Alexandria University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #1063 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #15 of 1,104 | In Africa |
| #2 of 50 | In Egypt |
| #1 of 3 | In Alexandria |
| #97 of 1,466 | For Toxicology |
| Top50% | For 170 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 197,278
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- alexu.edu.eg
- Languages
- Arabic;English;French
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 60% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate or equivalent |
| Academic Calendar | September to June (September - January; February-June) |
| Enrollment | 197,278 |
| Full time employee | 7,151 |
| Student:staff ratio | 28:1 |
We've calculated the 60% acceptance rate for Alexandria University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Research profile
Alexandria University is a world-class research university with 43,648 scientific papers published and 495,748 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Genetics, and Computer Science.
Alexandria University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 255 | 835 |
| 1992 | 271 | 897 |
| 1993 | 252 | 902 |
| 1994 | 229 | 955 |
| 1995 | 242 | 950 |
| 1996 | 267 | 1116 |
| 1997 | 269 | 1336 |
| 1998 | 252 | 1286 |
| 1999 | 272 | 1457 |
| 2000 | 353 | 1661 |
| 2001 | 329 | 1958 |
| 2002 | 542 | 2329 |
| 2003 | 494 | 2556 |
| 2004 | 465 | 2917 |
| 2005 | 477 | 3545 |
| 2006 | 517 | 4236 |
| 2007 | 500 | 5049 |
| 2008 | 605 | 5851 |
| 2009 | 647 | 6916 |
| 2010 | 709 | 7836 |
| 2011 | 918 | 9051 |
| 2012 | 1019 | 11211 |
| 2013 | 1221 | 13593 |
| 2014 | 1471 | 15318 |
| 2015 | 1783 | 17990 |
| 2016 | 2074 | 19924 |
| 2017 | 1981 | 22070 |
| 2018 | 2268 | 26018 |
| 2019 | 2572 | 32094 |
| 2020 | 3373 | 44263 |
| 2021 | 4174 | 57862 |
| 2022 | 4812 | 71684 |
| 2023 | 4316 | 79702 |
Tuition
The tuition table for Alexandria University gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.
| Faculty | Tuition Cost (per year) |
|---|---|
| Faculty of Engineering | EGP 10,000 |
| Faculty of Medicine | EGP 15,000 |
| Faculty of Commerce | EGP 8,000 |
| Faculty of Law | EGP 7,000 |
| Faculty of Arts | EGP 6,000 |
The currency used is Egyptian Pound (EGP).
Alexandria University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Alexandria University.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Baccalaureos/Bachelor's degree | Agriculture, Child Care and Development, Dentistry, Engineering, Fine Arts, Hotel Management, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Special Education, Tourism |
|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Accountancy, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Art Education, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedicine, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Community Health, Computer Science, Curriculum, Dairy, Dental Hygiene, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Economics, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Engineering, Entomology, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Fine Arts, Fishery, Floriculture, Food Technology, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Forestry, Fruit Production, Genetics, Geology, Geophysics, Haematology, Histology, Home Economics, Home Economics Education, Hotel Management, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Information Technology, Irrigation, Landscape Architecture, Law, Marine Science and Oceanography, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Meat and Poultry, Medical Technology, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music Education, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Oral Pathology, Orthodontics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Parasitology, Pathology, Peace and Disarmament, Periodontics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Pneumology, Political Sciences, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Rheumatology, Rural Planning, Soil Science, Special Education, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Surgery, Tourism, Toxicology, Tropical Medicine, Urology, Venereology, Veterinary Science, Water Science |
| Doctorate | Accountancy, Agriculture, Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Art Education, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Business Computing, Cardiology, Cell Biology, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Curriculum, Dental Hygiene, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Economics, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Genetics, Geology, Geophysics, Haematology, Histology, Home Economics Education, Hotel Management, Hydraulic Engineering, Information Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Irrigation, Law, Marine Science and Oceanography, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Medical Parasitology, Medical Technology, Microbiology, Music Education, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Oral Pathology, Organic Chemistry, Orthodontics, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Plastic Surgery, Pneumology, Political Sciences, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Rheumatology, Social and Preventive Medicine, Special Education, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Surgery, Tourism, Toxicology, Tropical Medicine, Urology, Venereology, Veterinary Science, Zoology |
Alexandria University alumni
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Samira Khashoggi
- Occupations
- writerjournalist
- Biography
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Samira Khashoggi was a Saudi Arabian progressive author, as well as the founder of Al Sharkiah magazine. She was the sister of the Saudi businessman Adnan Khashoggi. She was the first wife of Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed and the mother of filmmaker Dodi Al-Fayed. She died of a heart attack in 1986 at the age of 51.
