Best Universities for Geotechnical Engineering 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 771K citations received by 65.8K academic papers made by 208 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 KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

2. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

3. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#472 in the World

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

4. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#475 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#486 in the World

Founded: 1874

6. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#599 in the World

Founded: 1972

7. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#600 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

8. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Ethiopia

#635 in the World

Founded: 1950

9. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Nigeria

#642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

10. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

11. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#661 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

12. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#663 in the World

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

13. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#667 in the World

Founded: 1957

14. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Tunisia

#721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

15. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Tunisia

#742 in the World

16. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

17. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Nigeria

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

18. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Nigeria

#825 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

19. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Nigeria

#833 in the World

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

20. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Morocco

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

21. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Tunisia

#847 in the World

22. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#849 in the World

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

23. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Algeria

#895 in the World

24. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Nigeria

#911 in the World

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

25. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in South Africa

#958 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

26. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Ghana

#985 in the World

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

27. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in South Africa

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

28. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#1004 in the World

Founded: 1961

29. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Ethiopia

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 57,852
Founded: 2001

30. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Ghana

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

31. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1995

32. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Nigeria

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

33. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Morocco

#1061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

34. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#1079 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

35. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in South Africa

#1101 in the World

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

36. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Zimbabwe

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

37. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#1175 in the World

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

38. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Tanzania

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1970

39. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Botswana

#1205 in the World

Founded: 1964

40. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in South Africa

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

41. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Nigeria

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

42. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Ethiopia

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1991

43. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Nigeria

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

44. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in Nigeria

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

45. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in Nigeria

#1269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

46. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

47. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Tunisia

#1290 in the World

48. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Nigeria

#1303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

49. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Kenya

#1307 in the World

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

50. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in Egypt

#1309 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

51. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Uganda

#1319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

52. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Tunisia

#1327 in the World

53. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in Egypt

#1351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

54. Suez University

Egypt | Suez

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in Egypt

#1377 in the World

Founded: 2012

55. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Algeria

#1389 in the World

56. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in Egypt

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

57. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Algeria

#1399 in the World

58. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in Nigeria

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

59. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Algeria

#1443 in the World

Enrollment: 8,443

60. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#17 in Egypt

#1446 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

61. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in Nigeria

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

62. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Tunisia

#1479 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

63. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Senegal

#1489 in the World

Founded: 1918

64. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in Nigeria

#1501 in the World

Founded: 1975

65. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Algeria

#1504 in the World

66. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in South Africa

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

67. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Algeria

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

68. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in Nigeria

#1542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

69. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Morocco

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

70. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Morocco

#1566 in the World

Enrollment: 22,270
Male:Female: 52:48

71. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Algeria

#1568 in the World

72. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in Egypt

#1581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

73. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in South Africa

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

74. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Ethiopia

#1611 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

75. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in South Africa

#1624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

76. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Ethiopia

#1652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

77. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#19 in Egypt

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

78. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Algeria

#1661 in the World

79. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Morocco

#1682 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

80. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in Egypt

#1690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

81. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Sudan

#1716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

82. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in South Africa

#1732 in the World

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

83. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#21 in Egypt

#1737 in the World

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

84. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in Nigeria

#1739 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

85. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Kenya

#1751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

86. Sokoine University of Agriculture

Tanzania | Morogoro

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Tanzania

#1780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1984

87. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in Algeria

#1787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

88. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in Algeria

#1802 in the World

89. Adama Science and Technology University

Ethiopia | Adama

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Ethiopia

#1822 in the World

Founded: 1993

90. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#17 in Nigeria

#1836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

91. University of Malawi

Malawi | Zomba

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Malawi

#1837 in the World

Founded: 1964

92. University of Ouargla

Algeria | Ouargla

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Algeria

#1839 in the World

93. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in Nigeria

#1851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

94. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Ghana

#1856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

95. University of Venda

South Africa | Thohoyandou

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in South Africa

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1982

96. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#19 in Nigeria

#1864 in the World

Founded: 1991

97. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in Nigeria

#1865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

98. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Zambia

#1869 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

99. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Geotechnical Engineering

#22 in Egypt

#1883 in the World

Founded: 2010

100. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in Egypt

#1887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2012

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering179

Aerospace Engineering200

Agricultural Engineering63

Applied/Engineering Physics28

Architectural Engineering42

Architecture35

Automation and Control engineering72

Automotive Engineering107

Aviation18

Biochemical Engineering26

Biomedical Engineering28

Biotechnology193

Chemical Engineering228

Civil Engineering180

Computer Engineering60

Computer Networking218

Construction Management30

Electrical Engineering267

Electronic Engineering132

Engineering Management25

Environmental Engineering193

Firefighting and Fire Science20

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

Robotics35

Structural Engineering169

Systems Engineering131

Technical Drawing15

Telecommunications240

Transportation Engineering50