Best Universities for Biochemical Engineering 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 Biochemical Engineering. A graph of 133K citations received by 5.55K academic papers made by 26 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. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Biochemical Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#292 in the World

Founded: 1918

2. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Biochemical Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Biochemical Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

4. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Biochemical Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#402 in the World

Founded: 1874

5. Cairo University

For Biochemical Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#490 in the World

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

6. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Biochemical Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#521 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

7. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Biochemical Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#536 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

8. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Biochemical Engineering

#7 in South Africa

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

9. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Biochemical Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#564 in the World

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

10. Tanta University

For Biochemical Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#588 in the World

Founded: 1972

11. Ain Shams University

For Biochemical Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#727 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

12. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Biochemical Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

13. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Biochemical Engineering

#8 in South Africa

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

14. Al-Azhar University

For Biochemical Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#828 in the World

Founded: 1961

15. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Biochemical Engineering

#9 in South Africa

#890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

16. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Biochemical Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#897 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

17. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Biochemical Engineering

#10 in South Africa

#928 in the World

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

18. University of Sfax

For Biochemical Engineering

#1 in Tunisia

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

19. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Biochemical Engineering

#11 in South Africa

#977 in the World

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

20. Minia University

For Biochemical Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#1038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

21. Assiut University

For Biochemical Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#1055 in the World

Founded: 1957

22. Covenant University

For Biochemical Engineering

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

23. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Biochemical Engineering

#1098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

24. Helwan University

For Biochemical Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

25. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Biochemical Engineering

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 17,672
Founded: 1981

26. Benha University

For Biochemical Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#1118 in the World

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

Chemistry subfields in Africa

Biochemistry316

Chemical Engineering228

Computational Chemistry95

Environmental Chemistry213

Inorganic Chemistry146

Materials Science302

Nanotechnology201

Nutrition and Food Science243

Organic Chemistry305

Petrology and Geochemistry159

Physical chemistry229

Polymer science and Plastics engineering19

Radiochemistry160