11 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Tunisia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tunisia ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 171K citations received by 13.9K academic papers made by 11 universities in Tunisia 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 Sfax

For Mechanical Engineering

#8 in Africa

#705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

2. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Mechanical Engineering

#16 in Africa

#962 in the World

3. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in Africa

#1319 in the World

4. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Mechanical Engineering

#27 in Africa

#1406 in the World

5. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Mechanical Engineering

#54 in Africa

#1858 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

6. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Mechanical Engineering

#64 in Africa

#2002 in the World

Enrollment: 15,263

7. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Mechanical Engineering

#70 in Africa

#2056 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

8. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Mechanical Engineering

#118 in Africa

#2978 in the World

Enrollment: 17,040

9. Gafsa University

Tunisia | Gafsa

For Mechanical Engineering

#172 in Africa

#4125 in the World

Enrollment: 9,092

10. University of Kairouan

Tunisia | Kairouan

For Mechanical Engineering

#196 in Africa

#4413 in the World

11. University of Jendouba

Tunisia | Jendouba

For Mechanical Engineering

#210 in Africa

#4588 in the World

The best cities to study Mechanical Engineering in Tunisia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Sfax, Monastir, Tunis, and Sousse.

Engineering subfields in Tunisia

Acoustical Engineering11

Aerospace Engineering10

Agricultural Engineering4

Applied/Engineering Physics5

Architectural Engineering5

Automation and Control engineering7

Automotive Engineering7

Biochemical Engineering2

Biomedical Engineering3

Biotechnology10

Chemical Engineering11

Civil Engineering8

Computer Engineering8

Computer Networking11

Electrical Engineering11

Electronic Engineering10

Environmental Engineering9

Geotechnical Engineering10

Human-Computer Interaction8

Industrial Engineering4

Marine Engineering1

Materials Science11

Metallurgical Engineering11

Mining Engineering2

Nanotechnology10

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research7

Optical Engineering11

Petroleum Engineering3

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Product and Industrial Design3

Reliability and Quality Engineering8

Remote Sensing8

Renewable Energy Engineering11

Structural Engineering9

Systems Engineering9

Technical Drawing3

Telecommunications11

Transportation Engineering7