19 Best universities for Accounting in Egypt

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Egypt ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 48.6K citations received by 3.77K academic papers made by 19 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 Accounting

#10 in Africa

#536 in the World

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

2. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Accounting

#19 in Africa

#799 in the World

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

3. Ain Shams University

For Accounting

#22 in Africa

#849 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

4. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Accounting

#30 in Africa

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

5. Tanta University

For Accounting

#39 in Africa

#1166 in the World

Founded: 1972

6. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Accounting

#43 in Africa

#1260 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

7. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Accounting

#49 in Africa

#1364 in the World

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

8. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Accounting

#54 in Africa

#1492 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

9. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Accounting

#59 in Africa

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

10. Assiut University

For Accounting

#73 in Africa

#1764 in the World

Founded: 1957

11. Helwan University

For Accounting

#85 in Africa

#1888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

12. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Accounting

#99 in Africa

#2128 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

13. Benha University

For Accounting

#100 in Africa

#2138 in the World

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

14. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Accounting

#101 in Africa

#2159 in the World

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

15. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Accounting

#111 in Africa

#2264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

16. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Accounting

#116 in Africa

#2318 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

17. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Accounting

#140 in Africa

#2648 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. Al-Azhar University

For Accounting

#147 in Africa

#2710 in the World

Founded: 1961

19. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Accounting

#170 in Africa

#2931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

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