Best Universities for Telecommunications in Africa

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Telecommunications. A graph of 2.17M citations received by 143K academic papers made by 266 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. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Telecommunications

#1 in Egypt

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

2. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Telecommunications

#1 in South Africa

#471 in the World

Founded: 1874

3. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Telecommunications

#2 in South Africa

#475 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

4. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Telecommunications

#3 in South Africa

#549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Telecommunications

#4 in South Africa

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

6. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Telecommunications

#2 in Egypt

#625 in the World

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

7. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Telecommunications

#5 in South Africa

#630 in the World

Founded: 1918

8. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Telecommunications

#6 in South Africa

#668 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

9. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Telecommunications

#3 in Egypt

#675 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

10. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Telecommunications

#4 in Egypt

#726 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

11. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Telecommunications

#5 in Egypt

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

12. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Telecommunications

#1 in Tunisia

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 33,193

13. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Telecommunications

#1 in Morocco

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

14. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Telecommunications

#2 in Tunisia

#943 in the World

15. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Telecommunications

#3 in Tunisia

#945 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

16. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Telecommunications

#1 in Algeria

#993 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

17. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Telecommunications

#4 in Tunisia

#1093 in the World

18. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Telecommunications

#6 in Egypt

#1133 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

19. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Telecommunications

#7 in Egypt

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

20. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Telecommunications

#8 in Egypt

#1155 in the World

Founded: 1957

21. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Telecommunications

#9 in Egypt

#1214 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

22. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Telecommunications

#7 in South Africa

#1255 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Founded: 1873

23. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Telecommunications

#8 in South Africa

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

24. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Telecommunications

#5 in Tunisia

#1310 in the World

25. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Telecommunications

#2 in Morocco

#1311 in the World

26. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Telecommunications

#3 in Morocco

#1330 in the World

27. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Telecommunications

#10 in Egypt

#1352 in the World

Founded: 1961

28. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Telecommunications

#11 in Egypt

#1373 in the World

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

29. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Telecommunications

#12 in Egypt

#1407 in the World

Founded: 1972

30. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Telecommunications

#1 in Kenya

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1970

31. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Telecommunications

#6 in Tunisia

#1424 in the World

Enrollment: 17,040

32. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Telecommunications

#13 in Egypt

#1435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

33. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Telecommunications

#1 in Uganda

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1922

34. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Telecommunications

#4 in Morocco

#1454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%

35. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Telecommunications

#2 in Algeria

#1473 in the World

36. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Telecommunications

#14 in Egypt

#1491 in the World

Enrollment: 3,741
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 2010

37. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Telecommunications

#9 in South Africa

#1497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2004

38. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Telecommunications

#15 in Egypt

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

39. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Telecommunications

#3 in Algeria

#1555 in the World

40. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Telecommunications

#5 in Morocco

#1564 in the World

41. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Telecommunications

#7 in Tunisia

#1575 in the World

Enrollment: 19,311

42. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Telecommunications

#1 in Nigeria

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

43. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Telecommunications

#4 in Algeria

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

44. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Telecommunications

#16 in Egypt

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

45. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Telecommunications

#17 in Egypt

#1619 in the World

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

46. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Telecommunications

#5 in Algeria

#1626 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

47. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Telecommunications

#10 in South Africa

#1683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 24,754
Founded: 1959

48. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Telecommunications

#18 in Egypt

#1690 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

49. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Telecommunications

#6 in Morocco

#1703 in the World

50. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Telecommunications

#11 in South Africa

#1711 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

51. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Telecommunications

#6 in Algeria

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

52. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Telecommunications

#2 in Nigeria

#1753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

53. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Telecommunications

#1 in Ghana

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

54. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Telecommunications

#1 in Ethiopia

#1793 in the World

Founded: 1950

55. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Telecommunications

