Best Universities for Biomedical 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 141K citations received by 7.72K academic papers made by 33 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

#340 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. Cairo University

For Biomedical Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#408 in the World

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

4. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Biomedical Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#453 in the World

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

5. Ain Shams University

For Biomedical Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

6. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Biomedical Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#818 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

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

8. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Biomedical Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#887 in the World

Founded: 1918

9. Tanta University

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#903 in the World

Founded: 1972

10. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

11. Al-Azhar University

For Biomedical Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#994 in the World

Founded: 1961

12. Assiut University

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#1003 in the World

Founded: 1957

13. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Biomedical Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#1022 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

14. Helwan University

For Biomedical Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

15. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Biomedical Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#1201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

16. Minia University

For Biomedical Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

17. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#1260 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

18. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Biomedical Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#1325 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

#1469 in the World

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

20. South Valley University - Qena

For Biomedical Engineering

#13 in Egypt

#1521 in the World

Founded: 1995

21. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Biomedical Engineering

#14 in Egypt

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,085
Founded: 2006

22. University of Sfax

For Biomedical Engineering

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

23. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Biomedical Engineering

#8 in South Africa

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

24. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Biomedical Engineering

#15 in Egypt

#1581 in the World

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

25. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Biomedical Engineering

#16 in Egypt

#1607 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

26. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Biomedical Engineering

#9 in South Africa

#1617 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

27. Benha University

For Biomedical Engineering

#17 in Egypt

#1625 in the World

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

28. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Biomedical Engineering

#18 in Egypt

#1627 in the World

Founded: 1996

29. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Biomedical Engineering

#1634 in the World

30. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Biomedical Engineering

#19 in Egypt

#1683 in the World

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

31. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Biomedical Engineering

#1686 in the World

32. Pharos University in Alexandria

Egypt | Alexandria

For Biomedical Engineering

#20 in Egypt

#1749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

33. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Biomedical Engineering

#21 in Egypt

#1791 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering219

Aerospace Engineering225

Agricultural Engineering72

Applied/Engineering Physics41

Architectural Engineering63

Automation and Control engineering81

Automotive Engineering129

Biochemical Engineering44

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

Structural Engineering194

Systems Engineering152

Technical Drawing20

Telecommunications263

Transportation Engineering63