Best Universities for Construction Management 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 Construction Management. A graph of 90.9K citations received by 7.71K academic papers made by 41 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

#73 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

#269 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

#307 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

#311 in the World

Founded: 1874

6. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Construction Management

#5 in South Africa

#355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

7. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Construction Management

#2 in Egypt

#391 in the World

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

8. Covenant University

For Construction Management

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

9. Ain Shams University

For Construction Management

#3 in Egypt

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

10. Nelson Mandela University

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South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Construction Management

#6 in South Africa

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

11. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Construction Management

#445 in the World

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

12. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Construction Management

#4 in Egypt

#450 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

13. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Construction Management

#465 in the World

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

14. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Construction Management

#1 in Ghana

#467 in the World

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

15. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Construction Management

#489 in the World

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

16. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Construction Management

#5 in Egypt

#515 in the World

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

17. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Construction Management

#6 in Egypt

#543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

18. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Construction Management

#1 in Kenya

#647 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

#653 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

#672 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

21. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Construction Management

#8 in Egypt

#703 in the World

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

22. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Construction Management

#744 in the World

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

23. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Construction Management

#8 in South Africa

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

24. University of Sfax

For Construction Management

#1 in Tunisia

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

25. Helwan University

For Construction Management

#9 in Egypt

#824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

26. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Construction Management

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

27. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Construction Management

#862 in the World

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

28. Benha University

For Construction Management

#10 in Egypt

#918 in the World

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

29. Tshwane University of Technology

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Construction Management

#9 in South Africa

#924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

30. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Construction Management

#943 in the World

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

31. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Construction Management

#10 in South Africa

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

32. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Construction Management

#1 in Ethiopia

#993 in the World

Founded: 1950

33. Durban University of Technology

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South Africa | Durban

For Construction Management

#11 in South Africa

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

34. Bells University of Technology

For Construction Management

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

35. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Construction Management

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

36. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Construction Management

#2 in Kenya

#1047 in the World

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

37. Central University of Technology

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South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Construction Management

#12 in South Africa

#1061 in the World

Founded: 1981

38. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Construction Management

#1078 in the World

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

39. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Construction Management

#11 in Egypt

#1160 in the World

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

40. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Construction Management

#1166 in the World

41. Kenyatta University

Kenya | Nairobi

For Construction Management

#3 in Kenya

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1985

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering219

Aerospace Engineering225

Agricultural Engineering72

Applied/Engineering Physics41

Architectural Engineering63

Automation and Control engineering81

Automotive Engineering129

Biochemical Engineering44

Biomedical Engineering33

Biotechnology216

Chemical Engineering245

Civil Engineering205

Computer Engineering66

Computer Networking246

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