19 Best universities for Accounting 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 Accounting. A graph of 56.9K citations received by 3.9K 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

#527 in the World

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

2. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Accounting

#19 in Africa

#797 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

#25 in Africa

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

5. Tanta University

For Accounting

#38 in Africa

#1161 in the World

Founded: 1972

6. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Accounting

#43 in Africa

#1267 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

7. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Accounting

#48 in Africa

#1327 in the World

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

8. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Accounting

#53 in Africa

#1467 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

9. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Accounting

#55 in Africa

#1477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

10. Assiut University

For Accounting

#71 in Africa

#1760 in the World

Founded: 1957

11. Helwan University

For Accounting

#79 in Africa

#1831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

12. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Accounting

#98 in Africa

#2112 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

13. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Accounting

#102 in Africa

#2124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

14. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Accounting

#104 in Africa

#2155 in the World

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

15. Benha University

For Accounting

#106 in Africa

#2159 in the World

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

16. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Accounting

#114 in Africa

#2316 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

17. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Accounting

#130 in Africa

#2522 in the World

Founded: 1996

18. Al-Azhar University

For Accounting

#142 in Africa

#2689 in the World

Founded: 1961

19. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Accounting

#169 in Africa

#2937 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.