36 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 262K citations received by 17.4K academic papers made by 36 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 Cyber Security

#5 in Africa

#548 in the World

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

2. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Cyber Security

#8 in Africa

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

3. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Cyber Security

#12 in Africa

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

4. Ain Shams University

For Cyber Security

#13 in Africa

#769 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

5. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Cyber Security

#16 in Africa

#902 in the World

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

6. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Cyber Security

#22 in Africa

#1117 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

7. Helwan University

For Cyber Security

#26 in Africa

#1213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

8. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Cyber Security

#33 in Africa

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

9. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Cyber Security

#34 in Africa

#1384 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

10. Assiut University

For Cyber Security

#41 in Africa

#1441 in the World

Founded: 1957

11. Benha University

For Cyber Security

#42 in Africa

#1451 in the World

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

12. Al-Azhar University

For Cyber Security

#43 in Africa

#1475 in the World

Founded: 1961

13. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Cyber Security

#51 in Africa

#1704 in the World

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

14. Tanta University

For Cyber Security

#52 in Africa

#1711 in the World

Founded: 1972

15. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Cyber Security

#55 in Africa

#1792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

16. Minia University

For Cyber Security

#57 in Africa

#1850 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

17. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Cyber Security

#59 in Africa

#1861 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

18. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Cyber Security

#80 in Africa

#2232 in the World

Founded: 2010

19. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Cyber Security

#84 in Africa

#2315 in the World

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

20. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Cyber Security

#88 in Africa

#2376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

21. South Valley University - Qena

For Cyber Security

#95 in Africa

#2479 in the World

Founded: 1995

22. Fayoum University

For Cyber Security

#104 in Africa

#2663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

23. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Cyber Security

#105 in Africa

#2669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

24. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Cyber Security

#106 in Africa

#2678 in the World

Founded: 2010

25. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Cyber Security

#127 in Africa

#3186 in the World

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

26. Misr International University

For Cyber Security

#130 in Africa

#3269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

27. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Cyber Security

#131 in Africa

#3314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

28. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Cyber Security

#133 in Africa

#3338 in the World

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

29. Aswan University

For Cyber Security

#148 in Africa

#3466 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

30. Suez University

For Cyber Security

#164 in Africa

#3644 in the World

Founded: 2012

31. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Cyber Security

#186 in Africa

#4023 in the World

Founded: 2007

32. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Cyber Security

#204 in Africa

#4146 in the World

Founded: 1996

33. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Cyber Security

#205 in Africa

#4151 in the World

Founded: 1996

34. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Cyber Security

#219 in Africa

#4243 in the World

Founded: 2010

35. University of Sadat City

For Cyber Security

#225 in Africa

#4327 in the World

Enrollment: 29,702
Founded: 2013

36. Egyptian Russian University

For Cyber Security

#231 in Africa

#4445 in the World

Founded: 2006

The best cities to study Cyber Security in Egypt based on the number of universities and their ranks are Giza, Shibin El Kom, Mansoura, and Cairo.