Best Universities for Geotechnical Engineering in Africa

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 28.8K citations received by 2.71K academic papers made by 23 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.

University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1922

Egypt | Tanta

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Africa

#1 in Egypt

#377 in the World

Founded: 1972

Egypt | Giza

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Africa

#2 in Egypt

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

South Africa | Pretoria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 56,483
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1908

Nigeria | Zaria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Africa

#1 in Nigeria

#439 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Africa

#2 in Nigeria

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1960

Egypt | Alexandria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Africa

#3 in Egypt

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 150,642
Founded: 1942

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Africa

#3 in South Africa

#480 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1918

South Africa | Cape Town

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in Africa

#4 in South Africa

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1874

Nigeria | Ile-Ife

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in Africa

#3 in Nigeria

#583 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1962

Egypt | Zagazig

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Africa

#4 in Egypt

#591 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

Egypt | Cairo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in Africa

#5 in Egypt

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1950

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in Africa

#5 in South Africa

#634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

Egypt | Asyut

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in Africa

#6 in Egypt

#651 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1957

Algeria | Biskra

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in Africa

#1 in Algeria

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 32,500

Nigeria | Ota

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in Africa

#4 in Nigeria

#776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Enrollment: 6,500
Founded: 2002

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Geotechnical Engineering

#17 in Africa

#5 in Nigeria

#796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1975

Egypt | Mansoura

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in Africa

#7 in Egypt

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1972

Nigeria | Lagos

For Geotechnical Engineering

#19 in Africa

#6 in Nigeria

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1962

Tunisia | Tunis

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in Africa

#1 in Tunisia

#833 in the World

Enrollment: 27,500

Egypt | Ismailia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#21 in Africa

#8 in Egypt

#838 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

Egypt | Benha

For Geotechnical Engineering

#22 in Africa

#9 in Egypt

#850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 88,016
Founded: 1976

Nigeria | Benin City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in Africa

#7 in Nigeria

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1970

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering12

Aerospace Engineering13

Agricultural Engineering61

Applied/Engineering Physics22

Architectural Engineering28

Architecture25

Automation and Control engineering61

Automotive Engineering29

Aviation20

Biochemical Engineering21

Biomedical Engineering11

Biotechnology59

Chemical Engineering66

Civil Engineering29

Computer Engineering16

Computer Networking37

Construction Management30

Electrical Engineering23

Electronic Engineering39

Engineering Management13

Environmental Engineering42

Firefighting and Fire Science28

Human-Computer Interaction9

Industrial Engineering18

Landscape Architecture60

Marine Engineering23

Materials Science163

Mechanical Engineering16

Metallurgical Engineering36

Mining Engineering58

Nanotechnology30

Nuclear Engineering30

Operations Research12

Optical Engineering33

Petroleum Engineering54

Polymer science and Plastics engineering24

Product and Industrial Design10

Reliability and Quality Engineering25

Remote Sensing16

Renewable Energy Engineering51

Robotics11

Structural Engineering26

Systems Engineering18

Technical Drawing11

Telecommunications28

Transportation Engineering16

Best Universities for Geotechnical Engineering in Africa

University of the Witwatersrand

Tanta University

Cairo University

University of Pretoria

Ahmadu Bello University

University of Nigeria

Alexandria University

University of Stellenbosch

University of Cape Town

Obafemi Awolowo University

Zagazig University

Ain Shams University

University of Johannesburg

Assiut University

University of Biskra

Covenant University

University of Port Harcourt

Mansoura University

University of Lagos

Tunis University

Suez Canal University

Benha University

University of Benin

Engineering subfields in Africa