34 Best universities for Cognitive Science 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 Cognitive Science. A graph of 262K citations received by 14.9K academic papers made by 34 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 Cognitive Science

#1 in Africa

#490 in the World

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

2. Ain Shams University

For Cognitive Science

#5 in Africa

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

3. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Cognitive Science

#6 in Africa

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

4. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Cognitive Science

#12 in Africa

#962 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

5. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Cognitive Science

#14 in Africa

#1087 in the World

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

6. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Cognitive Science

#15 in Africa

#1116 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

7. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Cognitive Science

#19 in Africa

#1183 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

8. Assiut University

For Cognitive Science

#20 in Africa

#1218 in the World

Founded: 1957

9. Helwan University

For Cognitive Science

#21 in Africa

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

10. Benha University

For Cognitive Science

#22 in Africa

#1236 in the World

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

11. Minia University

For Cognitive Science

#26 in Africa

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

12. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Cognitive Science

#28 in Africa

#1504 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

13. Tanta University

For Cognitive Science

#29 in Africa

#1545 in the World

Founded: 1972

14. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Cognitive Science

#34 in Africa

#1828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

15. Al-Azhar University

For Cognitive Science

#41 in Africa

#2001 in the World

Founded: 1961

16. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Cognitive Science

#51 in Africa

#2213 in the World

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

17. South Valley University - Qena

For Cognitive Science

#52 in Africa

#2220 in the World

Founded: 1995

18. Aswan University

For Cognitive Science

#55 in Africa

#2295 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

19. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Cognitive Science

#58 in Africa

#2321 in the World

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

20. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Cognitive Science

#61 in Africa

#2357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

21. Fayoum University

For Cognitive Science

#63 in Africa

#2385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

22. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Cognitive Science

#67 in Africa

#2442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

23. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Cognitive Science

#69 in Africa

#2478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

24. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Cognitive Science

#71 in Africa

#2499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

25. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Cognitive Science

#81 in Africa

#2760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

26. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Cognitive Science

#82 in Africa

#2773 in the World

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

27. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Cognitive Science

#85 in Africa

#2793 in the World

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

28. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Cognitive Science

#88 in Africa

#2837 in the World

Founded: 2010

29. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Cognitive Science

#89 in Africa

#2845 in the World

Founded: 1996

30. Misr International University

For Cognitive Science

#100 in Africa

#3098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

31. Suez University

For Cognitive Science

#103 in Africa

#3211 in the World

Founded: 2012

32. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Cognitive Science

#113 in Africa

#3423 in the World

Founded: 1996

33. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Cognitive Science

#135 in Africa

#3801 in the World

Founded: 2010

34. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Cognitive Science

#139 in Africa

#3830 in the World

Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Cognitive Science in Egypt based on the number of universities and their ranks are Giza, Cairo, Mansoura, and Shibin El Kom.

Psychology subfields in Egypt

Child Psychology29

Clinical Psychology25

Education Majors29

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution2

Occupational Therapy11

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Social Psychology35

Special Education2