Best Universities for Biomedical Engineering in Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 94.8K citations received by 6.27K academic papers made by 28 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 the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Biomedical Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#396 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. Cairo University

For Biomedical Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#415 in the World

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

4. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Biomedical Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#495 in the World

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

5. Ain Shams University

For Biomedical Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

6. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Biomedical Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

7. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Biomedical Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#903 in the World

Founded: 1918

8. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#916 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

9. Tanta University

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#960 in the World

Founded: 1972

10. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Biomedical Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

11. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Biomedical Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#989 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

12. Al-Azhar University

For Biomedical Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#1044 in the World

Founded: 1961

13. Assiut University

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#1075 in the World

Founded: 1957

14. Helwan University

For Biomedical Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#1151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

15. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Biomedical Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

16. Minia University

For Biomedical Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#1291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

17. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Biomedical Engineering

#7 in South Africa

#1378 in the World

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

18. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Biomedical Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#1404 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

19. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Biomedical Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#1455 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

20. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Biomedical Engineering

#13 in Egypt

#1463 in the World

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

21. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Biomedical Engineering

#14 in Egypt

#1513 in the World

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

22. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Biomedical Engineering

#15 in Egypt

#1516 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

23. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Biomedical Engineering

#1521 in the World

24. University of Sfax

For Biomedical Engineering

#1532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

25. South Valley University - Qena

For Biomedical Engineering

#16 in Egypt

#1544 in the World

Founded: 1995

26. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Biomedical Engineering

#8 in South Africa

#1574 in the World

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

27. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Biomedical Engineering

#17 in Egypt

#1576 in the World

Founded: 1996

28. Benha University

For Biomedical Engineering

#18 in Egypt

#1589 in the World

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

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering179

Aerospace Engineering200

Agricultural Engineering63

Applied/Engineering Physics28

Architectural Engineering42

Automation and Control engineering72

Automotive Engineering107

Biochemical Engineering26

Biotechnology193

Chemical Engineering228

Civil Engineering180

Computer Engineering60

Computer Networking218

Construction Management30

Electrical Engineering267

Electronic Engineering132

Engineering Management25

Environmental Engineering193

Firefighting and Fire Science20

Geotechnical Engineering208

Human-Computer Interaction71

Industrial Engineering20

Landscape Architecture28

Marine Engineering21

Materials Science302

Mechanical Engineering260

Metallurgical Engineering264

Mining Engineering76

Nanotechnology201

Nuclear Engineering35

Operations Research57

Optical Engineering264

Petroleum Engineering49

Polymer science and Plastics engineering19

Product and Industrial Design10

Reliability and Quality Engineering80

Remote Sensing99

Renewable Energy Engineering138

Structural Engineering169

Systems Engineering131

Technical Drawing15

Telecommunications240

Transportation Engineering50