Best Universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 561K citations received by 49.7K academic papers made by 180 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 Civil Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#260 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Civil Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#435 in the World

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

4. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Civil Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

5. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Civil Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#462 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Civil Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

7. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#607 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

8. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#615 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

9. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Ethiopia

#623 in the World

Founded: 1950

10. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#650 in the World

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

11. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

12. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Civil Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#732 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

13. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#760 in the World

Founded: 1972

14. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Civil Engineering

#7 in South Africa

#850 in the World

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

15. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Ghana

#888 in the World

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

16. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Nigeria

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

17. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Tunisia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

18. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#936 in the World

Founded: 1957

19. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Morocco

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

20. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Algeria

#1025 in the World

21. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Nigeria

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 17,672
Founded: 1981

22. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Tanzania

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1970

23. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Civil Engineering

#8 in South Africa

#1078 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

24. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Civil Engineering

#9 in South Africa

#1088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

25. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Uganda

#1121 in the World

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

26. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Nigeria

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

27. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Civil Engineering

#10 in South Africa

#1152 in the World

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

28. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Botswana

#1153 in the World

Founded: 1964

29. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Nigeria

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

30. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Civil Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#1204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

31. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Nigeria

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

32. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Ethiopia

#1297 in the World

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

33. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Ghana

#1298 in the World

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

34. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Civil Engineering

#11 in South Africa

#1307 in the World

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

35. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Morocco

#1317 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

36. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Kenya

#1338 in the World

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

37. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Civil Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#1358 in the World

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

38. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

39. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Ethiopia

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

40. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Tunisia

#1387 in the World

41. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Civil Engineering

#12 in South Africa

#1403 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

42. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Civil Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#1420 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

43. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Nigeria

#1448 in the World

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

44. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Civil Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#1467 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

45. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Nigeria

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

46. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Civil Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#1519 in the World

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

47. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Tunisia

#1540 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

48. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Tunisia

#1559 in the World

49. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Civil Engineering

#13 in Egypt

#1591 in the World

Founded: 1961

50. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Ethiopia

#1617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

51. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Tunisia

#1642 in the World

52. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Morocco

#1649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

53. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Morocco

#1677 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

54. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Civil Engineering

#14 in Egypt

#1686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

55. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Algeria

#1702 in the World

56. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Civil Engineering

#15 in Egypt

#1715 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

57. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Civil Engineering

#16 in Egypt

#1757 in the World

Founded: 2010

58. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Civil Engineering

#13 in South Africa

#1767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

59. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Ethiopia

#1802 in the World

Enrollment: 30,414
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1976

60. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Kenya

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

61. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Algeria

#1863 in the World

Enrollment: 8,443

62. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Civil Engineering

#17 in Egypt

#1867 in the World

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

63. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Algeria

#1872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

64. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Civil Engineering

#18 in Egypt

#1874 in the World

Founded: 2010

65. University for Development Studies

Ghana | Tamale

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Ghana

#1881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1992

66. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Algeria

#1913 in the World

67. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Civil Engineering

#19 in Egypt

#1924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

68. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Civil Engineering

#8 in Nigeria

#1933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

69. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Civil Engineering

#14 in South Africa

#1944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

70. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Civil Engineering

#2 in Tanzania

#1971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

71. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Civil Engineering

#5 in Morocco

#1979 in the World

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

72. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Ethiopia

#1986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

73. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Civil Engineering

#4 in Ghana

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

74. University of Fort Hare

South Africa | Alice

For Civil Engineering

#15 in South Africa

#2017 in the World

Founded: 1916

75. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Sudan

#2022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

76. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Civil Engineering

#9 in Nigeria

#2042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

77. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Civil Engineering

#10 in Nigeria

#2060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

78. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Ethiopia

#2069 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

79. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Algeria

#2092 in the World

80. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Civil Engineering

#7 in Algeria

#2115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

81. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Civil Engineering

#20 in Egypt

#2128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

82. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Mauritius

#2132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

83. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Civil Engineering

#21 in Egypt

#2162 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

84. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Civil Engineering

#11 in Nigeria

#2206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

85. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Civil Engineering

#12 in Nigeria

#2209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

86. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Civil Engineering

#8 in Algeria

#2210 in the World

87. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Civil Engineering

#6 in Tunisia

#2240 in the World

88. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Civil Engineering

#13 in Nigeria

#2241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

89. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Zambia

#2246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

90. University of Zululand

South Africa | Kwadlangezwa

For Civil Engineering

#16 in South Africa

#2269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1960

91. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Civil Engineering

#22 in Egypt

#2313 in the World

Founded: 1995

92. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Senegal

#2315 in the World

Founded: 1918

93. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Civil Engineering

#9 in Algeria

#2343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

94. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Civil Engineering

#23 in Egypt

#2365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

95. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Civil Engineering

#3 in Kenya

#2377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

96. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Civil Engineering

#17 in South Africa

#2403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

97. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Civil Engineering

#14 in Nigeria

#2409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

98. University of Malawi

Malawi | Zomba

For Civil Engineering

#1 in Malawi

#2411 in the World

Founded: 1964

99. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Civil Engineering

#15 in Nigeria

#2417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

100. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Civil Engineering

#24 in Egypt

#2433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering179

Aerospace Engineering200

Agricultural Engineering63

Applied/Engineering Physics28

Architectural Engineering42

Architecture35

Automation and Control engineering72

Automotive Engineering107

Aviation18

Biochemical Engineering26

Biomedical Engineering28

Biotechnology193

Chemical Engineering228

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

Robotics35

Structural Engineering169

Systems Engineering131

Technical Drawing15

Telecommunications240

Transportation Engineering50