Best Software Engineering Universities in Africa [2026 Rankings]

1

South Africa | Pretoria

University of Pretoria

For Software Engineering

#1 in South Africa #457 in the World

52% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1908 Founded

2

South Africa | Cape Town

University of Cape Town

For Software Engineering

#2 in South Africa #537 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1874 Founded

3

Egypt | Giza

Cairo University

For Software Engineering

#1 in Egypt #592 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1908 Founded

4

South Africa | Durban

University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Software Engineering

#4 in South Africa #598 in the World

63% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

2004 Founded

5

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

For Software Engineering

#5 in South Africa #761 in the World

58% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2005 Founded

6

South Africa | Johannesburg

University of the Witwatersrand

For Software Engineering

#6 in South Africa #906 in the World

34% Acceptance

48,174 Enrollment

1922 Founded

7

South Africa | Potchefstroom

North-West University

For Software Engineering

#8 in South Africa #1126 in the World

83% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded

8

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela University

For Software Engineering

#11 in South Africa #1958 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

2005 Founded

9

Nigeria | Ibadan

University of Ibadan

For Software Engineering

#4 in Nigeria #1976 in the World

11% Acceptance

41,269 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

Ghana | Legon

University of Ghana

For Software Engineering

#1 in Ghana #1983 in the World

18% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1948 Founded

11

South Africa | Bellville

University of the Western Cape

For Software Engineering

#12 in South Africa #2007 in the World

60% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1959 Founded

12

Ghana | Kumasi

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#2 in Ghana #2294 in the World

54% Acceptance

85,000 Enrollment

1951 Founded

13

Egypt | Benha

Benha University

For Software Engineering

#15 in Egypt #1855 in the World

90% Acceptance

88,016 Enrollment

1976 Founded

14

Nigeria | Awka

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Software Engineering

#13 in Nigeria #2451 in the World

12% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

15

Algeria | Bejaia

University of Bejaia

For Software Engineering

#13 in Algeria #2388 in the World

50% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

16

Egypt | Cairo

Ain Shams University

For Software Engineering

#2 in Egypt #891 in the World

73% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

17

South Africa | Pretoria

Tshwane University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#9 in South Africa #1365 in the World

89% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2003 Founded

18

Algeria | Jijel

University of Jijel

For Software Engineering

#15 in Algeria #2434 in the World

51% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

19

Morocco | Marrakesh

Cadi Ayyad University

For Software Engineering

#5 in Morocco #1355 in the World

59% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

20

Tunisia | Manouba

Manouba University

For Software Engineering

#2 in Tunisia #811 in the World

40% Acceptance

17,040 Enrollment

21

Egypt | Ismailia

Suez Canal University

For Software Engineering

#20 in Egypt #2594 in the World

77% Acceptance

40,317 Enrollment

1976 Founded

22

Nigeria | Ota

Covenant University

For Software Engineering

#1 in Nigeria #1289 in the World

89% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2002 Founded

23

Algeria | Algiers

National Polytechnic School, Algeria

For Software Engineering

#9 in Algeria #2082 in the World

78% Acceptance

1,400 Enrollment

24

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa University

For Software Engineering

#1 in Ethiopia #1946 in the World

64% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

25

South Africa | Makhanda

Rhodes University

For Software Engineering

#10 in South Africa #1551 in the World

61% Acceptance

8,200 Enrollment

1904 Founded

26

Algeria | Algiers

University of Algiers 1

For Software Engineering

#11 in Algeria #2282 in the World

62% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

27

Morocco | Rabat

Mohammed V University

For Software Engineering

#1 in Morocco #640 in the World

50% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

28

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Carthage

For Software Engineering

#5 in Tunisia #1085 in the World

53% Acceptance

50,314 Enrollment

29

Egypt | Tanta

Tanta University

For Software Engineering

#13 in Egypt #1841 in the World

72% Acceptance

220,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

30

Nigeria | Zaria

Ahmadu Bello University

For Software Engineering

#15 in Nigeria #2483 in the World

8% Acceptance

49,436 Enrollment

1962 Founded

31

Algeria | Annaba

University of Annaba

For Software Engineering

#3 in Algeria #1362 in the World

64% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

32

Kenya | Nairobi

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

For Software Engineering

#1 in Kenya #1798 in the World

16% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

33

South Africa | Bloemfontein

University of the Free State

For Software Engineering

#15 in South Africa #2241 in the World

25% Acceptance

37,000 Enrollment

1904 Founded

34

Algeria | Setif

Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Software Engineering

#10 in Algeria #2224 in the World

78% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

35

Namibia | Windhoek

Namibia University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#1 in Namibia #2071 in the World

32% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1985 Founded

36

Tunisia | Sousse

University of Sousse

For Software Engineering

#6 in Tunisia #1223 in the World

34% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

37

Egypt | Cairo

Helwan University

For Software Engineering

#5 in Egypt #1122 in the World

60% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

1975 Founded

38

Nigeria | Ife

Obafemi Awolowo University

For Software Engineering

#7 in Nigeria #2229 in the World

7% Acceptance

32,480 Enrollment

1962 Founded

39

Algeria | Batna

University of Batna 1

For Software Engineering

#5 in Algeria #1924 in the World

60% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

40

Kenya | Nairobi

University of Nairobi

For Software Engineering

#2 in Kenya #2048 in the World

66% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

41

South Africa | Pretoria

University of South Africa

For Software Engineering

#7 in South Africa #920 in the World

61% Acceptance

420,000 Enrollment

1873 Founded

42

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

Kafrelsheikh University

For Software Engineering

#19 in Egypt #2439 in the World

80% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

43

Nigeria | Owerri

Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Software Engineering

#10 in Nigeria #2362 in the World

20% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1980 Founded

44

Tunisia | Monastir

University of Monastir

For Software Engineering

#7 in Tunisia #1394 in the World

51% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

45

Egypt | Asyut

Assiut University

For Software Engineering

#16 in Egypt #1885 in the World

74% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1957 Founded

46

Nigeria | Nsukka

University of Nigeria

For Software Engineering

#2 in Nigeria #1816 in the World

38% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

47

Algeria | Constantine

University of Constantine 1

For Software Engineering

#2 in Algeria #1237 in the World

57% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

48

Libya | Benghazi

University of Benghazi

For Software Engineering

#1 in Libya #1436 in the World

83% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1955 Founded

49

South Africa | Stellenbosch

University of Stellenbosch

For Software Engineering

#3 in South Africa #578 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,754 Enrollment

1918 Founded

50

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

Nile University

For Software Engineering

#7 in Egypt #1502 in the World

90% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2006 Founded

51

Nigeria | Minna

Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Software Engineering

#9 in Nigeria #2346 in the World

14% Acceptance

26,181 Enrollment

1982 Founded

52

Tunisia | Tunis

University of Tunis El Manar

For Software Engineering

#4 in Tunisia #1080 in the World

45% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

53

Egypt | Alexandria

Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

For Software Engineering

#9 in Egypt #1585 in the World

73% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1972 Founded

54

Nigeria | Lagos

University of Lagos

For Software Engineering

#8 in Nigeria #2255 in the World

11% Acceptance

48,680 Enrollment

1962 Founded

55

Algeria | Souk Ahras

University of Souk Ahras

For Software Engineering

#14 in Algeria #2408 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

56

Mauritius | Reduit

University of Mauritius

For Software Engineering

#1 in Mauritius #1720 in the World

70% Acceptance

19,200 Enrollment

1965 Founded

57

Sudan | Khartoum

Sudan University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#2 in Sudan #1965 in the World

57% Acceptance

13,160 Enrollment

1990 Founded

58

Egypt | New Cairo

German University in Cairo

For Software Engineering

#17 in Egypt #2169 in the World

20% Acceptance

500 Enrollment

2003 Founded

59

Nigeria | Calabar

University of Calabar

For Software Engineering

#6 in Nigeria #2194 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,645 Enrollment

1975 Founded

60

Tunisia | Tunis

Tunis University

For Software Engineering

#3 in Tunisia #995 in the World

39% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

61

Egypt | Zagazig

Zagazig University

For Software Engineering

#8 in Egypt #1562 in the World

75% Acceptance

117,299 Enrollment

1974 Founded

62

Senegal | Saint-Louis

University Gaston Berger

For Software Engineering

#2 in Senegal #2716 in the World

46% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1990 Founded

63

Algeria | Boumerdes

University of Boumerdes

For Software Engineering

#7 in Algeria #1955 in the World

51% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

64

Morocco | Ifrane

Al Akhawayn University

For Software Engineering

#7 in Morocco #2567 in the World

60% Acceptance

4,216 Enrollment

65

Sudan | Khartoum

University of Khartoum

For Software Engineering

#1 in Sudan #1848 in the World

9% Acceptance

41,030 Enrollment

1956 Founded

66

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#14 in Egypt #1844 in the World

