21 Best universities for Civil Engineering in Algeria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Algeria ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 39.2K citations received by 3.71K academic papers made by 21 universities in Algeria 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 Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Civil Engineering

#30 in Africa

#1143 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

2. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Civil Engineering

#52 in Africa

#1531 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

3. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Civil Engineering

#68 in Africa

#1819 in the World

4. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Civil Engineering

#69 in Africa

#1854 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

5. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Civil Engineering

#74 in Africa

#1911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

6. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Civil Engineering

#88 in Africa

#2145 in the World

7. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Civil Engineering

#90 in Africa

#2181 in the World

8. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Civil Engineering

#98 in Africa

#2263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

9. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Civil Engineering

#106 in Africa

#2376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

10. University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Civil Engineering

#111 in Africa

#2441 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

11. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Civil Engineering

#127 in Africa

#2643 in the World

12. University of Laghouat

Algeria | Laghouat

For Civil Engineering

#132 in Africa

#2672 in the World

13. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Civil Engineering

#133 in Africa

#2685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

14. University of Jijel

Algeria | Jijel

For Civil Engineering

#139 in Africa

#2776 in the World

15. University of Ouargla

Algeria | Ouargla

For Civil Engineering

#142 in Africa

#2829 in the World

16. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Civil Engineering

#145 in Africa

#2855 in the World

17. Bechar University

Algeria | Bechar

For Civil Engineering

#146 in Africa

#2856 in the World

18. University of Mostaganem

Algeria | Mostaganem

For Civil Engineering

#161 in Africa

#3138 in the World

Enrollment: 24,214

19. 20 August 1955 University of Skikda

Algeria | Skikda

For Civil Engineering

#176 in Africa

#3323 in the World

Enrollment: 27,462

20. Ahmed Draia University of Adrar

Algeria | Adrar

For Civil Engineering

#185 in Africa

#3414 in the World

Enrollment: 16,785

21. University of Oran 1

For Civil Engineering

#190 in Africa

#3478 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

The best cities to study Civil Engineering in Algeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Algiers, Biskra, Tlemcen, and Annaba.

Engineering subfields in Algeria

Acoustical Engineering22

Aerospace Engineering22

Applied/Engineering Physics7

Architectural Engineering8

Automation and Control engineering19

Automotive Engineering17

Biotechnology13

Chemical Engineering22

Computer Engineering13

Computer Networking22

Electrical Engineering22

Electronic Engineering22

Environmental Engineering22

Firefighting and Fire Science2

Geotechnical Engineering22

Human-Computer Interaction11

Landscape Architecture6

Marine Engineering3

Materials Science23

Mechanical Engineering22

Metallurgical Engineering22

Mining Engineering3

Nanotechnology22

Nuclear Engineering3

Operations Research5

Optical Engineering22

Petroleum Engineering3

Reliability and Quality Engineering18

Remote Sensing13

Renewable Energy Engineering19

Structural Engineering22

Systems Engineering18

Telecommunications22