Best Universities for Aerospace Engineering in Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 1.75M citations received by 106K academic papers made by 233 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

#363 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#477 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

#641 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

8. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#649 in the World

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

9. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#704 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

10. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

11. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#870 in the World

Founded: 1957

12. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Aerospace Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

13. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Tunisia

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

14. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#959 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

15. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#981 in the World

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

16. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Aerospace Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#998 in the World

Founded: 1972

17. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Nigeria

#1011 in the World

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

18. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Aerospace Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

19. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Algeria

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

20. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Tunisia

#1122 in the World

21. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Aerospace Engineering

#7 in South Africa

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

22. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Nigeria

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

23. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Aerospace Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#1187 in the World

Founded: 1961

24. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Morocco

#1189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

25. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in Tunisia

#1275 in the World

26. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Tunisia

#1283 in the World

27. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Algeria

#1318 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

28. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in Nigeria

#1360 in the World

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

29. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Aerospace Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

30. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Aerospace Engineering

#13 in Egypt

#1405 in the World

Founded: 1995

31. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Morocco

#1413 in the World

32. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in Algeria

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

33. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Nigeria

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

34. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Aerospace Engineering

#3 in Morocco

#1426 in the World

35. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Aerospace Engineering

#14 in Egypt

#1450 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

36. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Ghana

#1456 in the World

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

37. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in South Africa

#1479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

38. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Aerospace Engineering

#9 in South Africa

#1497 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

39. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Nigeria

#1498 in the World

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

40. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Aerospace Engineering

#10 in South Africa

#1519 in the World

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

41. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in Nigeria

#1526 in the World

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

42. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Aerospace Engineering

#15 in Egypt

#1527 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

43. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Algeria

#1539 in the World

44. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Aerospace Engineering

#16 in Egypt

#1559 in the World

Enrollment: 3,741
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 2010

45. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Aerospace Engineering

#11 in South Africa

#1576 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

46. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Aerospace Engineering

#4 in Morocco

#1631 in the World

47. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Aerospace Engineering

#7 in Nigeria

#1635 in the World

Founded: 1992

48. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in Nigeria

#1648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

49. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Aerospace Engineering

#12 in South Africa

#1677 in the World

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

50. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Aerospace Engineering

#9 in Nigeria

#1725 in the World

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

51. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Morocco

#1763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

52. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Aerospace Engineering

#13 in South Africa

#1775 in the World

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

53. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Aerospace Engineering

#14 in South Africa

#1788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

54. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Algeria

#1791 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

55. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in Algeria

#1828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

56. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Botswana

#1837 in the World

Founded: 1964

57. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Aerospace Engineering

#10 in Nigeria

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

58. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Aerospace Engineering

#17 in Egypt

#1852 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

59. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Aerospace Engineering

#11 in Nigeria

#1859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

60. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Ethiopia

#1863 in the World

Founded: 1950

61. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Aerospace Engineering

#5 in Tunisia

#1871 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

62. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Aerospace Engineering

#18 in Egypt

#1873 in the World

Founded: 2010

63. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Aerospace Engineering

#7 in Algeria

#1887 in the World

64. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Aerospace Engineering

#8 in Algeria

#1903 in the World

65. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Aerospace Engineering

#9 in Algeria

#1948 in the World

66. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in Tunisia

#1977 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

67. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Aerospace Engineering

#12 in Nigeria

#1978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

68. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Aerospace Engineering

#10 in Algeria

#2048 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

69. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Aerospace Engineering

#19 in Egypt

#2066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

70. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Aerospace Engineering

#11 in Algeria

#2070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

71. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Aerospace Engineering

#15 in South Africa

#2073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

72. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Kenya

#2074 in the World

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

73. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Aerospace Engineering

#13 in Nigeria

#2078 in the World

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

74. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Aerospace Engineering

#20 in Egypt

#2086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

75. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Aerospace Engineering

#21 in Egypt

#2092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

76. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Aerospace Engineering

#14 in Nigeria

#2108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

77. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Aerospace Engineering

#22 in Egypt

#2112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

78. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Aerospace Engineering

#23 in Egypt

#2121 in the World

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

79. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Ghana

#2167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

80. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Aerospace Engineering

#7 in Tunisia

#2182 in the World

Enrollment: 15,263

81. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Aerospace Engineering

#15 in Nigeria

#2194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

82. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Aerospace Engineering

#12 in Algeria

#2212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

83. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Cameroon

#2216 in the World

Founded: 1993

84. Suez University

Egypt | Suez

For Aerospace Engineering

#24 in Egypt

#2220 in the World

Founded: 2012

85. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Aerospace Engineering

#2 in Ethiopia

#2249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2001

86. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Aerospace Engineering

#16 in Nigeria

#2254 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2000

87. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Uganda

#2259 in the World

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

88. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Aerospace Engineering

#6 in Morocco

#2263 in the World

89. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Aerospace Engineering

#25 in Egypt

#2283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

90. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Aerospace Engineering

#13 in Algeria

#2325 in the World

91. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Aerospace Engineering

#17 in Nigeria

#2361 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

92. Pedagogical University

Mozambique | Maputo

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Mozambique

#2424 in the World

Founded: 1985

93. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Aerospace Engineering

#26 in Egypt

#2431 in the World

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

94. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Senegal

#2445 in the World

Enrollment: 89,589
Founded: 1918

95. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Aerospace Engineering

#18 in Nigeria

#2447 in the World

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

96. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Aerospace Engineering

#19 in Nigeria

#2453 in the World

Founded: 1991

97. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Aerospace Engineering

#1 in Libya

#2456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

98. University of Mostaganem

Algeria | Mostaganem

For Aerospace Engineering

#14 in Algeria

#2502 in the World

Enrollment: 24,214

99. University of Limpopo

South Africa | Mankweng

For Aerospace Engineering

#16 in South Africa

#2504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1959

100. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Aerospace Engineering

#20 in Nigeria

#2509 in the World

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

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering224

Agricultural Engineering69

Applied/Engineering Physics43

Architectural Engineering66

Architecture48

Automation and Control engineering81

Automotive Engineering130

Aviation19

Biochemical Engineering46

Biomedical Engineering36

Biotechnology221

Chemical Engineering249

Civil Engineering208

Computer Engineering69

Computer Networking249

Construction Management44

Electrical Engineering290

Electronic Engineering151

Engineering Management37

Environmental Engineering220

Firefighting and Fire Science24

Geotechnical Engineering234

Human-Computer Interaction86

Industrial Engineering22

Landscape Architecture33

Marine Engineering27

Materials Science317

Mechanical Engineering282

Metallurgical Engineering283

Mining Engineering82

Nanotechnology222

Nuclear Engineering38

Operations Research71

Optical Engineering281

Petroleum Engineering72

Polymer science and Plastics engineering18

Product and Industrial Design13

Reliability and Quality Engineering100

Remote Sensing137

Renewable Energy Engineering162

Robotics41

Structural Engineering199

Systems Engineering160

Technical Drawing21

Telecommunications266

Transportation Engineering63