30 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics 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 Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 299K citations received by 19.4K academic papers made by 30 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 Earth science and Geophysics

#5 in Africa

#514 in the World

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

2. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Africa

#654 in the World

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

3. Ain Shams University

Egypt | Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#11 in Africa

#663 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

4. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Africa

#729 in the World

Founded: 1972

5. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Africa

#764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

6. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Earth science and Geophysics

#18 in Africa

#816 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

7. Assiut University

Egypt | Asyut

For Earth science and Geophysics

#19 in Africa

#824 in the World

Founded: 1957

8. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#26 in Africa

#1008 in the World

Founded: 1961

9. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in Africa

#1021 in the World

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

10. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Earth science and Geophysics

#29 in Africa

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

11. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Earth science and Geophysics

#31 in Africa

#1077 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

12. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#33 in Africa

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

13. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#38 in Africa

#1181 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

14. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in Africa

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

15. Suez University

Egypt | Suez

For Earth science and Geophysics

#53 in Africa

#1410 in the World

Founded: 2012

16. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Earth science and Geophysics

#56 in Africa

#1505 in the World

Founded: 1995

17. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#67 in Africa

#1645 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

18. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#70 in Africa

#1680 in the World

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

19. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#83 in Africa

#1886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

20. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Earth science and Geophysics

#84 in Africa

#1896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

21. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#87 in Africa

#1919 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

22. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Earth science and Geophysics

#88 in Africa

#1937 in the World

Founded: 2010

23. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#97 in Africa

#2033 in the World

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

24. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Earth science and Geophysics

#108 in Africa

#2152 in the World

Founded: 2010

25. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Earth science and Geophysics

#120 in Africa

#2299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

26. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#167 in Africa

#2910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

27. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Earth science and Geophysics

#168 in Africa

#2957 in the World

Founded: 2010

28. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#181 in Africa

#3180 in the World

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

29. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Earth science and Geophysics

#182 in Africa

#3225 in the World

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

30. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Earth science and Geophysics

#220 in Africa

#3787 in the World

Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Earth science and Geophysics in Egypt based on the number of universities and their ranks are Giza, Alexandria, Cairo, and Tanta.