55% Acceptance

3,741 Enrollment

2010 Founded

67

Nigeria | Akure

Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Software Engineering

#14 in Nigeria #2456 in the World

49% Acceptance

23,100 Enrollment

1981 Founded

68

Uganda | Kampala

Makerere University

For Software Engineering

#1 in Uganda #1619 in the World

50% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1922 Founded

69

Algeria | Algiers

University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

For Software Engineering

#1 in Algeria #1120 in the World

55% Acceptance

54,549 Enrollment

70

Egypt | Cairo

Al-Azhar University

For Software Engineering

#10 in Egypt #1714 in the World

77% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1961 Founded

71

Senegal | Dakar

Cheikh Anta Diop University

For Software Engineering

#1 in Senegal #2363 in the World

68% Acceptance

89,589 Enrollment

1918 Founded

72

Algeria | Oran

University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Software Engineering

#17 in Algeria #2605 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,484 Enrollment

73

Morocco | Tetouan

Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Software Engineering

#6 in Morocco #1413 in the World

60% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

74

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

University of Dar es Salaam

For Software Engineering

#1 in Tanzania #2330 in the World

10% Acceptance

45,155 Enrollment

1970 Founded

75

Egypt | El Shorouk

British University in Egypt

For Software Engineering

#18 in Egypt #2199 in the World

40% Acceptance

12,178 Enrollment

2005 Founded

76

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

University of Port Harcourt

For Software Engineering

#5 in Nigeria #1991 in the World

15% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

77

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

National University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#1 in Zimbabwe #2191 in the World

73% Acceptance

20,399 Enrollment

1991 Founded

78

Botswana | Gaborone

University of Botswana

For Software Engineering

#1 in Botswana #1787 in the World

61% Acceptance

4,500 Enrollment

1964 Founded

79

Egypt | New Cairo

American University in Cairo

For Software Engineering

#3 in Egypt #1020 in the World

90% Acceptance

6,857 Enrollment

1919 Founded

80

South Africa | Bloemfontein

Central University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#16 in South Africa #2249 in the World

64% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

1981 Founded

81

Algeria | Blida

University of Blida 1

For Software Engineering

#12 in Algeria #2289 in the World

58% Acceptance

39,916 Enrollment

82

Morocco | Kenitra

Ibn Tofail University

For Software Engineering

#3 in Morocco #1062 in the World

61% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

83

Tunisia | Jendouba

University of Jendouba

For Software Engineering

#9 in Tunisia #2284 in the World

38% Acceptance

19,311 Enrollment

84

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

Menoufia University

For Software Engineering

#12 in Egypt #1774 in the World

71% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

85

Nigeria | Benin

University of Benin

For Software Engineering

#12 in Nigeria #2431 in the World

70% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1970 Founded

86

Algeria | Skikda

20 August 1955 University of Skikda

For Software Engineering

#16 in Algeria #2438 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,462 Enrollment

87

Egypt | Mansoura

Mansoura University

For Software Engineering

#6 in Egypt #1191 in the World

70% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1972 Founded

88

South Africa | Cape Town

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#14 in South Africa #2146 in the World

91% Acceptance

35,047 Enrollment

2005 Founded

89

Algeria | Oran

University of Oran 1

For Software Engineering

#4 in Algeria #1788 in the World

64% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

90

Morocco | Fez

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Software Engineering

#4 in Morocco #1339 in the World

60% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

91

Tunisia | Sfax

University of Sfax

For Software Engineering

#1 in Tunisia #481 in the World

8% Acceptance

33,193 Enrollment

92

Egypt | Minya

Minia University

For Software Engineering

#11 in Egypt #1746 in the World

90% Acceptance

207,853 Enrollment

1976 Founded

93

Nigeria | Ilorin

University of Ilorin

For Software Engineering

#3 in Nigeria #1951 in the World

75% Acceptance

76,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

94

Algeria | Biskra

University of Biskra

For Software Engineering

#6 in Algeria #1943 in the World

52% Acceptance

31,588 Enrollment

95

Egypt | Alexandria

Alexandria University

For Software Engineering

#4 in Egypt #1077 in the World

60% Acceptance

197,278 Enrollment

1942 Founded

96

South Africa | Durban

Durban University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#13 in South Africa #2089 in the World

75% Acceptance

49,910 Enrollment

2002 Founded

97

Algeria | Tlemcen

University of Tlemcen

For Software Engineering

#8 in Algeria #2080 in the World

58% Acceptance

60,000 Enrollment

98

Morocco | Casablanca

Hassan II University of Casablanca

For Software Engineering

#2 in Morocco #902 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

99

Tunisia | Gabes

Gabes University

For Software Engineering

#8 in Tunisia #2042 in the World

28% Acceptance

15,263 Enrollment

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