 in the World

52% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

31

Nigeria | Owerri

Imo State University

For Environmental Engineering

#38 in Nigeria #2227 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

32

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Environmental Engineering

#41 in Nigeria #2435 in the World

27% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

33

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Sudan #2108 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

34

Algeria | Annaba

University of Annaba

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in Algeria #1423 in the World

64% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

35

Eswatini | Kwaluseni

University of Swaziland

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Eswatini #2384 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1976 Founded

36

Malawi | Zomba

University of Malawi

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Malawi #1456 in the World

59% Acceptance

10,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

37

Nigeria | Enugu

Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Environmental Engineering

#39 in Nigeria #2261 in the World

41% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1981 Founded

38

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For Environmental Engineering

#9 in Nigeria #939 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

39

Tunisia | Manouba

Manouba University

For Environmental Engineering

#9 in Tunisia #2734 in the World

40% Acceptance

17,040 Enrollment

40

Cameroon | Bamenda

University of Bamenda

For Environmental Engineering

#6 in Cameroon #2687 in the World

58% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

2011 Founded

41

Egypt | Port Said

Port Said University

For Environmental Engineering

#17 in Egypt #1404 in the World

66% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

2010 Founded

42

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Ethiopia #579 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

43

Niger | Niamey

Abdou Moumouni University

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Niger #2990 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,400 Enrollment

1974 Founded

44

Nigeria | Ilorin

Kwara State University

For Environmental Engineering

#46 in Nigeria #2706 in the World

27% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

45

South Africa | Alice

University of Fort Hare

For Environmental Engineering

#10 in South Africa #706 in the World

64% Acceptance

11,074 Enrollment

1916 Founded

46

Zimbabwe | Bindura

Bindura University of Science Education

For Environmental Engineering

#5 in Zimbabwe #2576 in the World

69% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

47

Algeria | Setif

Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Environmental Engineering

#8 in Algeria #1689 in the World

78% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

48

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Environmental Engineering

#3 in Egypt #495 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

49

Kenya | Maseno

Maseno University

For Environmental Engineering

#8 in Kenya #2784 in the World

10% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

50

Nigeria | Effurun

Federal University of Petroleum Resources

For Environmental Engineering

#27 in Nigeria #1856 in the World

48% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

2007 Founded

51

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Environmental Engineering

#24 in Nigeria #1687 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

52

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

Ardhi University

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in Tanzania #2221 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,455 Enrollment

2007 Founded

53

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

For Environmental Engineering

#12 in Algeria #1918 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

54

Ethiopia | Nekemte

Wollega University

For Environmental Engineering

#11 in Ethiopia #2504 in the World

73% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

55

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Mauritius #1418 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

56

Nigeria | Makurdi

Benue State University

For Environmental Engineering

#50 in Nigeria #2794 in the World

45% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1992 Founded

57

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Environmental Engineering

#6 in Nigeria #723 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

58

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Carthage

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in Tunisia #1090 in the World

53% Acceptance

50,314 Enrollment

59

Cameroon | Buea

University of Buea

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in Cameroon #2354 in the World

46% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

60

Egypt | Beni Suef

Beni-Suef University

For Environmental Engineering

#15 in Egypt #1253 in the World

79% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

2005 Founded

61

Ghana | Kumasi

Kumasi Technical University

For Environmental Engineering

#5 in Ghana #2166 in the World

60% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1954 Founded

62

Nigeria | Anyigba

Kogi State University

For Environmental Engineering

#54 in Nigeria #2972 in the World

30% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

1999 Founded

63

Nigeria | Ede

Redeemer’s University

For Environmental Engineering

#33 in Nigeria #2060 in the World

30% Acceptance

6,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

64

South Africa | Mankweng

University of Limpopo

For Environmental Engineering

#18 in South Africa #1893 in the World

45% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1959 Founded

65

Zimbabwe | Chinhoyi

Chinhoyi University of Technology

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in Zimbabwe #2547 in the World

