17 Best universities for Architecture in Egypt

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Egypt ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 21.4K citations received by 2.42K academic papers made by 17 universities in Egypt 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.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Cairo University

For Architecture

#3 in Africa

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

2. Ain Shams University

For Architecture

#4 in Africa

#382 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

3. Helwan University

For Architecture

#7 in Africa

#568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

4. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Architecture

#8 in Africa

#570 in the World

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

5. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Architecture

#16 in Africa

#732 in the World

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

6. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Architecture

#17 in Africa

#795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

7. Minia University

For Architecture

#20 in Africa

#885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

8. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Architecture

#22 in Africa

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,178
Founded: 2005

9. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Architecture

#24 in Africa

#924 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

10. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Architecture

#27 in Africa

#992 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

11. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Architecture

#33 in Africa

#1149 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

12. Benha University

For Architecture

#35 in Africa

#1181 in the World

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

13. Tanta University

For Architecture

#36 in Africa

#1212 in the World

Founded: 1972

14. Fayoum University

For Architecture

#37 in Africa

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

15. Assiut University

For Architecture

#41 in Africa

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1957

16. Al-Azhar University

For Architecture

#42 in Africa

#1273 in the World

Founded: 1961

17. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Architecture

#44 in Africa

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

The best cities to study Architecture in Egypt based on the number of universities and their ranks are Giza, Cairo, Alexandria, and New Cairo.