Best Universities for Marine Engineering in Africa

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Marine Engineering. A graph of 54.2K citations received by 5.22K academic papers made by 26 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 Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Marine Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#257 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Marine Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#296 in the World

Founded: 1918

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#309 in the World

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

4. Helwan University

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

5. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#409 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

6. Cairo University

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

7. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Marine Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

8. University of Sfax

For Marine Engineering

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

9. Ain Shams University

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

10. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Marine Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#684 in the World

Founded: 2010

11. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Marine Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

12. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Marine Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#729 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

13. Benha University

For Marine Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#750 in the World

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

14. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Marine Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

15. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Marine Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#887 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

16. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Marine Engineering

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

17. Assiut University

For Marine Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#907 in the World

Founded: 1957

18. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Marine Engineering

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

19. University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Marine Engineering

#930 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

20. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Marine Engineering

#938 in the World

21. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Marine Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

22. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Marine Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

23. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Marine Engineering

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

24. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Marine Engineering

#1024 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

25. Suez University

For Marine Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#1046 in the World

Founded: 2012

26. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Marine Engineering

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering219

Aerospace Engineering225

Agricultural Engineering72

Applied/Engineering Physics41

Architectural Engineering63

Automation and Control engineering81

Automotive Engineering129

Biochemical Engineering44

Biomedical Engineering33

Biotechnology216

Chemical Engineering245

Civil Engineering205

Computer Engineering66

Computer Networking246

Construction Management41

Electrical Engineering287

Electronic Engineering143

Engineering Management35

Environmental Engineering219

Firefighting and Fire Science22

Geotechnical Engineering233

Human-Computer Interaction85

Industrial Engineering22

Landscape Architecture32

Materials Science314

Mechanical Engineering277

Metallurgical Engineering281

Mining Engineering74

Nanotechnology219

Nuclear Engineering38

Operations Research70

Optical Engineering280

Petroleum Engineering72

Polymer science and Plastics engineering18

Product and Industrial Design11

Reliability and Quality Engineering100

Remote Sensing131

Renewable Energy Engineering157

Structural Engineering194

Systems Engineering152

Technical Drawing20

Telecommunications263

Transportation Engineering63