Best Universities for Applied/Engineering Physics in Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in Africa ranked based on their research performance in Applied/Engineering Physics. A graph of 107K citations received by 6.84K academic papers made by 41 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.

3. Tanta University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Egypt
#581 in the World
Founded
1972

4. University of the Witwatersrand

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1922

7. Mansoura University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Egypt
#743 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1972

8. Cairo University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in Egypt
#753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
207,853
Founded
1908

9. Benha University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in Egypt
#763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Enrollment
88,016
Founded
1976

10. University of Pretoria

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#784 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

11. Ain Shams University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#6 in Egypt
#792 in the World
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

14. University of Sfax

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Tunisia
#853 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%

15. Alexandria University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#7 in Egypt
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
197,278
Founded
1942

17. Assiut University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#8 in Egypt
#954 in the World
Founded
1957

18. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#970 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

19. University of Johannesburg

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1032 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

21. Zagazig University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#9 in Egypt
#1062 in the World
Enrollment
117,299
Founded
1974

22. University of the Free State

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
37,000
Founded
1904

23. University of Nigeria

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Nigeria
#1084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

24. Mohammed V University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Morocco
#1093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%

25. Menoufia University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#10 in Egypt
#1111 in the World
Enrollment
80,000
Founded
1976

26. Kafrelsheikh University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#11 in Egypt
#1180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
2006

29. Minia University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#12 in Egypt
#1269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1976

30. Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in Morocco
#1279 in the World
Enrollment
98,720
Male:Female
54:46

31. Helwan University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#13 in Egypt
#1344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

32. Abdelmalek Essaadi University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in Morocco
#1355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%

33. University of Sousse

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#5 in Tunisia
#1374 in the World
Enrollment
19,311

34. University of South Africa

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1383 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Founded
1873

35. Ferhat Abbas Setif University 1

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#3 in Algeria
#1399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%

36. Al-Azhar University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#14 in Egypt
#1402 in the World
Founded
1961

37. University of Annaba

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#4 in Algeria
#1413 in the World
Enrollment
39,916

38. University of Khartoum

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1 in Sudan
#1425 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
41,030
Founded
1956

40. North-West University

For Applied/Engineering Physics

#1442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2004