Background: classroom engagement of students in the classroom can be maintained by reinforcing students' perception of competence, providing emotional support and encouragement throughout the learning process. Aim of the study: It aimed to assess classroom engagement of nursing students at Faculty of Nursing in Suez Canal University. Material and method a descriptive research design was used in the study that was carried out at Faculty of Nursing in Suez Canal University on 272 students at academic year 2020-2021 using questionnaire assessing their personal data and classroom engagement. Results: the total students classroom engagement mean percentage was 57.5 %, the educational practices got  the highest mean percentage 74.8 % followed by class climate 69.4 %, engagement activities 51.9 % and finally  cognitive  skills with mean percentage 41.0 %. Conclusion: the majority of students' classroom engagement was average.  Recommendations: developing and validating guidelines to enhance students' classroom engagement and replicating the previous study on large sample size and various study setting recommended for further studies.