Best Universities for Construction Management 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 Construction Management. A graph of 103K citations received by 8.02K academic papers made by 44 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 Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Construction Management

#1 in South Africa

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

2. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Construction Management

#2 in South Africa

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. Cairo University

For Construction Management

#1 in Egypt

#265 in the World

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

4. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Construction Management

#3 in South Africa

#301 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Construction Management

#4 in South Africa

#303 in the World

Founded: 1874

6. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Construction Management

#5 in South Africa

#348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

7. Covenant University

For Construction Management

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

8. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Construction Management

#2 in Egypt

#403 in the World

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

9. Ain Shams University

For Construction Management

#3 in Egypt

#405 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

10. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Construction Management

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

11. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Construction Management

#1 in Ghana

#428 in the World

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

12. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Construction Management

#4 in Egypt

#449 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

13. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Construction Management

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

14. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Construction Management

#503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

15. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Construction Management

#5 in Egypt

#535 in the World

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

16. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Construction Management

#6 in Egypt

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

17. Nelson Mandela University

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South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Construction Management

#6 in South Africa

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

18. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Construction Management

#1 in Kenya

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

19. University of South Africa

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Construction Management

#7 in South Africa

#627 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

20. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Construction Management

#7 in Egypt

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

21. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Construction Management

#8 in Egypt

#701 in the World

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

22. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Construction Management

#733 in the World

23. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Construction Management

#8 in South Africa

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

24. Helwan University

For Construction Management

#9 in Egypt

#779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

25. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Construction Management

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

26. Tanta University

For Construction Management

#10 in Egypt

#803 in the World

Founded: 1972

27. University of Sfax

For Construction Management

#1 in Tunisia

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

28. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Construction Management

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,181
Founded: 1982

29. Benha University

For Construction Management

#11 in Egypt

#856 in the World

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

30. University of the Free State

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Construction Management

#9 in South Africa

#900 in the World

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

31. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Construction Management

#10 in South Africa

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

32. Durban University of Technology

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South Africa | Durban

For Construction Management

#11 in South Africa

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

33. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Construction Management

#953 in the World

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

34. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Construction Management

#12 in South Africa

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

35. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Construction Management

#1 in Ethiopia

#998 in the World

Founded: 1950

36. Bells University of Technology

For Construction Management

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

37. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Construction Management

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

38. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Construction Management

#2 in Kenya

#1075 in the World

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

39. Central University of Technology

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Construction Management

#13 in South Africa

#1081 in the World

Founded: 1981

40. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Construction Management

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

41. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Construction Management

#1179 in the World

42. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Construction Management

#12 in Egypt

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

43. Mount Kenya University

For Construction Management

#3 in Kenya

#1221 in the World

Founded: 2008

44. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Construction Management

#4 in Kenya

#1222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering224

Aerospace Engineering233

Agricultural Engineering69

Applied/Engineering Physics43

Architectural Engineering66

Automation and Control engineering81

Automotive Engineering130

Biochemical Engineering46

Biomedical Engineering36

Biotechnology221

Chemical Engineering249

Civil Engineering208

Computer Engineering69

Computer Networking249

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