39 Best universities for Physical chemistry 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 Physical chemistry. A graph of 1.23M citations received by 54.4K 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 Physical chemistry

#1 in Africa

#335 in the World

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

2. Ain Shams University

For Physical chemistry

#2 in Africa

#466 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Physical chemistry

#3 in Africa

#518 in the World

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

4. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Physical chemistry

#4 in Africa

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

5. Assiut University

For Physical chemistry

#8 in Africa

#681 in the World

Founded: 1957

6. Tanta University

For Physical chemistry

#13 in Africa

#842 in the World

Founded: 1972

7. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Physical chemistry

#14 in Africa

#866 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

8. Benha University

For Physical chemistry

#18 in Africa

#914 in the World

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

9. Al-Azhar University

For Physical chemistry

#19 in Africa

#935 in the World

Founded: 1961

10. Minia University

For Physical chemistry

#22 in Africa

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

11. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Physical chemistry

#25 in Africa

#1144 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

12. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Physical chemistry

#26 in Africa

#1155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

13. Helwan University

For Physical chemistry

#33 in Africa

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

14. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Physical chemistry

#34 in Africa

#1337 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

15. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Physical chemistry

#37 in Africa

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

16. South Valley University - Qena

For Physical chemistry

#46 in Africa

#1591 in the World

Founded: 1995

17. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Physical chemistry

#50 in Africa

#1638 in the World

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

18. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Physical chemistry

#59 in Africa

#1681 in the World

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

19. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Physical chemistry

#63 in Africa

#1757 in the World

Founded: 2010

20. Fayoum University

For Physical chemistry

#66 in Africa

#1826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

21. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Physical chemistry

#71 in Africa

#1875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

22. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Physical chemistry

#75 in Africa

#1933 in the World

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

23. Suez University

For Physical chemistry

#77 in Africa

#1955 in the World

Founded: 2012

24. Aswan University

For Physical chemistry

#97 in Africa

#2385 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

25. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Physical chemistry

#101 in Africa

#2411 in the World

Founded: 2010

26. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Physical chemistry

#108 in Africa

#2518 in the World

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

27. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Physical chemistry

#121 in Africa

#2694 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

28. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Physical chemistry

#137 in Africa

#2939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

29. University of Sadat City

For Physical chemistry

#145 in Africa

#3113 in the World

Founded: 2013

30. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Physical chemistry

#152 in Africa

#3210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

31. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Physical chemistry

#155 in Africa

#3247 in the World

Founded: 2007

32. Pharos University in Alexandria

Egypt | Alexandria

For Physical chemistry

#161 in Africa

#3331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

33. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Physical chemistry

#166 in Africa

#3381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

34. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Physical chemistry

#177 in Africa

#3496 in the World

Founded: 1996

35. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Physical chemistry

#178 in Africa

#3530 in the World

Founded: 1996

36. Nahda University

For Physical chemistry

#197 in Africa

#3795 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

37. Egyptian Russian University

For Physical chemistry

#205 in Africa

#3893 in the World

Founded: 2006

38. Sinai University

For Physical chemistry

#211 in Africa

#4035 in the World

Founded: 2006

39. Misr International University

For Physical chemistry

#230 in Africa

#4247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

The best cities to study Physical chemistry 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

Materials Science40

Nanotechnology39

Nutrition and Food Science38

Organic Chemistry39

Petrology and Geochemistry28

Polymer science and Plastics engineering10

Radiochemistry35