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2001 Founded

66

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Environmental Engineering

#5 in Algeria #1555 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

67

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Environmental Engineering

#19 in Egypt #1485 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

68

Kenya | Njoro

Egerton University

For Environmental Engineering

#5 in Kenya #1989 in the World

33% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

69

Nigeria | Gombe

Gombe State University

For Environmental Engineering

#57 in Nigeria #2998 in the World

59% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

70

Nigeria | Jos

University of Jos

For Environmental Engineering

#36 in Nigeria #2218 in the World

10% Acceptance

52,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

71

Tanzania | Arusha

Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in Tanzania #1364 in the World

40% Acceptance

117 Enrollment

2009 Founded

72

Algeria | Algiers

National Polytechnic School, Algeria

For Environmental Engineering

#3 in Algeria #1117 in the World

78% Acceptance

1,400 Enrollment

73

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

For Environmental Engineering

#10 in Algeria #1801 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

74

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

Debre Markos University

For Environmental Engineering

#12 in Ethiopia #2690 in the World

62% Acceptance

49,103 Enrollment

2005 Founded

75

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Environmental Engineering

#6 in Morocco #1535 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

76

Nigeria | Keffi

Nasarawa State University

For Environmental Engineering

#52 in Nigeria #2961 in the World

37% Acceptance

35,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

77

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Environmental Engineering

#3 in Nigeria #557 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

78

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Environmental Engineering

#7 in Tunisia #2193 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

79

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in Botswana #1509 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

80

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

For Environmental Engineering

#11 in Egypt #1104 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,741 Enrollment

2010 Founded

81

Ghana | Sunyani

University of Energy and Natural Resources

For Environmental Engineering

#6 in Ghana #2232 in the World

53% Acceptance

13,132 Enrollment

2011 Founded

82

Nigeria | Okitipupa

Ondo State University of Science and Technology

For Environmental Engineering

#47 in Nigeria #2709 in the World

49% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

2008 Founded

83

Nigeria | Abeokuta

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Environmental Engineering

#10 in Nigeria #971 in the World

32% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1988 Founded

84

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Environmental Engineering

#13 in South Africa #967 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

85

Zimbabwe | Gweru

Midlands State University

For Environmental Engineering

#3 in Zimbabwe #2497 in the World

59% Acceptance

22,000 Enrollment

2000 Founded

86

DR Congo | Kinshasa

University of Kinshasa

For Environmental Engineering

#1 in DR Congo #2228 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1954 Founded

87

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Environmental Engineering

#5 in Egypt #677 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

88

Kenya | Eldoret

Moi University

For Environmental Engineering

#3 in Kenya #1443 in the World

93% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1984 Founded

89

Nigeria | Kaduna

Kaduna State University

For Environmental Engineering

#35 in Nigeria #2127 in the World

40% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

2004 Founded

90

Nigeria | Kano

Bayero University Kano

For Environmental Engineering

#17 in Nigeria #1315 in the World

29% Acceptance

45,810 Enrollment

1975 Founded

91

Tanzania | Dodoma

University of Dodoma

For Environmental Engineering

#5 in Tanzania #2488 in the World

30% Acceptance

28,949 Enrollment

2007 Founded

92

Algeria | Mostaganem

University of Mostaganem

For Environmental Engineering

#14 in Algeria #2276 in the World

63% Acceptance

24,214 Enrollment

93

Cameroon | Maroua

University of Maroua

For Environmental Engineering

#5 in Cameroon #2597 in the World

59% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

94

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

Debre Berhan University

For Environmental Engineering

#10 in Ethiopia #2475 in the World

68% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

95

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in Morocco #1044 in the World

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

96

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Environmental Engineering

#30 in Nigeria #1948 in the World

10% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1982 Founded

97

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Environmental Engineering

#4 in Nigeria #664 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

98

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Environmental Engineering

#5 in Tunisia #1100 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

99

Botswana | Palapye

Botswana International University of Science and Technology

For Environmental Engineering

#2 in Botswana #1792 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,966 Enrollment

2005 Founded

100

Egypt | Nasser City

Sohag university

For Environmental Engineering

#20 in Egypt #1743 in the World

75% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

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