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Samir Ghanem
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Samir Yousef Ghanem was an Egyptian comedian, singer, and entertainer.
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Ahmed Zewail
- Enrolled in Alexandria University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- physicistinventoruniversity teacherchemist
- Biography
-
Ahmed Hassan Zewail was an Egyptian and American chemist, known as the "father of femtochemistry". He was awarded the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on femtochemistry and became the first Egyptian and Arab to win a Nobel Prize in a scientific field, and the second African to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was the Linus Pauling Chair Professor of Chemistry, a professor of physics, and the director of the Physical Biology Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology at the California Institute of Technology.
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Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
- Occupations
- film directorstage actortelevision actorfilm actor
- Biography
-
Mahmoud Abdel Aziz was an Egyptian film and television actor. He became famous for several famous roles in Egyptian cinema, before becoming famous in his native Egypt and the whole region for his Egyptian patriotic role in the Egyptian TV series Raafat el-Hagan. The Egyptian Actors Guild announced his death on the night of 12 November 2016.
Alexandria University faculties and divisions
| Faculty : Agriculture | Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Botany, Crop Production, Fishery, Food Science, Plant and Crop Protection, Soil Science |
|---|---|
| Faculty : Agriculture | Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Dairy, Entomology, Forestry, Genetics, Home Economics, Horticulture, Soil Science, Water Science, Wood Technology |
| Faculty : Arts | Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, English, French, Geography (Human), History, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Mediterranean Studies, Oriental Languages, Philosophy, Phonetics, Psychology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Theatre |
| Faculty : Commerce | Accountancy, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Economics, Finance, Insurance, Management Systems, Mathematics, Political Sciences, Statistics |
| Faculty : Dentistry | Dental Technology, Dentistry, Oral Pathology, Orthodontics, Surgery |
| Faculty : Economics and Political Sciences | Economics, Political Sciences |
| Faculty : Education | Arabic, Biology, Chemistry, Curriculum, Education, Educational Psychology, Foreign Languages Education, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Physics, Social Sciences, Teacher Trainers Education |
| Faculty : Engineering | Architecture, Building Technologies, Chemical Engineering, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Irrigation, Marine Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Physics, Production Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Transport Engineering |
| Faculty : Fine Arts | Architecture, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Painting and Drawing, Sculpture |
| Faculty : Kindergarten | Educational Sciences, Preschool Education, Psychology |
| Faculty : Law | Civil Law, Commercial Law, Criminal Law, History of Law, International Law, Islamic Law, Law, Public Law |
| Faculty : Medicine | Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Cardiology, Community Health, Dermatology, Health Sciences, Histology, Medicine, Microbiology, Neurological Therapy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Public Health, Surgery, Toxicology, Tropical Medicine, Urology, Venereology |
| Faculty : Nursing | Nursing |
| Faculty : Pharmacy | Pharmacology, Pharmacy |
| Faculty : Physical Education for Girls | Physical Education |
| Faculty : Physical Education for Men | Physical Education, Sports, Sports Management, Sports Medicine |
| Faculty : Science | Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Geology, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics, Zoology |
| Faculty : Specific Education | Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Fine Arts, Home Economics, Music, Oriental Studies, Psychology |
| Faculty : Tourism and Hotels | Hotel and Restaurant, Hotel Management, Tourism |
| Faculty : Veterinary Medicine | Biochemistry, Histology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Veterinary Science |
| Institute : Graduate Studies and Research | Biotechnology, Environmental Studies, Information Technology, Materials Engineering |
| Institute : Medical Research | Medicine, Radiology |
| Institute : Public Health | Behavioural Sciences, Public Health, Statistics, Tropical Medicine |
General information
| Alternative names | AU جامعة الإسكندرية |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1942 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Higher Education |
| Motto | Knowledge, Innovation. Collaboration |
| Colors | light blue |
Location and contacts
| Address | 22 Al-Guish Avenue El Chatby Alexandria, 21526 Egypt |
|---|---|
| City population | 4,870,000 |