Best Universities for Transportation 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 Transportation Engineering. A graph of 63.8K citations received by 8.94K academic papers made by 50 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 Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in South Africa

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 48,174
Founded: 1908

2. Cairo University

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in Egypt

#464 in the World

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

3. University of Stellenbosch

South Africa | Stellenbosch

For Transportation Engineering

#2 in South Africa

#484 in the World

Founded: 1918

4. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Transportation Engineering

#3 in South Africa

#513 in the World

Founded: 1874

5. University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa | Durban

For Transportation Engineering

#4 in South Africa

#517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 2004

6. Ain Shams University

For Transportation Engineering

#2 in Egypt

#525 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

7. University of Johannesburg

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Transportation Engineering

#5 in South Africa

#546 in the World

Enrollment: 49,910
Founded: 2005

8. University of Sfax

For Transportation Engineering

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%

9. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in Ghana

#751 in the World

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

10. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in South Africa

#756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1922

11. Mohammed V University

Morocco | Rabat

For Transportation Engineering

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 67,415

12. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Transportation Engineering

#3 in Egypt

#825 in the World

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

13. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Transportation Engineering

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

14. Hassan II University of Casablanca

Morocco | Casablanca

For Transportation Engineering

#890 in the World

Enrollment: 99,300

15. University of South Africa

South Africa | Pretoria

For Transportation Engineering

#7 in South Africa

#937 in the World

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

16. University of Sousse

Tunisia | Sousse

For Transportation Engineering

#1012 in the World

17. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Transportation Engineering

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

18. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Transportation Engineering

#4 in Egypt

#1101 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

19. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Transportation Engineering

#5 in Egypt

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

20. Tunis University

Tunisia | Tunis

For Transportation Engineering

#1115 in the World

21. Addis Ababa University

Ethiopia | Addis Ababa

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in Ethiopia

#1131 in the World

Founded: 1950

22. North-West University

South Africa | Potchefstroom

For Transportation Engineering

#8 in South Africa

#1153 in the World

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

23. Assiut University

For Transportation Engineering

#6 in Egypt

#1227 in the World

Founded: 1957

24. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Transportation Engineering

#1230 in the World

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

25. University of Carthage

Tunisia | Tunis

For Transportation Engineering

#1272 in the World

Enrollment: 50,314

26. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Transportation Engineering

#1275 in the World

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

27. Cadi Ayyad University

Morocco | Marrakesh

For Transportation Engineering

#1279 in the World

Enrollment: 29,703

28. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Transportation Engineering

#2 in Ghana

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

29. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Transportation Engineering

#7 in Egypt

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

30. University of Nairobi

Kenya | Nairobi

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in Kenya

#1289 in the World

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

31. Makerere University

Uganda | Kampala

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in Uganda

#1295 in the World

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

32. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Transportation Engineering

#8 in Egypt

#1297 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

33. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Transportation Engineering

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

34. University of Ghana

For Transportation Engineering

#3 in Ghana

#1326 in the World

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

35. Covenant University

For Transportation Engineering

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

36. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Transportation Engineering

#9 in Egypt

#1375 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

37. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in Algeria

#1382 in the World

38. Manouba University

Tunisia | Manouba

For Transportation Engineering

#1392 in the World

Enrollment: 16,315

39. University of Monastir

Tunisia | Monastir

For Transportation Engineering

#1432 in the World

40. Benha University

For Transportation Engineering

#10 in Egypt

#1477 in the World

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

41. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Transportation Engineering

#1509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

42. Helwan University

For Transportation Engineering

#11 in Egypt

#1514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

43. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Transportation Engineering

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

44. University of Dar es Salaam

Tanzania | Dar es Salaam

For Transportation Engineering

#1 in Tanzania

#1547 in the World

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

45. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Transportation Engineering

#1567 in the World

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

46. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Transportation Engineering

#1570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

47. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Kenya | Nairobi

For Transportation Engineering

#2 in Kenya

#1594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1994

48. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Transportation Engineering

#10 in Nigeria

#1612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

49. University of Tunis El Manar

Tunisia | Tunis

For Transportation Engineering

#1622 in the World

50. Tshwane University of Technology

South Africa | Pretoria

For Transportation Engineering

#9 in South Africa

#1643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2003

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

Petroleum Engineering49

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