31 Best universities for Geotechnical Engineering 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 190K citations received by 15.3K 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

#472 in the World

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

2. Tanta University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Africa

#599 in the World

Founded: 1972

3. Ain Shams University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Africa

#600 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

4. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Africa

#661 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

5. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in Africa

#663 in the World

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

6. Assiut University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in Africa

#667 in the World

Founded: 1957

7. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in Africa

#750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

8. Al-Azhar University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#28 in Africa

#1004 in the World

Founded: 1961

9. South Valley University - Qena

For Geotechnical Engineering

#31 in Africa

#1043 in the World

Founded: 1995

10. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#34 in Africa

#1079 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

11. Benha University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#37 in Africa

#1175 in the World

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

12. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#46 in Africa

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

13. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Geotechnical Engineering

#50 in Africa

#1309 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

14. Helwan University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#53 in Africa

#1351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

15. Suez University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#54 in Africa

#1377 in the World

Founded: 2012

16. Minia University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#56 in Africa

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

17. Aswan University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#60 in Africa

#1446 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

18. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Geotechnical Engineering

#72 in Africa

#1581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

19. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#77 in Africa

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

20. Fayoum University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#80 in Africa

#1690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

21. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#83 in Africa

#1737 in the World

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

22. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Geotechnical Engineering

#99 in Africa

#1883 in the World

Founded: 2010

23. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Geotechnical Engineering

#100 in Africa

#1887 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

#113 in Africa

#2080 in the World

Founded: 2010

25. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#115 in Africa

#2104 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

26. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Geotechnical Engineering

#139 in Africa

#2427 in the World

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

27. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Geotechnical Engineering

#142 in Africa

#2453 in the World

Founded: 2010

28. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#147 in Africa

#2555 in the World

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

29. University of Sadat City

For Geotechnical Engineering

#159 in Africa

#2734 in the World

Enrollment: 29,702
Founded: 2013

30. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#184 in Africa

#3093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

31. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Geotechnical Engineering

#204 in Africa

#3292 in the World

Enrollment: 7,480
Founded: 2007

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

Engineering subfields in Egypt

Acoustical Engineering35

Aerospace Engineering34

Agricultural Engineering16

Applied/Engineering Physics10

Architectural Engineering19

Automation and Control engineering24

Automotive Engineering27

Biochemical Engineering11

Biomedical Engineering18

Biotechnology36

Chemical Engineering39

Civil Engineering31

Computer Engineering19

Computer Networking34

Construction Management10

Electrical Engineering40

Electronic Engineering35

Engineering Management4

Environmental Engineering30

Firefighting and Fire Science6

Human-Computer Interaction18

Industrial Engineering7

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering12

Materials Science40

Mechanical Engineering37

Metallurgical Engineering39

Mining Engineering14

Nanotechnology39

Nuclear Engineering13

Operations Research15

Optical Engineering39

Petroleum Engineering17

Polymer science and Plastics engineering10

Product and Industrial Design2

Reliability and Quality Engineering23

Remote Sensing25

Renewable Energy Engineering29

Structural Engineering35

Systems Engineering30

Technical Drawing9

Telecommunications38

Transportation Engineering11