40 Best Materials Science schools 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 Materials Science. A graph of 2.12M citations received by 153K 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

#436 in the World

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

2. Ain Shams University

For Materials Science

#2 in Africa

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Materials Science

#5 in Africa

#655 in the World

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

4. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Materials Science

#7 in Africa

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

5. Assiut University

For Materials Science

#12 in Africa

#854 in the World

Founded: 1957

6. Tanta University

For Materials Science

#13 in Africa

#857 in the World

Founded: 1972

7. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Materials Science

#14 in Africa

#877 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

8. Al-Azhar University

For Materials Science

#15 in Africa

#939 in the World

Founded: 1961

9. Benha University

For Materials Science

#18 in Africa

#1126 in the World

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

10. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Materials Science

#19 in Africa

#1155 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

11. Helwan University

For Materials Science

#26 in Africa

#1277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

12. Minia University

For Materials Science

#27 in Africa

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

13. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Materials Science

#31 in Africa

#1419 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

14. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Materials Science

#33 in Africa

#1458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

15. South Valley University - Qena

For Materials Science

#37 in Africa

#1649 in the World

Founded: 1995

16. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Materials Science

#41 in Africa

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

17. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Materials Science

#42 in Africa

#1688 in the World

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

18. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Materials Science

#44 in Africa

#1756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

19. Fayoum University

For Materials Science

#52 in Africa

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

20. Suez University

For Materials Science

#58 in Africa

#2042 in the World

Founded: 2012

21. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Materials Science

#61 in Africa

#2116 in the World

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

22. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Materials Science

#63 in Africa

#2151 in the World

Founded: 2010

23. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Materials Science

#64 in Africa

#2153 in the World

Founded: 2010

24. Aswan University

For Materials Science

#68 in Africa

#2183 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

#2423 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

26. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Materials Science

#89 in Africa

#2597 in the World

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

27. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Materials Science

#107 in Africa

#2890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

28. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Materials Science

#111 in Africa

#2965 in the World

Founded: 2010

29. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Materials Science

#114 in Africa

#3002 in the World

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

30. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Materials Science

#146 in Africa

#3562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

31. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Materials Science

#148 in Africa

#3567 in the World

Founded: 1996

32. University of Sadat City

For Materials Science

#153 in Africa

#3673 in the World

Enrollment: 29,702
Founded: 2013

33. Pharos University in Alexandria

Egypt | Alexandria

For Materials Science

#156 in Africa

#3695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

34. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Materials Science

#161 in Africa

#3750 in the World

Founded: 1996

35. Egyptian Russian University

For Materials Science

#163 in Africa

#3772 in the World

Founded: 2006

36. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Materials Science

#172 in Africa

#3889 in the World

Enrollment: 7,480
Founded: 2007

37. Misr International University

For Materials Science

#177 in Africa

#3915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

38. Sinai University

For Materials Science

#191 in Africa

#4155 in the World

Founded: 2006

39. Nahda University

For Materials Science

#218 in Africa

#4622 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

40. French University of Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Materials Science

#285 in Africa

#5592 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 Engineering11

Chemical Engineering39

Computational Chemistry22

Environmental Chemistry35

Inorganic Chemistry31

Nanotechnology39

Nutrition and Food Science36

Organic Chemistry39

Petrology and Geochemistry28

Physical chemistry39

Polymer science and Plastics engineering10

Radiochemistry33