40 Best Materials Science schools 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 Materials Science. A graph of 3.41M citations received by 184K academic papers made by 40 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 Materials Science

#1 in Africa

#410 in the World

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

2. Ain Shams University

For Materials Science

#2 in Africa

#508 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Materials Science

#4 in Africa

#626 in the World

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

4. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Materials Science

#6 in Africa

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

5. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Materials Science

#12 in Africa

#817 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

6. Tanta University

For Materials Science

#13 in Africa

#824 in the World

Founded: 1972

7. Assiut University

For Materials Science

#14 in Africa

#836 in the World

Founded: 1957

8. Al-Azhar University

For Materials Science

#15 in Africa

#856 in the World

Founded: 1961

9. Benha University

For Materials Science

#17 in Africa

#1066 in the World

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

10. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Materials Science

#18 in Africa

#1146 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

11. Helwan University

For Materials Science

#26 in Africa

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

12. Minia University

For Materials Science

#27 in Africa

#1304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

13. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Materials Science

#31 in Africa

#1393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

14. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Materials Science

#32 in Africa

#1437 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

15. South Valley University - Qena

For Materials Science

#39 in Africa

#1616 in the World

Founded: 1995

16. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Materials Science

#41 in Africa

#1631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

17. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Materials Science

#44 in Africa

#1666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

18. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Materials Science

#46 in Africa

#1696 in the World

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

19. Fayoum University

For Materials Science

#55 in Africa

#1904 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

20. Suez University

For Materials Science

#57 in Africa

#1992 in the World

Founded: 2012

21. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Materials Science

#66 in Africa

#2078 in the World

Enrollment: 3,741
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 2010

22. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Materials Science

#67 in Africa

#2090 in the World

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

23. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Materials Science

#72 in Africa

#2156 in the World

Founded: 2010

24. Aswan University

For Materials Science

#78 in Africa

#2203 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

25. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Materials Science

#84 in Africa

#2352 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

26. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Materials Science

#92 in Africa

#2492 in the World

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

27. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Materials Science

#108 in Africa

#2740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

28. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Materials Science

#115 in Africa

#2858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

29. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Materials Science

#116 in Africa

#2867 in the World

Founded: 2010

30. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Materials Science

#148 in Africa

#3437 in the World

Founded: 1996

31. Pharos University in Alexandria

Egypt | Alexandria

For Materials Science

#160 in Africa

#3557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

32. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Materials Science

#162 in Africa

#3564 in the World

Founded: 2007

33. Egyptian Russian University

For Materials Science

#165 in Africa

#3616 in the World

Founded: 2006

34. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Materials Science

#167 in Africa

#3662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

35. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Materials Science

#168 in Africa

#3667 in the World

Founded: 1996

36. University of Sadat City

For Materials Science

#169 in Africa

#3683 in the World

Founded: 2013

37. Misr International University

For Materials Science

#182 in Africa

#3886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

38. Sinai University

For Materials Science

#188 in Africa

#3926 in the World

Founded: 2006

39. Nahda University

For Materials Science

#226 in Africa

#4565 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

40. French University of Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Materials Science

#306 in Africa

#5762 in the World

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

Chemistry subfields in Egypt

Biochemical Engineering16

Chemical Engineering39

Computational Chemistry25

Environmental Chemistry36

Inorganic Chemistry31

Nanotechnology39

Nutrition and Food Science38

Organic Chemistry39

Petrology and Geochemistry28

Physical chemistry39

Polymer science and Plastics engineering10

Radiochemistry35