Best Universities for Biomedical 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 164K citations received by 8.22K academic papers made by 36 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

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Biomedical Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#351 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. Cairo University

For Biomedical Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#391 in the World

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

3. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

4. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Biomedical Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#445 in the World

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

5. Ain Shams University

For Biomedical Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#701 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

6. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Biomedical Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

7. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

8. Tanta University

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#875 in the World

Founded: 1972

9. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Biomedical Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#883 in the World

Founded: 1918

10. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

11. Al-Azhar University

For Biomedical Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#968 in the World

Founded: 1961

12. Assiut University

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#988 in the World

Founded: 1957

13. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Biomedical Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#1057 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

14. Helwan University

For Biomedical Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#1120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

15. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Biomedical Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

16. Minia University

For Biomedical Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

17. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#1254 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

18. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Biomedical Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#1359 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

19. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in South Africa

#1497 in the World

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

20. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Biomedical Engineering

#13 in Egypt

#1523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

21. University of Sfax

For Biomedical Engineering

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

22. South Valley University - Qena

For Biomedical Engineering

#14 in Egypt

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1995

23. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Biomedical Engineering

#8 in South Africa

#1578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

24. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Biomedical Engineering

#15 in Egypt

#1600 in the World

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

25. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Biomedical Engineering

#16 in Egypt

#1601 in the World

Founded: 1996

26. Benha University

For Biomedical Engineering

#17 in Egypt

#1610 in the World

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

27. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Biomedical Engineering

#18 in Egypt

#1633 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

28. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Biomedical Engineering

#9 in South Africa

#1637 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

29. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Biomedical Engineering

#1658 in the World

30. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Biomedical Engineering

#19 in Egypt

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,178
Founded: 2005

31. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Biomedical Engineering

#1700 in the World

32. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Biomedical Engineering

#1 in Morocco

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

33. Pharos University in Alexandria

Egypt | Alexandria

For Biomedical Engineering

#20 in Egypt

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

34. Suez University

For Biomedical Engineering

#21 in Egypt

#1776 in the World

Founded: 2012

35. Fayoum University

For Biomedical Engineering

#22 in Egypt

#1818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

36. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Biomedical Engineering

#23 in Egypt

#1834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering224

Aerospace Engineering233

Agricultural Engineering69

Applied/Engineering Physics43

Architectural Engineering66

Automation and Control engineering81

Automotive Engineering130

Biochemical Engineering46

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

Structural Engineering199

Systems Engineering160

Technical Drawing21

Telecommunications266

Transportation Engineering63