16 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 34.7K citations received by 2.49K academic papers made by 16 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. Ain Shams University

For Data Science

#6 in Africa

#648 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

2. Cairo University

For Data Science

#13 in Africa

#738 in the World

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

3. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Data Science

#17 in Africa

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

4. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Data Science

#21 in Africa

#1158 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

5. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Data Science

#30 in Africa

#1434 in the World

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

6. Assiut University

For Data Science

#31 in Africa

#1472 in the World

Founded: 1957

7. Helwan University

For Data Science

#33 in Africa

#1516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

8. Minia University

For Data Science

#38 in Africa

#1647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

9. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Data Science

#42 in Africa

#1752 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

10. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Data Science

#43 in Africa

#1755 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

11. Benha University

For Data Science

#47 in Africa

#1817 in the World

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

12. Al-Azhar University

For Data Science

#48 in Africa

#1834 in the World

Founded: 1961

13. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Data Science

#53 in Africa

#1965 in the World

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

14. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Data Science

#57 in Africa

#2058 in the World

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

15. South Valley University - Qena

For Data Science

#59 in Africa

#2094 in the World

Founded: 1995

16. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Data Science

#60 in Africa

#2125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

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