Best Universities for Engineering 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 Engineering Management. A graph of 27.7K citations received by 5.24K academic papers made by 25 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 Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Engineering Management

#1 in South Africa

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Engineering Management

#2 in South Africa

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

3. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Engineering Management

#3 in South Africa

#196 in the World

Founded: 1874

4. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Engineering Management

#4 in South Africa

#309 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Engineering Management

#5 in South Africa

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

6. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Engineering Management

#6 in South Africa

#463 in the World

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

7. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Engineering Management

#7 in South Africa

#644 in the World

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

8. Covenant University

For Engineering Management

#694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

9. Ain Shams University

For Engineering Management

#1 in Egypt

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

10. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Engineering Management

#2 in Egypt

#727 in the World

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

11. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Engineering Management

#8 in South Africa

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

12. Cairo University

For Engineering Management

#3 in Egypt

#829 in the World

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

13. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Engineering Management

#1 in Ghana

#867 in the World

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

14. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Engineering Management

#1 in Botswana

#900 in the World

Founded: 1964

15. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Engineering Management

#9 in South Africa

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

16. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Engineering Management

#10 in South Africa

#1000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

17. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Engineering Management

#1011 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

18. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Engineering Management

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

19. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Engineering Management

#11 in South Africa

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

20. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Engineering Management

#12 in South Africa

#1094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

21. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Engineering Management

#1132 in the World

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

22. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Engineering Management

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

23. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Engineering Management

#1163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

24. Helwan University

For Engineering Management

#4 in Egypt

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

25. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Engineering Management

#1 in Uganda

#1307 in the World

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

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

Construction Management30

Electrical Engineering267

Electronic Engineering132

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