Best Universities for Petroleum Engineering in Africa

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 139K citations received by 13K academic papers made by 72 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. University of Port Harcourt

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Nigeria
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

2. Cairo University

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Egypt
#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
207,853
Founded
1908

3. Suez University

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Egypt
#291 in the World
Founded
2012

4. University of Ibadan

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Nigeria
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Petroleum Engineering

#348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

6. Rivers State University

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Nigeria
#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

7. Covenant University

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in Nigeria
#441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

9. University of Lagos

For Petroleum Engineering

#5 in Nigeria
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

10. University of Pretoria

For Petroleum Engineering

#536 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

11. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#6 in Nigeria
#546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1990

12. University of the Witwatersrand

For Petroleum Engineering

#550 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

13. University of Uyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#7 in Nigeria
#581 in the World
Founded
1991

15. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Petroleum Engineering

#8 in Nigeria
#613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

16. Alexandria University

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Egypt
#616 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

18. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Petroleum Engineering

#10 in Nigeria
#636 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

20. American University in Cairo

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in Egypt
#693 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
6,857
Founded
1919

21. University of Nigeria

For Petroleum Engineering

#11 in Nigeria
#712 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

22. Ain Shams University

For Petroleum Engineering

#5 in Egypt
#743 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

23. Mansoura University

For Petroleum Engineering

#6 in Egypt
#755 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

24. Al-Azhar University

For Petroleum Engineering

#7 in Egypt
#756 in the World
Founded
1961

25. University of Johannesburg

For Petroleum Engineering

#759 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

26. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Petroleum Engineering

#12 in Nigeria
#772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

27. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Petroleum Engineering

#13 in Nigeria
#797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

29. Afe Babalola University

For Petroleum Engineering

#14 in Nigeria
#851 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
2009

30. Assiut University

For Petroleum Engineering

#8 in Egypt
#865 in the World
Founded
1957

31. University of Benin

For Petroleum Engineering

#15 in Nigeria
#882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

32. Suez Canal University

For Petroleum Engineering

#9 in Egypt
#887 in the World
Enrollment
40,317
Founded
1976

34. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Ghana
#959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
85,000
Founded
1951

35. Ahmadu Bello University

For Petroleum Engineering

#16 in Nigeria
#963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

36. Benha University

For Petroleum Engineering

#10 in Egypt
#966 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

37. British University in Egypt

For Petroleum Engineering

#11 in Egypt
#979 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
12,178
Founded
2005

38. Tanta University

For Petroleum Engineering

#12 in Egypt
#992 in the World
Founded
1972

39. Helwan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#13 in Egypt
#1001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

40. University of South Africa

For Petroleum Engineering

#1009 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

41. Minia University

For Petroleum Engineering

#14 in Egypt
#1021 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

42. University of Tripoli - Libya

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Libya
#1023 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1957

43. University of Mines and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Ghana
#1028 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
15,570
Founded
2004

44. Mohammed V University

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Morocco
#1029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

46. University of Sfax

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Tunisia
#1033 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
33,193

47. Zagazig University

For Petroleum Engineering

#15 in Egypt
#1036 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

48. University of Cape Coast

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Ghana
#1049 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

49. University of Ilorin

For Petroleum Engineering

#17 in Nigeria
#1097 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
76,000
Founded
1975

50. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Petroleum Engineering

#18 in Nigeria
#1098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,181
Founded
1982

51. Damietta University

For Petroleum Engineering

#16 in Egypt
#1103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2012

52. Niger Delta University

For Petroleum Engineering

#19 in Nigeria
#1131 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2000

53. University of Calabar

For Petroleum Engineering

#20 in Nigeria
#1149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

55. Menoufia University

For Petroleum Engineering

#17 in Egypt
#1199 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

56. University of the Free State

For Petroleum Engineering

#1216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

58. North-West University

For Petroleum Engineering

#1235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004

60. University of Ghana

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in Ghana
#1259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1948

61. Port Said University

For Petroleum Engineering

#18 in Egypt
#1300 in the World
Founded
2010

63. University of Khartoum

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Sudan
#1332 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

65. Future University in Egypt

For Petroleum Engineering

#20 in Egypt
#1354 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

66. University of Douala

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Cameroon
#1360 in the World
Founded
1977

68. University of Dar es Salaam

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Tanzania
#1378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
45,155
Founded
1970

69. Akwa Ibom State University

For Petroleum Engineering

#24 in Nigeria
#1392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2009

70. National University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1991

71. Bayero University Kano

For Petroleum Engineering

#25 in Nigeria
#1405 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

72. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

For Petroleum Engineering

#26 in Nigeria
#1416 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992