Best Universities for Nuclear Engineering in Africa

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 60.5K citations received by 5.31K academic papers made by 33 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

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

2. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Nuclear Engineering

#279 in the World

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#346 in the World

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

4. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#353 in the World

Founded: 1918

5. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

6. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#385 in the World

Founded: 1874

7. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#429 in the World

Founded: 2010

8. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

9. Tanta University

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#464 in the World

Founded: 1972

10. Benha University

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#470 in the World

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

11. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Nuclear Engineering

#476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

12. Cairo University

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

13. Assiut University

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#535 in the World

Founded: 1957

14. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

15. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

16. Helwan University

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

17. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Nuclear Engineering

#608 in the World

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

18. Minia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

19. Ain Shams University

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#671 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

20. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Nuclear Engineering

#690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

21. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Nuclear Engineering

#728 in the World

22. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Nuclear Engineering

#763 in the World

23. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#775 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

24. University of Ghana

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Ghana

#779 in the World

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

25. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Nuclear Engineering

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

26. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Nuclear Engineering

#805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

27. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

28. Al-Azhar University

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Egypt

#874 in the World

Founded: 1961

29. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Nuclear Engineering

#893 in the World

30. University of Sfax

For Nuclear Engineering

#922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

31. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Nuclear Engineering

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

32. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Nuclear Engineering

#947 in the World

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

33. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Nuclear Engineering

#973 in the World

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering179

Aerospace Engineering200

Agricultural Engineering63

Applied/Engineering Physics28

Architectural Engineering42

Automation and Control engineering72

Automotive Engineering107

Biochemical Engineering26

Biomedical Engineering28

Biotechnology193

Chemical Engineering228

Civil Engineering180

Computer Engineering60

Computer Networking218

Construction Management30

Electrical Engineering267

Electronic Engineering132

Engineering Management25

Environmental Engineering193

Firefighting and Fire Science20

Geotechnical Engineering208

Human-Computer Interaction71

Industrial Engineering20

Landscape Architecture28

Marine Engineering21

Materials Science302

Mechanical Engineering260

Metallurgical Engineering264

Mining Engineering76

Nanotechnology201

Operations Research57

Optical Engineering264

Petroleum Engineering49

Polymer science and Plastics engineering19

Product and Industrial Design10

Reliability and Quality Engineering80

Remote Sensing99

Renewable Energy Engineering138

Structural Engineering169

Systems Engineering131

Technical Drawing15

Telecommunications240

Transportation Engineering50