Botany in Cairo: 6 Best universities Ranked 2025

Below is a list of best universities in Cairo ranked based on their research performance in Botany. A graph of 175K citations received by 14K academic papers made by 6 universities in Cairo 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. Ain Shams University

For Botany

#3 in Egypt

#9 in Africa

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

2. Al-Azhar University

For Botany

#7 in Egypt

#16 in Africa

Founded: 1961

3. Helwan University

For Botany

#17 in Egypt

#71 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

4. Misr International University

For Botany

#33 in Egypt

#245 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

5. Sinai University

For Botany

#38 in Egypt

#280 in Africa

Founded: 2006

6. Nahda University

For Botany

#39 in Egypt

#286 in Africa

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

Universities for Botany near Cairo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	Cairo University	1	Giza
11	Sohag university	18	Nasser City
25	American University in Cairo	23	New Cairo
46	Benha University	12	Benha
61	Menoufia University	11	Shibin El Kom
64	Zagazig University	6	Zagazig
79	University of Sadat City	22	Sadat
85	Tanta University	8	Tanta
91	Fayoum University	16	Faiyum
109	Beni-Suef University	15	Beni Suef

Biology subfields in Cairo

Biochemistry6

Bioinformatics and Computational biology6

Nutrition and Food Science6

Oncology and Cancer research6

Paleontology6

Pharmacology6