22 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 366K citations received by 45.3K 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 Annaba

Algeria | Annaba

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#74 in Africa

#2266 in the World

Enrollment: 39,916

2. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene

Algeria | Algiers

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#82 in Africa

#2345 in the World

Enrollment: 54,549

3. University of Bejaia

Algeria | Bejaia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#90 in Africa

#2470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%

4. University of Constantine 1

Algeria | Constantine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#94 in Africa

#2569 in the World

5. University of Tlemcen

Algeria | Tlemcen

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#96 in Africa

#2634 in the World

6. University of Oran 1

Algeria | Oran

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#110 in Africa

#2927 in the World

Enrollment: 60,000

7. University of Batna 1

Algeria | Batna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#114 in Africa

#3013 in the World

8. University of Blida 1

Algeria | Blida

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#116 in Africa

#3046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%

9. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

Algeria | Setif

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#123 in Africa

#3150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%

10. University of Biskra

Algeria | Biskra

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#134 in Africa

#3360 in the World

Enrollment: 31,588

11. University of Mostaganem

Algeria | Mostaganem

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#138 in Africa

#3422 in the World

Enrollment: 24,214

12. University of Science and Technology of Oran

Algeria | Oran

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#144 in Africa

#3548 in the World

Enrollment: 18,484

13. University of Boumerdes

Algeria | Boumerdes

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#158 in Africa

#3678 in the World

14. University of Ouargla

Algeria | Ouargla

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#169 in Africa

#3818 in the World

15. National Polytechnic School, Algeria

Algeria | Algiers

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#171 in Africa

#3834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 1,400

16. University of Algiers 1

Algeria | Algiers

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#186 in Africa

#4037 in the World

17. University of Jijel

Algeria | Jijel

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#191 in Africa

#4067 in the World

18. University of Laghouat

Algeria | Laghouat

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#199 in Africa

#4173 in the World

19. Bechar University

Algeria | Bechar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#224 in Africa

#4577 in the World

20. 20 August 1955 University of Skikda

Algeria | Skikda

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#226 in Africa

#4597 in the World

Enrollment: 27,462

21. Ahmed Draia University of Adrar

Algeria | Adrar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#240 in Africa

#4955 in the World

Enrollment: 16,785

22. University of Souk Ahras

Algeria | Souk Ahras

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#274 in Africa

#5430 in the World

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Algeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Annaba, Algiers, Bejaia, and Constantine.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Algeria

Law22

Library and Information science3

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies11