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 122K citations received by 12.4K 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
#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

2. Cairo University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

3. Suez University

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Egypt
#296 in the World
Founded
2012

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Petroleum Engineering

#348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

5. University of Ibadan

For Petroleum Engineering

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

6. Rivers State University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

7. Covenant University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

9. University of Lagos

For Petroleum Engineering

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

10. University of Pretoria

For Petroleum Engineering

#548 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

11. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

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

12. University of the Witwatersrand

For Petroleum Engineering

#556 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

14. University of Uyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#7 in Nigeria
#621 in the World
Founded
1991

16. Alexandria University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

17. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Petroleum Engineering

#9 in Nigeria
#637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

18. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

20. University of Nigeria

For Petroleum Engineering

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

21. American University in Cairo

For Petroleum Engineering

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

22. Mansoura University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

23. Ain Shams University

For Petroleum Engineering

#6 in Egypt
#759 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

24. University of Johannesburg

For Petroleum Engineering

#762 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

25. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

26. Al-Azhar University

For Petroleum Engineering

#7 in Egypt
#807 in the World
Founded
1961

27. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Petroleum Engineering

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

29. Assiut University

For Petroleum Engineering

#8 in Egypt
#877 in the World
Founded
1957

30. Afe Babalola University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

31. Suez Canal University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

32. University of Benin

For Petroleum Engineering

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

34. Benha University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

35. Ahmadu Bello University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

36. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

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

37. Tanta University

For Petroleum Engineering

#11 in Egypt
#994 in the World
Founded
1972

38. British University in Egypt

For Petroleum Engineering

#12 in Egypt
#998 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
9,228
Founded
2005

39. University of Tripoli - Libya

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Libya
#1004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1957

40. Mohammed V University

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Morocco
#1011 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

41. Minia University

For Petroleum Engineering

#13 in Egypt
#1013 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

42. Helwan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#14 in Egypt
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

44. University of Mines and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Ghana
#1040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
2004

45. University of Sfax

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Tunisia
#1048 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%

46. Zagazig University

For Petroleum Engineering

#15 in Egypt
#1055 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

47. University of Ilorin

For Petroleum Engineering

#17 in Nigeria
#1065 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

48. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Petroleum Engineering

#18 in Nigeria
#1078 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,181
Founded
1982

49. University of Cape Coast

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Ghana
#1081 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

50. University of South Africa

For Petroleum Engineering

#1122 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

51. University of Calabar

For Petroleum Engineering

#19 in Nigeria
#1126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

52. Damietta University

For Petroleum Engineering

#16 in Egypt
#1143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2012

53. Niger Delta University

For Petroleum Engineering

#20 in Nigeria
#1153 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2000

54. Menoufia University

For Petroleum Engineering

#17 in Egypt
#1179 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

57. University of the Free State

For Petroleum Engineering

#1222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

59. North-West University

For Petroleum Engineering

#1256 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%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1948

61. Port Said University

For Petroleum Engineering

#18 in Egypt
#1304 in the World
Founded
2010

63. University of Khartoum

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Sudan
#1318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

65. University of Douala

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Cameroon
#1332 in the World
Founded
1977

66. Future University in Egypt

For Petroleum Engineering

#20 in Egypt
#1340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
9,085
Founded
2006

68. National University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Zimbabwe
#1363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1991

69. University of Dar es Salaam

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Tanzania
#1364 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1970

70. Akwa Ibom State University

For Petroleum Engineering

#24 in Nigeria
#1373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2009

71. Bayero University Kano

For Petroleum Engineering

#25 in Nigeria
#1379 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

72. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

For Petroleum Engineering

#26 in Nigeria
#1384 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992