15 Best universities for Optical Engineering in Ethiopia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ethiopia ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 285K citations received by 6.5K academic papers made by 15 universities in Ethiopia 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. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Optical Engineering

#44 in Africa

#1676 in the World

Founded: 1950

2. University of Gondar

Ethiopia | Gondar

For Optical Engineering

#64 in Africa

#2159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 49,103
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1954

3. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Optical Engineering

#83 in Africa

#2436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

4. Bahir Dar University

Ethiopia | Bahir Dar

For Optical Engineering

#88 in Africa

#2494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 2001

5. Adama Science and Technology University

Ethiopia | Adama

For Optical Engineering

#108 in Africa

#2868 in the World

Founded: 1993

6. Hawassa University

Ethiopia | Awasa

For Optical Engineering

#116 in Africa

#3000 in the World

Enrollment: 30,414
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1976

7. Mekelle University

Ethiopia | Mekelle

For Optical Engineering

#117 in Africa

#3055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Enrollment: 17,030
Founded: 1991

8. Haramaya University

Ethiopia | Haramaya

For Optical Engineering

#127 in Africa

#3141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1954

9. Arba Minch University

Ethiopia | Arba Minch

For Optical Engineering

#154 in Africa

#3655 in the World

Enrollment: 37,433
Founded: 1986

10. Debre Markos University

Ethiopia | Debre Markos

For Optical Engineering

#168 in Africa

#3815 in the World

Founded: 2005

11. Wollega University

Ethiopia | Nekemte

For Optical Engineering

#171 in Africa

#3845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 2007

12. Debre Berhan University

Ethiopia | Debre Berhan

For Optical Engineering

#179 in Africa

#3909 in the World

Founded: 2007

13. Mizan Tepi University

Ethiopia | Mizan

For Optical Engineering

#213 in Africa

#4395 in the World

Founded: 2006

14. Madda Walabu University

Ethiopia | Bale Robe

For Optical Engineering

#221 in Africa

#4608 in the World

Founded: 2006

15. Aksum University

Ethiopia | Aksum

For Optical Engineering

#235 in Africa

#4842 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Optical Engineering in Ethiopia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Addis Ababa, Gondar, Jimma, and Bahir Dar.

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