39 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 789K citations received by 51.3K 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

Egypt | Giza

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Africa

#479 in the World

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

2. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in Africa

#662 in the World

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

3. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Mechanical Engineering

#10 in Africa

#726 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

4. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Mechanical Engineering

#11 in Africa

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

5. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in Africa

#838 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

6. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Mechanical Engineering

#13 in Africa

#855 in the World

Founded: 1972

7. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Mechanical Engineering

#15 in Africa

#960 in the World

Founded: 1957

8. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Mechanical Engineering

#17 in Africa

#966 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

9. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Mechanical Engineering

#18 in Africa

#1037 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

10. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in Africa

#1041 in the World

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

11. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Mechanical Engineering

#26 in Africa

#1327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

12. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Mechanical Engineering

#28 in Africa

#1450 in the World

Founded: 1961

13. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Mechanical Engineering

#35 in Africa

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

14. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Mechanical Engineering

#40 in Africa

#1648 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

15. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Mechanical Engineering

#43 in Africa

#1702 in the World

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

16. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Mechanical Engineering

#50 in Africa

#1812 in the World

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

17. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Mechanical Engineering

#57 in Africa

#1900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

18. Suez University

Egypt | Suez

For Mechanical Engineering

#59 in Africa

#1927 in the World

Founded: 2012

19. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Mechanical Engineering

#60 in Africa

#1945 in the World

Founded: 1995

20. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Mechanical Engineering

#61 in Africa

#1970 in the World

Founded: 2010

21. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Mechanical Engineering

#63 in Africa

#1996 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

22. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Mechanical Engineering

#65 in Africa

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

23. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Mechanical Engineering

#68 in Africa

#2029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

24. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Mechanical Engineering

#89 in Africa

#2402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

25. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Mechanical Engineering

#90 in Africa

#2428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

26. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Mechanical Engineering

#95 in Africa

#2537 in the World

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

27. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Mechanical Engineering

#105 in Africa

#2726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

28. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Mechanical Engineering

#126 in Africa

#3135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

29. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Mechanical Engineering

#131 in Africa

#3217 in the World

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

30. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Mechanical Engineering

#177 in Africa

#4173 in the World

Founded: 2010

31. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Mechanical Engineering

#189 in Africa

#4318 in the World

Founded: 1996

32. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Mechanical Engineering

#191 in Africa

#4346 in the World

Founded: 1996

33. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Mechanical Engineering

#207 in Africa

#4534 in the World

Founded: 2007

34. Pharos University in Alexandria

Egypt | Alexandria

For Mechanical Engineering

#220 in Africa

#4662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

35. Misr International University

Egypt | Cairo

For Mechanical Engineering

#221 in Africa

#4665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

36. University of Sadat City

Egypt | Sadat

For Mechanical Engineering

#231 in Africa

#4851 in the World

Founded: 2013

37. Egyptian Russian University

Egypt | Badr

For Mechanical Engineering

#233 in Africa

#4954 in the World

Founded: 2006

38. Nahda University

Egypt | Cairo

For Mechanical Engineering

#260 in Africa

#5296 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

39. Sinai University

Egypt | Cairo

For Mechanical Engineering

#265 in Africa

#5340 in the World

Founded: 2006

The best cities to study Mechanical Engineering in Egypt based on the number of universities and their ranks are Giza, Alexandria, Cairo, and Mansoura.