Best Universities for Petroleum 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 Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 73.7K citations received by 9.32K academic papers made by 49 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

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Petroleum Engineering

#187 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: 257,200
Founded: 1908

3. Suez University

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#332 in the World

Founded: 2012

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Petroleum Engineering

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

6. Covenant University

For Petroleum Engineering

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

7. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#541 in the World

Founded: 1874

8. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

9. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

10. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Petroleum Engineering

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

11. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Petroleum Engineering

#606 in the World

12. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Petroleum Engineering

#624 in the World

13. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Petroleum Engineering

#626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

14. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Petroleum Engineering

#636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

15. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Petroleum Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#651 in the World

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

16. Ain Shams University

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

17. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Petroleum Engineering

#715 in the World

Founded: 2007

18. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Petroleum Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

19. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Petroleum Engineering

#773 in the World

20. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Petroleum Engineering

#797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

21. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Petroleum Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 6,857
Founded: 1919

22. University of Uyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#804 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Petroleum Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#832 in the World

Founded: 1918

24. Assiut University

For Petroleum Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#856 in the World

Founded: 1957

25. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Petroleum Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

26. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Petroleum Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#879 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

27. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Petroleum Engineering

#899 in the World

28. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Petroleum Engineering

#10 in Nigeria

#902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

29. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Petroleum Engineering

#11 in Nigeria

#910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

30. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Petroleum Engineering

#12 in Nigeria

#937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 17,672
Founded: 1981

31. Benha University

For Petroleum Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#939 in the World

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

32. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Libya

#957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

33. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Petroleum Engineering

#13 in Nigeria

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

34. Al-Azhar University

For Petroleum Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#979 in the World

Founded: 1961

35. Minia University

For Petroleum Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

36. University of Sfax

For Petroleum Engineering

#1043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

37. Tanta University

For Petroleum Engineering

#12 in Egypt

#1046 in the World

Founded: 1972

38. Helwan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#13 in Egypt

#1058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

39. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Petroleum Engineering

#14 in Nigeria

#1063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

40. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Petroleum Engineering

#15 in Nigeria

#1082 in the World

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

41. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Petroleum Engineering

#14 in Egypt

#1092 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

42. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Petroleum Engineering

#16 in Nigeria

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

43. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Petroleum Engineering

#15 in Egypt

#1152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,228
Founded: 2005

44. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Petroleum Engineering

#16 in Egypt

#1156 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

45. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Ghana

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

46. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Sudan

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 41,030
Founded: 1956

47. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Petroleum Engineering

#17 in Egypt

#1220 in the World

Founded: 2010

48. University of Mines and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#2 in Ghana

#1226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 2004

49. Bayero University Kano

For Petroleum Engineering

#17 in Nigeria

#1245 in the World

Founded: 1975

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

Nuclear Engineering35

Operations Research57

Optical Engineering264

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