100+ Best Materials Science Schools in Africa [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 5.84M citations received by 438K academic papers made by 302 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. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Materials Science

#1 in Egypt

#436 in the World

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

2. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Materials Science

#2 in Egypt

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

3. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Materials Science

#1 in South Africa

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

4. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Materials Science

#2 in South Africa

#622 in the World

Founded: 1874

5. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Materials Science

#3 in Egypt

#655 in the World

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

6. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Materials Science

#3 in South Africa

#667 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

7. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Materials Science

#4 in Egypt

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

8. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Materials Science

#4 in South Africa

#673 in the World

Founded: 1918

9. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Materials Science

#5 in South Africa

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

10. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Materials Science

#6 in South Africa

#771 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

11. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Materials Science

#1 in Tunisia

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

12. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Materials Science

#5 in Egypt

#854 in the World

Founded: 1957

13. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Materials Science

#6 in Egypt

#857 in the World

Founded: 1972

14. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Materials Science

#7 in Egypt

#877 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

15. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Materials Science

#8 in Egypt

#939 in the World

Founded: 1961

16. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Materials Science

#2 in Tunisia

#998 in the World

17. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Materials Science

#3 in Tunisia

#1107 in the World

18. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Materials Science

#9 in Egypt

#1126 in the World

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

19. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Materials Science

#10 in Egypt

#1155 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

20. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Materials Science

#7 in South Africa

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

21. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Materials Science

#1 in Algeria

#1185 in the World

22. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Materials Science

#8 in South Africa

#1207 in the World

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

23. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Materials Science

#4 in Tunisia

#1211 in the World

24. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Materials Science

#9 in South Africa

#1245 in the World

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

25. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Materials Science

#1 in Morocco

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

26. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Materials Science

#11 in Egypt

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

27. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Materials Science

#12 in Egypt

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

28. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Materials Science

#10 in South Africa

#1340 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

29. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Materials Science

#11 in South Africa

#1369 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

30. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Materials Science

#2 in Morocco

#1373 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

31. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Materials Science

#13 in Egypt

#1419 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

32. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Materials Science

#1 in Nigeria

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

33. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Materials Science

#14 in Egypt

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

34. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Materials Science

#2 in Algeria

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

35. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Materials Science

#2 in Nigeria

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

36. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Materials Science

#3 in Nigeria

#1635 in the World

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

37. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Materials Science

#15 in Egypt

#1649 in the World

Founded: 1995

38. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Materials Science

#3 in Morocco

#1653 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

39. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Materials Science

#3 in Algeria

#1655 in the World

Enrollment: 8,443

40. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Materials Science

#4 in Nigeria

#1659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

41. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Materials Science

#16 in Egypt

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

42. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Materials Science

#17 in Egypt

#1688 in the World

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

43. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Materials Science

#4 in Algeria

#1702 in the World

44. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Materials Science

#18 in Egypt

#1756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

45. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Materials Science

#5 in Nigeria

#1757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

46. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Materials Science

#12 in South Africa

#1765 in the World

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

47. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Materials Science

#13 in South Africa

#1853 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

48. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Materials Science

#5 in Tunisia

#1874 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

49. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Materials Science

#4 in Morocco

#1881 in the World

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

50. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Materials Science

#6 in Nigeria

#1886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

51. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Materials Science

#7 in Nigeria

#1905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

52. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Materials Science

#19 in Egypt

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

53. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Materials Science

#5 in Algeria

#1936 in the World

54. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Materials Science

#5 in Morocco

#1953 in the World

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

55. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Materials Science

#6 in Algeria

#1969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

56. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Materials Science

#7 in Algeria

#1988 in the World

57. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Materials Science

#8 in Nigeria

#2000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

58. Suez University

Egypt | Suez

For Materials Science

#20 in Egypt

#2042 in the World

Founded: 2012

59. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Materials Science

#6 in Tunisia

#2067 in the World

60. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Materials Science

#1 in Ethiopia

#2087 in the World

Founded: 1950

61. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Materials Science

#21 in Egypt

#2116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2012

62. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Materials Science

#8 in Algeria

#2125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

63. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Materials Science

#22 in Egypt

#2151 in the World

Founded: 2010

64. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Materials Science

#23 in Egypt

#2153 in the World

Founded: 2010

65. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Materials Science

#14 in South Africa

#2161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

66. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Materials Science

#9 in Nigeria

#2162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

67. University of Oran 1

Algeria | Oran

For Materials Science

#9 in Algeria

#2171 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

68. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Materials Science

#24 in Egypt

#2183 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

69. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Materials Science

#15 in South Africa

#2187 in the World

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

70. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Materials Science

#10 in Nigeria

#2189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

71. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Materials Science

#10 in Algeria

#2213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

72. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Materials Science

#11 in Nigeria

#2222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

73. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Materials Science

#1 in Ghana

#2229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

74. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Materials Science

#12 in Nigeria

#2237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

75. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Materials Science

#11 in Algeria

#2240 in the World

76. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Materials Science

#13 in Nigeria

#2245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

77. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Materials Science

#12 in Algeria

#2259 in the World

78. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Materials Science

#13 in Algeria

#2271 in the World

79. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Materials Science

#14 in Nigeria

#2278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

80. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Materials Science

#6 in Morocco

#2283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

81. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Materials Science

#1 in Tanzania

#2370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1970

82. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Materials Science

#1 in Kenya

#2410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

83. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Materials Science

#7 in Tunisia

#2420 in the World

84. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Materials Science

#25 in Egypt

#2423 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

85. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Materials Science

#2 in Ghana

#2482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

86. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Materials Science

#15 in Nigeria

#2491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

87. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Materials Science

#16 in Nigeria

#2494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

88. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Materials Science

#17 in Nigeria

#2498 in the World

Founded: 1991

89. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Materials Science

#26 in Egypt

#2597 in the World

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

90. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Materials Science

#16 in South Africa

#2602 in the World

Founded: 1916

91. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Materials Science

#1 in Senegal

#2608 in the World

Founded: 1918

92. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Materials Science

#2 in Ethiopia

#2609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 57,852
Founded: 2001

93. University of Laghouat

Algeria | Laghouat

For Materials Science

#14 in Algeria

#2616 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000

94. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Materials Science

#1 in Botswana

#2618 in the World

Founded: 1964

95. National University of Science and Technology

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

For Materials Science

#1 in Zimbabwe

#2632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1991

96. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Materials Science

#15 in Algeria

#2658 in the World

97. Vaal University of Technology

South Africa | Vanderbijlpark

For Materials Science

#17 in South Africa

#2662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1966

98. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Materials Science

#2 in Zimbabwe

#2667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

99. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Materials Science

#1 in Sudan

#2671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

100. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Materials Science

#1 in Mauritius

#2692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

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