22 Best universities for Archaeology in Algeria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Algeria ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 135K citations received by 12.7K academic papers made by 22 universities in Algeria 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 Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Archaeology

#76 in Africa

#1860 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

2. University of Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Archaeology

#90 in Africa

#2201 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

3. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Archaeology

#98 in Africa

#2438 in the World

4. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Archaeology

#101 in Africa

#2478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

5. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Archaeology

#106 in Africa

#2550 in the World

6. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Archaeology

#110 in Africa

#2598 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

7. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Archaeology

#125 in Africa

#2810 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

8. University of Oran 1

For Archaeology

#130 in Africa

#2910 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

9. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Archaeology

#140 in Africa

#3077 in the World

10. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Archaeology

#144 in Africa

#3123 in the World

11. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Archaeology

#150 in Africa

#3171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

12. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Archaeology

#153 in Africa

#3221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

13. University of Science and Technology of Oran

For Archaeology

#157 in Africa

#3261 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

14. University of Laghouat

Algeria | Laghouat

For Archaeology

#176 in Africa

#3495 in the World

15. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Archaeology

#181 in Africa

#3606 in the World

16. University of Ouargla

Algeria | Ouargla

For Archaeology

#190 in Africa

#3721 in the World

17. University of Mostaganem

Algeria | Mostaganem

For Archaeology

#198 in Africa

#3878 in the World

Enrollment: 24,214

18. Bechar University

Algeria | Bechar

For Archaeology

#216 in Africa

#4217 in the World

19. University of Jijel

Algeria | Jijel

For Archaeology

#219 in Africa

#4246 in the World

20. 20 August 1955 University of Skikda

Algeria | Skikda

For Archaeology

#224 in Africa

#4300 in the World

Enrollment: 27,462

21. Ahmed Draia University of Adrar

Algeria | Adrar

For Archaeology

#242 in Africa

#4579 in the World

Enrollment: 16,785

22. University of Souk Ahras

Algeria | Souk Ahras

For Archaeology

#277 in Africa

#5158 in the World

The best cities to study Archaeology in Algeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Algiers, Annaba, Tlemcen, and Blida.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Algeria

Education Majors15

Library and Information science3

Political Science22

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies11