Best Universities for Marine Engineering in Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 60.3K citations received by 5.38K academic papers made by 27 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

#258 in the World

Founded: 1874

2. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Marine Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#301 in the World

Founded: 1918

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#303 in the World

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

4. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

5. Helwan University

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

6. Cairo University

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#445 in the World

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

7. University of Sfax

For Marine Engineering

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

8. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Marine Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

9. Ain Shams University

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

10. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Marine Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#661 in the World

Founded: 2010

11. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Marine Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

12. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Marine Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#749 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

13. Benha University

For Marine Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#758 in the World

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

14. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Marine Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

15. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Marine Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#897 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

16. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Marine Engineering

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

17. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Marine Engineering

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

18. Assiut University

For Marine Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#912 in the World

Founded: 1957

19. University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Marine Engineering

#927 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

20. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Marine Engineering

#933 in the World

21. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Marine Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#992 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

22. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Marine Engineering

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

23. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Marine Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

24. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Marine Engineering

#1039 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

25. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Marine Engineering

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

26. Suez University

For Marine Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#1074 in the World

Founded: 2012

27. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Marine Engineering

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering224

Aerospace Engineering233

Agricultural Engineering69

Applied/Engineering Physics43

Architectural Engineering66

Automation and Control engineering81

Automotive Engineering130

Biochemical Engineering46

Biomedical Engineering36

Biotechnology221

Chemical Engineering249

Civil Engineering208

Computer Engineering69

Computer Networking249

Construction Management44

Electrical Engineering290

Electronic Engineering151

Engineering Management37

Environmental Engineering220

Firefighting and Fire Science24

Geotechnical Engineering234

Human-Computer Interaction86

Industrial Engineering22

Landscape Architecture33

Materials Science317

Mechanical Engineering282

Metallurgical Engineering283

Mining Engineering82

Nanotechnology222

Nuclear Engineering38

Operations Research71

Optical Engineering281

Petroleum Engineering72

Polymer science and Plastics engineering18

Product and Industrial Design13

Reliability and Quality Engineering100

Remote Sensing137

Renewable Energy Engineering162

Structural Engineering199

Systems Engineering160

Technical Drawing21

Telecommunications266

Transportation Engineering63