Best Universities for Nuclear 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 Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 103K citations received by 6.62K academic papers made by 38 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. North-West University

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South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

2. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Nuclear Engineering

#319 in the World

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#338 in the World

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

4. University of Cape Town

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South Africa | Cape Town

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#394 in the World

Founded: 1874

5. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

6. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#416 in the World

Founded: 1918

7. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#418 in the World

Enrollment: 3,741
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 2010

8. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#444 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

9. Benha University

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#463 in the World

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

10. Tanta University

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#471 in the World

Founded: 1972

11. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Nuclear Engineering

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

12. Assiut University

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#507 in the World

Founded: 1957

13. Cairo University

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#517 in the World

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

14. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

15. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

16. Helwan University

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

17. Ain Shams University

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

18. Minia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

19. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Nuclear Engineering

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

20. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Nuclear Engineering

#676 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

21. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Nuclear Engineering

#690 in the World

Enrollment: 15,263

22. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Nuclear Engineering

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

23. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Nuclear Engineering

#747 in the World

24. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Nuclear Engineering

#765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

25. University of Ghana

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Ghana

#786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

26. Al-Azhar University

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#854 in the World

Founded: 1961

27. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Egypt

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

28. University of KwaZulu-Natal

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South Africa | Durban

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

29. University of Sfax

For Nuclear Engineering

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

30. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Nuclear Engineering

#959 in the World

31. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Nuclear Engineering

#964 in the World

32. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Nuclear Engineering

#999 in the World

33. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Nuclear Engineering

#1010 in the World

34. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Nuclear Engineering

#1013 in the World

35. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Nuclear Engineering

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

36. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Nuclear Engineering

#1043 in the World

37. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in South Africa

#1059 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

38. Aswan University

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in Egypt

#1108 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

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

Marine Engineering27

Materials Science317

Mechanical Engineering282

Metallurgical Engineering283

Mining Engineering82

Nanotechnology222

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