23 Best universities for Engineering in Algeria

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Algeria ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 928K citations received by 81.8K academic papers made by 23 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 Engineering

#26 in Africa

#1225 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

2. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Engineering

#47 in Africa

#1703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

3. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Engineering

#51 in Africa

#1778 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

4. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Engineering

#56 in Africa

#1834 in the World

5. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Engineering

#59 in Africa

#1910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

6. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Engineering

#64 in Africa

#1979 in the World

7. University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Engineering

#71 in Africa

#2096 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

8. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Engineering

#72 in Africa

#2106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

9. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Engineering

#82 in Africa

#2202 in the World

10. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Engineering

#84 in Africa

#2233 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

11. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Engineering

#86 in Africa

#2272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

12. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Engineering

#88 in Africa

#2290 in the World

13. University of Oran 1

For Engineering

#98 in Africa

#2503 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

14. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Engineering

#101 in Africa

#2576 in the World

15. University of Jijel

Algeria | Jijel

For Engineering

#111 in Africa

#2737 in the World

16. University of Laghouat

Algeria | Laghouat

For Engineering

#115 in Africa

#2812 in the World

17. University of Ouargla

Algeria | Ouargla

For Engineering

#129 in Africa

#3052 in the World

18. University of Mostaganem

Algeria | Mostaganem

For Engineering

#132 in Africa

#3067 in the World

Enrollment: 24,214

19. 20 August 1955 University of Skikda

Algeria | Skikda

For Engineering

#134 in Africa

#3111 in the World

Enrollment: 27,462

20. Bechar University

Algeria | Bechar

For Engineering

#151 in Africa

#3374 in the World

21. Ahmed Draia University of Adrar

Algeria | Adrar

For Engineering

#177 in Africa

#3945 in the World

Enrollment: 16,785

22. 8 Mai 1945 Guelma University

Algeria | Guelma

For Engineering

#220 in Africa

#4539 in the World

23. University of Souk Ahras

Algeria | Souk Ahras

For Engineering

#228 in Africa

#4664 in the World

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

Engineering subfields in Algeria

Acoustical Engineering22

Aerospace Engineering22

Applied/Engineering Physics5

Architectural Engineering7

Automation and Control engineering19

Automotive Engineering17

Biotechnology12

Chemical Engineering22

Civil Engineering20

Computer Engineering12

Computer Networking22

Electrical Engineering22

Electronic Engineering22

Environmental Engineering22

Geotechnical Engineering22

Human-Computer Interaction11

Landscape Architecture6

Marine Engineering3

Materials Science23

Mechanical Engineering22

Metallurgical Engineering22

Mining Engineering2

Nanotechnology22

Nuclear Engineering3

Operations Research5

Optical Engineering22

Petroleum Engineering3

Reliability and Quality Engineering18

Remote Sensing13

Renewable Energy Engineering19

Structural Engineering22

Systems Engineering18

Telecommunications22