31 Best universities for Geotechnical Engineering 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 280K citations received by 17.8K academic papers made by 31 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Africa

#440 in the World

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

2. Ain Shams University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Africa

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

3. Tanta University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in Africa

#592 in the World

Founded: 1972

4. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in Africa

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

5. Assiut University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Africa

#633 in the World

Founded: 1957

6. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in Africa

#638 in the World

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

7. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in Africa

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

8. Al-Azhar University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#30 in Africa

#948 in the World

Founded: 1961

9. South Valley University - Qena

For Geotechnical Engineering

#33 in Africa

#1081 in the World

Founded: 1995

10. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#36 in Africa

#1088 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

11. Benha University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#37 in Africa

#1118 in the World

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

12. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Geotechnical Engineering

#51 in Africa

#1281 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

13. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#52 in Africa

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

14. Helwan University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#57 in Africa

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

15. Minia University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#59 in Africa

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

16. Suez University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#61 in Africa

#1366 in the World

Founded: 2012

17. Aswan University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#78 in Africa

#1547 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

18. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Geotechnical Engineering

#79 in Africa

#1549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

19. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#86 in Africa

#1616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

20. Fayoum University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#89 in Africa

#1659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

21. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#95 in Africa

#1765 in the World

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

22. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Geotechnical Engineering

#107 in Africa

#1903 in the World

Founded: 2010

23. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Geotechnical Engineering

#109 in Africa

#1908 in the World

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

24. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Geotechnical Engineering

#120 in Africa

#2086 in the World

Founded: 2010

25. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#125 in Africa

#2131 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

26. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Geotechnical Engineering

#143 in Africa

#2354 in the World

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

27. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#148 in Africa

#2437 in the World

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

28. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#156 in Africa

#2495 in the World

Founded: 2010

29. University of Sadat City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#167 in Africa

#2643 in the World

Enrollment: 29,702
Founded: 2013

30. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#199 in Africa

#3115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

31. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Geotechnical Engineering

#227 in Africa

#3463 in the World

Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Geotechnical Engineering in Egypt based on the number of universities and their ranks are Giza, Cairo, Tanta, and Zagazig.

Engineering subfields in Egypt

Acoustical Engineering36

Aerospace Engineering36

Agricultural Engineering17

Applied/Engineering Physics14

Architectural Engineering24

Automation and Control engineering26

Automotive Engineering27

Biochemical Engineering15

Biomedical Engineering21

Biotechnology38

Chemical Engineering39

Civil Engineering32

Computer Engineering20

Computer Networking36

Construction Management11

Electrical Engineering40

Electronic Engineering35

Engineering Management7

Environmental Engineering30

Firefighting and Fire Science6

Human-Computer Interaction21

Industrial Engineering7

Landscape Architecture9

Marine Engineering12

Materials Science40

Mechanical Engineering38

Metallurgical Engineering39

Mining Engineering12

Nanotechnology39

Nuclear Engineering14

Operations Research20

Optical Engineering39

Petroleum Engineering20

Polymer science and Plastics engineering10

Product and Industrial Design3

Reliability and Quality Engineering26

Remote Sensing25

Renewable Energy Engineering29

Structural Engineering36

Systems Engineering30

Technical Drawing12

Telecommunications38

Transportation Engineering15