Best Universities for Construction Management 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 Construction Management. A graph of 52K citations received by 5.88K academic papers made by 30 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

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Construction Management

#1 in South Africa

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Construction Management

#2 in South Africa

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. Cairo University

For Construction Management

#1 in Egypt

#280 in the World

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

4. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Construction Management

#3 in South Africa

#281 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Construction Management

#4 in South Africa

#312 in the World

Founded: 1874

6. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Construction Management

#5 in South Africa

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

7. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Construction Management

#2 in Egypt

#394 in the World

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

8. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Construction Management

#3 in Egypt

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

9. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Construction Management

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

10. Ain Shams University

For Construction Management

#4 in Egypt

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

11. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Construction Management

#5 in Egypt

#485 in the World

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

12. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Construction Management

#489 in the World

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

13. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Construction Management

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

14. Covenant University

For Construction Management

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

15. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Construction Management

#6 in South Africa

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

16. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Construction Management

#1 in Ghana

#628 in the World

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

17. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Construction Management

#6 in Egypt

#649 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

18. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Construction Management

#7 in Egypt

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

19. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Construction Management

#7 in South Africa

#763 in the World

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

20. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Construction Management

#8 in Egypt

#767 in the World

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

21. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Construction Management

#8 in South Africa

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

22. University of Sfax

For Construction Management

#1 in Tunisia

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

23. Central University of Technology

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Construction Management

#9 in South Africa

#794 in the World

Founded: 1981

24. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Construction Management

#807 in the World

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

25. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Construction Management

#10 in South Africa

#820 in the World

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

26. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Construction Management

#1 in Kenya

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

27. Helwan University

For Construction Management

#9 in Egypt

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

28. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Construction Management

#11 in South Africa

#880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

29. Benha University

For Construction Management

#10 in Egypt

#920 in the World

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

30. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Construction Management

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering179

Aerospace Engineering200

Agricultural Engineering63

Applied/Engineering Physics28

Architectural Engineering42

Automation and Control engineering72

Automotive Engineering107

Biochemical Engineering26

Biomedical Engineering28

Biotechnology193

Chemical Engineering228

Civil Engineering180

Computer Engineering60

Computer Networking218

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