Best Universities for Architecture in Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 32.6K citations received by 6.34K academic papers made by 35 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.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Sfax

For Architecture

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Architecture

#1 in South Africa

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. Cairo University

For Architecture

#1 in Egypt

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

4. Ain Shams University

For Architecture

#2 in Egypt

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

5. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Architecture

#2 in South Africa

#494 in the World

Founded: 1874

6. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Architecture

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

7. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Architecture

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

8. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Architecture

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

9. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Architecture

#3 in South Africa

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

10. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Architecture

#3 in Egypt

#689 in the World

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

11. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Architecture

#691 in the World

Enrollment: 16,315

12. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Architecture

#4 in South Africa

#693 in the World

Founded: 1918

13. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Architecture

#5 in South Africa

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

14. Helwan University

For Architecture

#4 in Egypt

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

15. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Architecture

#778 in the World

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

16. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Architecture

#5 in Egypt

#797 in the World

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

17. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Architecture

#799 in the World

18. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Architecture

#869 in the World

19. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Architecture

#899 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

20. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Architecture

#6 in South Africa

#916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

21. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Architecture

#6 in Egypt

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,228
Founded: 2005

22. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Architecture

#7 in Egypt

#991 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

23. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Architecture

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

24. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Architecture

#1017 in the World

25. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Architecture

#1019 in the World

26. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Architecture

#8 in Egypt

#1030 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

27. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Architecture

#9 in Egypt

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

28. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Architecture

#7 in South Africa

#1053 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

29. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Architecture

#1074 in the World

30. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Architecture

#1095 in the World

Enrollment: 22,270
Male:Female: 52:48

31. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Architecture

#1108 in the World

32. Covenant University

For Architecture

#1 in Nigeria

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

33. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Architecture

#1160 in the World

34. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Architecture

#1174 in the World

Enrollment: 8,443

35. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Architecture

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%