#2 in Ghana

#1809 in the World

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

56. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Telecommunications

#7 in Algeria

#1812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

57. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Telecommunications

#19 in Egypt

#1813 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

58. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Telecommunications

#3 in Nigeria

#1822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

59. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Telecommunications

#1 in Mauritius

#1832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

60. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Telecommunications

#4 in Nigeria

#1834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

61. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Telecommunications

#5 in Nigeria

#1863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

62. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Telecommunications

#8 in Algeria

#1885 in the World

63. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Telecommunications

#8 in Tunisia

#1897 in the World

Enrollment: 15,263

64. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Telecommunications

#1 in Senegal

#1960 in the World

Enrollment: 89,589
Founded: 1918

65. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Telecommunications

#6 in Nigeria

#1997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

66. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Telecommunications

#9 in Algeria

#2023 in the World

67. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Telecommunications

#10 in Algeria

#2024 in the World

68. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Telecommunications

#20 in Egypt

#2028 in the World

Founded: 1995

69. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Telecommunications

#11 in Algeria

#2052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

70. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Telecommunications

#1 in Cameroon

#2056 in the World

Founded: 1993

71. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Telecommunications

#12 in South Africa

#2058 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 37,000
Founded: 1904

72. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Telecommunications

#7 in Nigeria

#2069 in the World

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

73. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Telecommunications

#12 in Algeria

#2074 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

74. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Telecommunications

#21 in Egypt

#2105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

75. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Telecommunications

#1 in Sudan

#2107 in the World

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

76. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Telecommunications

#22 in Egypt

#2118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

77. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Telecommunications

#23 in Egypt

#2133 in the World

Founded: 2010

78. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Telecommunications

#13 in Algeria

#2142 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

79. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Telecommunications

#13 in South Africa

#2150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Enrollment: 35,047
Founded: 2005

80. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Telecommunications

#1 in Tanzania

#2165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 45,155
Founded: 1970

81. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Telecommunications

#8 in Nigeria

#2177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

82. National University of Science and Technology

Zimbabwe | Bulawayo

For Telecommunications

#1 in Zimbabwe

#2184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1991

83. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Telecommunications

#2 in Zimbabwe

#2189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,399
Founded: 1955

84. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Telecommunications

#14 in South Africa

#2191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2002

85. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Telecommunications

#1 in Libya

#2199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

86. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Telecommunications

#24 in Egypt

#2281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

87. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Telecommunications

#9 in Nigeria

#2283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,181
Founded: 1982

88. University of Laghouat

Algeria | Laghouat

For Telecommunications

#14 in Algeria

#2288 in the World

89. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Telecommunications

#25 in Egypt

#2317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

90. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Telecommunications

#15 in South Africa

#2340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

91. University of Malawi

Malawi | Zomba

For Telecommunications

#1 in Malawi

#2353 in the World

Enrollment: 10,500
Founded: 1964

92. Botswana International University of Science and Technology

Botswana | Palapye

For Telecommunications

#1 in Botswana

#2358 in the World

Enrollment: 1,966
Founded: 2005

93. University of Jijel

Algeria | Jijel

For Telecommunications

#15 in Algeria

#2405 in the World

94. Sudan University of Science and Technology

Sudan | Khartoum

For Telecommunications

#2 in Sudan

#2428 in the World

Founded: 1990

95. University of Benghazi

Libya | Benghazi

For Telecommunications

#2 in Libya

#2429 in the World

Founded: 1955

96. Jimma University

Ethiopia | Jimma

For Telecommunications

#2 in Ethiopia

#2466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1983

97. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Telecommunications

#10 in Nigeria

#2504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

98. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Telecommunications

#2 in Botswana

#2529 in the World

Founded: 1964

99. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Telecommunications

#11 in Nigeria

#2549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

100. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Telecommunications

#2 in Kenya

#2553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering224

Aerospace Engineering233

Agricultural Engineering69

Applied/Engineering Physics43

Architectural Engineering66

Architecture48

Automation and Control engineering81

Automotive Engineering130

Aviation19

Biochemical Engineering46

Biomedical Engineering36

Biotechnology221

Chemical Engineering249

Civil Engineering208

Computer Engineering69

Computer Networking249

Construction Management44

Electrical Engineering290

Electronic Engineering151

Engineering Management37

Environmental Engineering220

Firefighting and Fire Science24

Geotechnical Engineering234

Human-Computer Interaction86

Industrial Engineering22

Landscape Architecture33

Marine Engineering27

Materials Science317

Mechanical Engineering282

Metallurgical Engineering283

Mining Engineering82

Nanotechnology222

Nuclear Engineering38

Operations Research71

Optical Engineering281

Petroleum Engineering72

Polymer science and Plastics engineering18

Product and Industrial Design13

Reliability and Quality Engineering100

Remote Sensing137

Renewable Energy Engineering162

Robotics41

Structural Engineering199

Systems Engineering160

Technical Drawing21

Transportation Engineering63