Best Universities for Nuclear 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 Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 90.1K citations received by 6.43K 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

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

2. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Nuclear Engineering

#325 in the World

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#342 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. University of Stellenbosch

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South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#412 in the World

Founded: 1918

6. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

7. University of Pretoria

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South Africa | Pretoria

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

8. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#438 in the World

Founded: 2010

9. Tanta University

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#473 in the World

Founded: 1972

10. Benha University

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#482 in the World

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

11. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Nuclear Engineering

#493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

12. Cairo University

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#508 in the World

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

13. Assiut University

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#510 in the World

Founded: 1957

14. University of the Witwatersrand

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

15. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

16. Helwan University

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

17. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Nuclear Engineering

#645 in the World

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

18. Ain Shams University

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#650 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

19. Minia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

20. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Nuclear Engineering

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

21. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Nuclear Engineering

#695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

22. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Nuclear Engineering

#702 in the World

23. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Nuclear Engineering

#745 in the World

24. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Nuclear Engineering

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

25. University of Ghana

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Ghana

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

26. Al-Azhar University

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#859 in the World

Founded: 1961

27. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Egypt

#861 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

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

29. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Nuclear Engineering

#953 in the World

30. University of Sfax

For Nuclear Engineering

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

31. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Nuclear Engineering

#971 in the World

Enrollment: 98,720
Male:Female: 54:46

32. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Nuclear Engineering

#991 in the World

33. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Nuclear Engineering

#994 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

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

36. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Nuclear Engineering

#1046 in the World

37. University of Johannesburg

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South Africa | Johannesburg

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in South Africa

#1052 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

38. Aswan University

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in Egypt

#1091 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

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

Marine Engineering26

Materials Science314

Mechanical Engineering277

Metallurgical Engineering281

Mining Engineering74

Nanotechnology219

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