Best Universities for Aerospace Engineering in Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 1.59M citations received by 102K academic papers made by 225 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 Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#361 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#480 in the World

Founded: 1918

4. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

5. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

7. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#643 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

8. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#650 in the World

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

9. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#706 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

10. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

11. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#862 in the World

Founded: 1957

12. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Aerospace Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

13. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Tunisia

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

14. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#974 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

15. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#986 in the World

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

16. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Aerospace Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#1007 in the World

Founded: 1972

17. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Aerospace Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#1018 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

18. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Nigeria

#1019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

19. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Algeria

#1086 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

20. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Tunisia

#1119 in the World

21. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Aerospace Engineering

#7 in South Africa

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

22. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Nigeria

#1144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

23. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Aerospace Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#1168 in the World

Founded: 1961

24. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Morocco

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

25. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in Tunisia

#1272 in the World

26. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Tunisia

#1280 in the World

27. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Algeria

#1307 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

28. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in Nigeria

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

29. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Aerospace Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#1385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

30. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Aerospace Engineering

#13 in Egypt

#1403 in the World

Founded: 1995

31. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Morocco

#1424 in the World

32. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Nigeria

#1427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

33. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in Algeria

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

34. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in Morocco

#1431 in the World

35. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Ghana

#1461 in the World

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

36. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Aerospace Engineering

#14 in Egypt

#1465 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

37. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in South Africa

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

38. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Nigeria

#1494 in the World

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

39. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Aerospace Engineering

#9 in South Africa

#1496 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

40. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in Nigeria

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

41. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Aerospace Engineering

#10 in South Africa

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

42. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Aerospace Engineering

#15 in Egypt

#1516 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

43. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Algeria

#1524 in the World

44. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Aerospace Engineering

#11 in South Africa

#1561 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

45. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Aerospace Engineering

#16 in Egypt

#1572 in the World

Founded: 2010

46. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Aerospace Engineering

#7 in Nigeria

#1629 in the World

Founded: 1992

47. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in Nigeria

#1634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

48. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Aerospace Engineering

#12 in South Africa

#1658 in the World

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

49. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Morocco

#1694 in the World

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

50. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Aerospace Engineering

#9 in Nigeria

#1701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

51. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Aerospace Engineering

#13 in South Africa

#1771 in the World

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

52. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Morocco

#1782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

53. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Algeria

#1801 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

54. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in Algeria

#1812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

55. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Botswana

#1823 in the World

Founded: 1964

56. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Aerospace Engineering

#14 in South Africa

#1824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

57. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Aerospace Engineering

#10 in Nigeria

#1827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

58. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Aerospace Engineering

#11 in Nigeria

#1840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

59. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Aerospace Engineering

#17 in Egypt

#1867 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

60. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Tunisia

#1874 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

61. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Aerospace Engineering

#18 in Egypt

#1878 in the World

Founded: 2010

62. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Aerospace Engineering

#7 in Algeria

#1885 in the World

63. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Ghana

#1904 in the World

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

64. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in Algeria

#1908 in the World

65. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Ethiopia

#1934 in the World

Founded: 1950

66. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Aerospace Engineering

#9 in Algeria

#1935 in the World

67. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in Tunisia

#1974 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

68. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Aerospace Engineering

#12 in Nigeria

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

69. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Kenya

#2034 in the World

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

70. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Aerospace Engineering

#10 in Algeria

#2048 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

71. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Aerospace Engineering

#11 in Algeria

#2058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

72. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Aerospace Engineering

#13 in Nigeria

#2069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

73. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Aerospace Engineering

#19 in Egypt

#2076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

74. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Aerospace Engineering

#15 in South Africa

#2089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

75. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Aerospace Engineering

#20 in Egypt

#2102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

76. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Aerospace Engineering

#21 in Egypt

#2106 in the World

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

77. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Aerospace Engineering

#14 in Nigeria

#2111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

78. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Aerospace Engineering

#22 in Egypt

#2112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

79. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Aerospace Engineering

#23 in Egypt

#2152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

80. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Aerospace Engineering

#15 in Nigeria

#2176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

81. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Cameroon

#2192 in the World

Founded: 1993

82. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Aerospace Engineering

#12 in Algeria

#2202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

83. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Aerospace Engineering

#7 in Tunisia

#2226 in the World

84. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Aerospace Engineering

#16 in Nigeria

#2236 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2000

85. Suez University

Egypt | Suez

For Aerospace Engineering

#24 in Egypt

#2249 in the World

Founded: 2012

86. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Uganda

#2278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

87. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Aerospace Engineering

#25 in Egypt

#2294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

88. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Aerospace Engineering

#13 in Algeria

#2298 in the World

89. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in Morocco

#2330 in the World

90. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Ethiopia

#2360 in the World

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

91. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Aerospace Engineering

#17 in Nigeria

#2394 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

92. Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Mozambique

#2407 in the World

Founded: 1985

93. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Senegal

#2424 in the World

Founded: 1918

94. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Libya

#2425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

95. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Aerospace Engineering

#18 in Nigeria

#2434 in the World

Founded: 1991

96. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Aerospace Engineering

#26 in Egypt

#2463 in the World

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

97. University of Mostaganem

Algeria | Mostaganem

For Aerospace Engineering

#14 in Algeria

#2481 in the World

Enrollment: 24,214

98. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Aerospace Engineering

#16 in South Africa

#2491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

99. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Aerospace Engineering

#19 in Nigeria

#2502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

100. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Aerospace Engineering

#20 in Nigeria

#2512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,181
Founded: 1982

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering219

Agricultural Engineering72

Applied/Engineering Physics41

Architectural Engineering63

Architecture47

Automation and Control engineering81

Automotive Engineering129

Aviation22

Biochemical Engineering44

Biomedical Engineering33

Biotechnology216

Chemical Engineering245

Civil Engineering205

Computer Engineering66

Computer Networking246

Construction Management41

Electrical Engineering287

Electronic Engineering143

Engineering Management35

Environmental Engineering219

Firefighting and Fire Science22

Geotechnical Engineering233

Human-Computer Interaction85

Industrial Engineering22

Landscape Architecture32

Marine Engineering26

Materials Science314

Mechanical Engineering277

Metallurgical Engineering281

Mining Engineering74

Nanotechnology219

Nuclear Engineering38

Operations Research70

Optical Engineering280

Petroleum Engineering72

Polymer science and Plastics engineering18

Product and Industrial Design11

Reliability and Quality Engineering100

Remote Sensing131

Renewable Energy Engineering157

Robotics39

Structural Engineering194

Systems Engineering152

Technical Drawing20

Telecommunications263

Transportation Engineering63