Best Universities for Telecommunications 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 Telecommunications. A graph of 1.2M citations received by 117K academic papers made by 240 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

#421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

2. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Telecommunications

#1 in South Africa

#464 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

3. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Telecommunications

#2 in South Africa

#476 in the World

Founded: 1874

4. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Telecommunications

#3 in South Africa

#602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

5. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Telecommunications

#2 in Egypt

#603 in the World

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

6. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Telecommunications

#4 in South Africa

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

7. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Telecommunications

#5 in South Africa

#629 in the World

Founded: 1918

8. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Telecommunications

#3 in Egypt

#672 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

9. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Telecommunications

#4 in Egypt

#751 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

10. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Telecommunications

#5 in Egypt

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

11. University of Sfax

Tunisia | Sfax

For Telecommunications

#1 in Tunisia

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

12. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Telecommunications

#2 in Tunisia

#932 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

13. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Telecommunications

#6 in South Africa

#937 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

14. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Telecommunications

#1 in Algeria

#980 in the World

15. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Telecommunications

#1 in Morocco

#981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

16. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Telecommunications

#3 in Tunisia

#992 in the World

17. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Telecommunications

#4 in Tunisia

#1097 in the World

18. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Telecommunications

#6 in Egypt

#1167 in the World

Founded: 1957

19. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Telecommunications

#7 in Egypt

#1192 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

20. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Telecommunications

#8 in Egypt

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

21. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Telecommunications

#9 in Egypt

#1276 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

22. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Telecommunications

#7 in South Africa

#1281 in the World

Enrollment: 420,000
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1873

23. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Telecommunications

#5 in Tunisia

#1302 in the World

24. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Telecommunications

#8 in South Africa

#1330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

25. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Telecommunications

#10 in Egypt

#1356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

26. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Telecommunications

#1 in Uganda

#1358 in the World

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

27. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Telecommunications

#2 in Morocco

#1382 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

28. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Telecommunications

#6 in Tunisia

#1391 in the World

Enrollment: 16,315

29. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Telecommunications

#11 in Egypt

#1396 in the World

Founded: 2010

30. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Telecommunications

#1 in Kenya

#1398 in the World

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

31. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Telecommunications

#12 in Egypt

#1432 in the World

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

32. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Telecommunications

#2 in Algeria

#1443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

33. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Telecommunications

#13 in Egypt

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1961

34. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Telecommunications

#3 in Morocco

#1474 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

35. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Telecommunications

#14 in Egypt

#1477 in the World

Founded: 1972

36. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Telecommunications

#9 in South Africa

#1492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 26,439
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 2004

37. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Telecommunications

#3 in Algeria

#1531 in the World

38. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

Morocco | Tetouan

For Telecommunications

#4 in Morocco

#1542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 36,000

39. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Telecommunications

#7 in Tunisia

#1554 in the World

40. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Telecommunications

#15 in Egypt

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

41. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Telecommunications

#16 in Egypt

#1588 in the World

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

42. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Telecommunications

#4 in Algeria

#1593 in the World

Enrollment: 8,443

43. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Telecommunications

#5 in Algeria

#1605 in the World

44. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Telecommunications

#17 in Egypt

#1636 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

45. Rhodes University

South Africa | Makhanda

For Telecommunications

#10 in South Africa

#1660 in the World

Enrollment: 8,200
Founded: 1904

46. University of the Western Cape

South Africa | Bellville

For Telecommunications

#11 in South Africa

#1665 in the World

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

47. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Telecommunications

#18 in Egypt

#1741 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

48. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Telecommunications

#6 in Algeria

#1746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

49. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Telecommunications

#7 in Algeria

#1753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

50. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Telecommunications

#1 in Nigeria

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

51. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Telecommunications

#19 in Egypt

#1811 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

52. Cheikh Anta Diop University

Senegal | Dakar

For Telecommunications

#1 in Senegal

#1819 in the World

Founded: 1918

53. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Telecommunications

#2 in Nigeria

#1846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

54. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

Morocco | Fez

For Telecommunications

#5 in Morocco

#1851 in the World

Enrollment: 98,720
Male:Female: 54:46

55. University of Mauritius

Mauritius | Reduit

For Telecommunications

#1 in Mauritius

#1858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

56. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Telecommunications

#1 in Ghana

#1884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

57. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Telecommunications

#1 in Ethiopia

#1895 in the World

Founded: 1950

58. Gabes University

Tunisia | Gabes

For Telecommunications

#8 in Tunisia

#1919 in the World

59. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Telecommunications

#8 in Algeria

#1923 in the World

60. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Telecommunications

#9 in Algeria

#1931 in the World

61. Ibn Tofail University

Morocco | Kenitra

For Telecommunications

#6 in Morocco

#1952 in the World

Enrollment: 22,270
Male:Female: 52:48

62. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Telecommunications

#3 in Nigeria

#1979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

63. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Telecommunications

#4 in Nigeria

#1993 in the World

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

64. University of the Free State

South Africa | Bloemfontein

For Telecommunications

#12 in South Africa

#2014 in the World

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

65. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Telecommunications

#10 in Algeria

#2016 in the World

66. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Telecommunications

#11 in Algeria

#2038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

67. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Telecommunications

#5 in Nigeria

#2042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

68. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Telecommunications

#20 in Egypt

#2063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

69. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Telecommunications

#12 in Algeria

#2069 in the World

70. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Telecommunications

#21 in Egypt

#2080 in the World

Founded: 1995

71. University of Dschang

Cameroon | Dschang

For Telecommunications

#1 in Cameroon

#2088 in the World

Founded: 1993

72. University of Tripoli - Libya

Libya | Tripoli

For Telecommunications

#1 in Libya

#2100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1957

73. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Telecommunications

#2 in Ghana

#2105 in the World

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

74. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Telecommunications

#22 in Egypt

#2111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

75. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Telecommunications

#6 in Nigeria

#2116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

76. University of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe | Harare

For Telecommunications

#1 in Zimbabwe

#2122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 18,040
Founded: 1955

77. University of Khartoum

Sudan | Khartoum

For Telecommunications

#1 in Sudan

#2131 in the World

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

78. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Telecommunications

#23 in Egypt

#2152 in the World

Founded: 2010

79. Cape Peninsula University of Technology

South Africa | Cape Town

For Telecommunications

#13 in South Africa

#2172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2005

80. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Telecommunications

#13 in Algeria

#2195 in the World

81. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Telecommunications

#1 in Tanzania

#2199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1970

82. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Telecommunications

#7 in Nigeria

#2221 in the World

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

83. Durban University of Technology

South Africa | Durban

For Telecommunications

#14 in South Africa

#2280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 10,213
Founded: 2002

84. Nelson Mandela University

South Africa | Port Elizabeth

For Telecommunications

#15 in South Africa

#2282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 2005

85. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Telecommunications

#24 in Egypt

#2291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

86. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Telecommunications

#8 in Nigeria

#2293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

87. University of Malawi

Malawi | Zomba

For Telecommunications

#1 in Malawi

#2303 in the World

Founded: 1964

88. University of Laghouat

Algeria | Laghouat

For Telecommunications

#14 in Algeria

#2309 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000

89. University of Jijel

Algeria | Jijel

For Telecommunications

#15 in Algeria

#2382 in the World

90. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Telecommunications

#25 in Egypt

#2403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

91. University of Benghazi

Libya | Benghazi

For Telecommunications

#2 in Libya

#2413 in the World

Founded: 1955

92. University of Botswana

Botswana | Gaborone

For Telecommunications

#1 in Botswana

#2473 in the World

Founded: 1964

93. University of Oran 1

Algeria | Oran

For Telecommunications

#16 in Algeria

#2515 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

94. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Telecommunications

#9 in Nigeria

#2572 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

95. University of Douala

Cameroon | Douala

For Telecommunications

#2 in Cameroon

#2579 in the World

Founded: 1977

96. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Telecommunications

#10 in Nigeria

#2588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

97. Sudan University of Science and Technology

Sudan | Khartoum

For Telecommunications

#2 in Sudan

#2653 in the World

Founded: 1990

98. University of Zambia

Zambia | Lusaka

For Telecommunications

#1 in Zambia

#2658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1965

99. Botswana International University of Science and Technology

Botswana | Palapye

For Telecommunications

#2 in Botswana

#2666 in the World

Enrollment: 1,966
Founded: 2005

100. American University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Yola

For Telecommunications

#11 in Nigeria

#2683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2004

Engineering subfields in Africa

Acoustical Engineering179

Aerospace Engineering200

Agricultural Engineering63

Applied/Engineering Physics28

Architectural Engineering42

Architecture35

Automation and Control engineering72

Automotive Engineering107

Aviation18

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

Petroleum Engineering49

Polymer science and Plastics engineering19

Product and Industrial Design10

Reliability and Quality Engineering80

Remote Sensing99

Renewable Energy Engineering138

Robotics35

Structural Engineering169

Systems Engineering131

Technical Drawing15

Transportation Engineering50