The Prime Minister issued the decision no.1142of 1976 to establish the Faculty of Engineering in Fayoum as a branch of Cairo University. The Fayoum Faculty of Engineering started with one department – Department of Civil Engineering. The first group of students joined the faculty in the academic year 1983/1984. The first class graduated in 1988.

A part of the building of Faculty of Agriculture was chosen to host the newly created faculty. In 1988/1989, the faculty was relocated to occupy its current headquarters encompassing two buildings. A third building was established to include the new departments and facilities.