39 Best universities for Psychology in Egypt

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Egypt ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 930K citations received by 103K 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

For Psychology

#4 in Africa

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 257,200
Founded: 1908

2. Ain Shams University

For Psychology

#7 in Africa

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

3. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Psychology

#9 in Africa

#696 in the World

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

4. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Psychology

#11 in Africa

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

5. Assiut University

For Psychology

#15 in Africa

#912 in the World

Founded: 1957

6. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Psychology

#16 in Africa

#957 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

7. Tanta University

For Psychology

#21 in Africa

#1153 in the World

Founded: 1972

8. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Psychology

#23 in Africa

#1226 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

9. Al-Azhar University

For Psychology

#25 in Africa

#1251 in the World

Founded: 1961

10. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Psychology

#30 in Africa

#1381 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

11. Benha University

For Psychology

#33 in Africa

#1426 in the World

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

12. Minia University

For Psychology

#37 in Africa

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

13. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Psychology

#44 in Africa

#1713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

14. Helwan University

For Psychology

#47 in Africa

#1781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

15. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Psychology

#60 in Africa

#2078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

16. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Psychology

#62 in Africa

#2188 in the World

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

17. Fayoum University

For Psychology

#71 in Africa

#2425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

18. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Psychology

#77 in Africa

#2584 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

19. South Valley University - Qena

For Psychology

#80 in Africa

#2625 in the World

Founded: 1995

20. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Psychology

#104 in Africa

#3094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

21. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Psychology

#109 in Africa

#3187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

22. Aswan University

For Psychology

#111 in Africa

#3254 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

23. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Psychology

#116 in Africa

#3349 in the World

Founded: 2010

24. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Psychology

#123 in Africa

#3437 in the World

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

25. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Psychology

#132 in Africa

#3590 in the World

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

26. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Psychology

#137 in Africa

#3721 in the World

Founded: 2010

27. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Psychology

#142 in Africa

#3866 in the World

Founded: 1996

28. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Psychology

#153 in Africa

#4102 in the World

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

29. University of Sadat City

For Psychology

#157 in Africa

#4149 in the World

Enrollment: 29,702
Founded: 2013

30. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Psychology

#160 in Africa

#4192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

31. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Psychology

#172 in Africa

#4433 in the World

Founded: 1996

32. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Psychology

#192 in Africa

#4678 in the World

Founded: 2010

33. Pharos University in Alexandria

Egypt | Alexandria

For Psychology

#196 in Africa

#4687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

34. Misr International University

For Psychology

#197 in Africa

#4706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

35. Suez University

For Psychology

#206 in Africa

#4887 in the World

Founded: 2012

36. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Psychology

#245 in Africa

#5429 in the World

Enrollment: 7,480
Founded: 2007

37. Egyptian Russian University

For Psychology

#267 in Africa

#5622 in the World

Founded: 2006

38. Sinai University

For Psychology

#275 in Africa

#5777 in the World

Founded: 2006

39. Nahda University

For Psychology

#278 in Africa

#5796 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

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

Psychology subfields in Egypt

Child Psychology26

Clinical Psychology21

Cognitive Science32

Education Majors25

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution2

Occupational Therapy6

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology7

Social Psychology32

Special Education2