39 Best universities for Paleontology in Egypt

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Egypt ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 988K citations received by 82.5K academic papers made by 39 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.

1. Cairo University

For Paleontology

#6 in Africa

#386 in the World

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

2. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Paleontology

#7 in Africa

#584 in the World

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

3. Ain Shams University

For Paleontology

#8 in Africa

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

4. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Paleontology

#9 in Africa

#668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

5. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Paleontology

#13 in Africa

#735 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

6. Assiut University

For Paleontology

#18 in Africa

#840 in the World

Founded: 1957

7. Al-Azhar University

For Paleontology

#19 in Africa

#899 in the World

Founded: 1961

8. Tanta University

For Paleontology

#22 in Africa

#943 in the World

Founded: 1972

9. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Paleontology

#27 in Africa

#1069 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

10. Benha University

For Paleontology

#35 in Africa

#1247 in the World

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

11. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Paleontology

#37 in Africa

#1316 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

12. Minia University

For Paleontology

#42 in Africa

#1378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

13. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Paleontology

#46 in Africa

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

14. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Paleontology

#53 in Africa

#1602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

15. Helwan University

For Paleontology

#54 in Africa

#1609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

16. South Valley University - Qena

For Paleontology

#56 in Africa

#1634 in the World

Founded: 1995

17. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Paleontology

#59 in Africa

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

18. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Paleontology

#83 in Africa

#2175 in the World

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

19. Fayoum University

For Paleontology

#86 in Africa

#2196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

20. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Paleontology

#87 in Africa

#2199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2012

21. Aswan University

For Paleontology

#101 in Africa

#2379 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

22. Suez University

For Paleontology

#105 in Africa

#2467 in the World

Founded: 2012

23. University of Sadat City

For Paleontology

#112 in Africa

#2588 in the World

Enrollment: 29,702
Founded: 2013

24. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Paleontology

#113 in Africa

#2614 in the World

Founded: 2010

25. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Paleontology

#116 in Africa

#2643 in the World

Founded: 2010

26. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Paleontology

#131 in Africa

#2923 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

27. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Paleontology

#151 in Africa

#3407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,228
Founded: 2005

28. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Paleontology

#158 in Africa

#3520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

29. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Paleontology

#161 in Africa

#3596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,085
Founded: 2006

30. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Paleontology

#169 in Africa

#3708 in the World

Founded: 2010

31. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Paleontology

#184 in Africa

#3902 in the World

Founded: 1996

32. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Paleontology

#206 in Africa

#4204 in the World

Founded: 1996

33. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Paleontology

#227 in Africa

#4584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

34. Pharos University in Alexandria

Egypt | Alexandria

For Paleontology

#232 in Africa

#4654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

35. Misr International University

For Paleontology

#237 in Africa

#4727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

36. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Paleontology

#251 in Africa

#4979 in the World

Enrollment: 7,480
Founded: 2007

37. Egyptian Russian University

For Paleontology

#269 in Africa

#5285 in the World

Founded: 2006

38. Sinai University

For Paleontology

#274 in Africa

#5328 in the World

Founded: 2006

39. Nahda University

For Paleontology

#280 in Africa

#5416 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

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