14 Best universities for Nuclear 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 Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 48.3K citations received by 2.37K academic papers made by 14 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. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Africa

#338 in the World

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

2. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Africa

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

3. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Africa

#418 in the World

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

4. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Africa

#463 in the World

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

5. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Africa

#471 in the World

Founded: 1972

6. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Africa

#507 in the World

Founded: 1957

7. Cairo University

Egypt | Giza

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Africa

#517 in the World

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

8. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in Africa

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

9. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in Africa

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

10. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in Africa

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

11. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in Africa

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

12. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Nuclear Engineering

#26 in Africa

#854 in the World

Founded: 1961

13. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Nuclear Engineering

#27 in Africa

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

14. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Nuclear Engineering

#38 in Africa

#1108 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

The best cities to study Nuclear Engineering in Egypt based on the number of universities and their ranks are Alexandria, Mansoura, New Borg El Arab, and Benha.