30 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics 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 Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 336K citations received by 19.9K 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

#511 in the World

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

2. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#10 in Africa

#657 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

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

4. Tanta University

Egypt | Tanta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#12 in Africa

#725 in the World

Founded: 1972

5. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Earth science and Geophysics

#15 in Africa

#753 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

#819 in the World

Founded: 1957

8. Al-Azhar University

Egypt | Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#26 in Africa

#989 in the World

Founded: 1961

9. Benha University

Egypt | Benha

For Earth science and Geophysics

#27 in Africa

#1003 in the World

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

10. Minia University

Egypt | Minya

For Earth science and Geophysics

#29 in Africa

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

11. Helwan University

Egypt | Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#32 in Africa

#1085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

12. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Earth science and Geophysics

#33 in Africa

#1086 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

13. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Earth science and Geophysics

#38 in Africa

#1187 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

14. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in Africa

#1337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

15. Suez University

Egypt | Suez

For Earth science and Geophysics

#50 in Africa

#1383 in the World

Founded: 2012

16. South Valley University - Qena

Egypt | Qena

For Earth science and Geophysics

#56 in Africa

#1496 in the World

Founded: 1995

17. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#66 in Africa

#1643 in the World

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

18. Aswan University

Egypt | Aswan

For Earth science and Geophysics

#68 in Africa

#1654 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

19. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Earth science and Geophysics

#83 in Africa

#1858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

20. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Earth science and Geophysics

#84 in Africa

#1891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

21. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Earth science and Geophysics

#86 in Africa

#1909 in the World

Founded: 2010

22. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Earth science and Geophysics

#88 in Africa

#1919 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

23. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#98 in Africa

#2051 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

#103 in Africa

#2116 in the World

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

25. Fayoum University

Egypt | Faiyum

For Earth science and Geophysics

#119 in Africa

#2291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

26. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#166 in Africa

#2903 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

27. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Earth science and Geophysics

#168 in Africa

#2947 in the World

Founded: 2010

28. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Earth science and Geophysics

#177 in Africa

#3116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

29. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Earth science and Geophysics

#182 in Africa

#3187 in the World

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

30. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Earth science and Geophysics

#222 in Africa

#3828 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.