40 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Egypt

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Egypt ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 1.24M citations received by 78.4K academic papers made by 40 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1 in Africa

#426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 207,853
Founded: 1908

2. Ain Shams University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#7 in Africa

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

3. Mansoura University

Egypt | Mansoura

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#8 in Africa

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1972

4. Menoufia University

Egypt | Shibin El Kom

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#12 in Africa

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1976

5. Zagazig University

Egypt | Zagazig

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#13 in Africa

#901 in the World

Enrollment: 117,299
Founded: 1974

6. Alexandria University

Egypt | Alexandria

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#15 in Africa

#958 in the World

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

7. Helwan University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#20 in Africa

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

8. Assiut University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#22 in Africa

#1197 in the World

Founded: 1957

9. Benha University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#24 in Africa

#1247 in the World

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

10. Tanta University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#27 in Africa

#1289 in the World

Founded: 1972

11. Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport

Egypt | Alexandria

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#28 in Africa

#1351 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1972

12. Minia University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#29 in Africa

#1363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1976

13. Al-Azhar University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#36 in Africa

#1631 in the World

Founded: 1961

14. Suez Canal University

Egypt | Ismailia

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#40 in Africa

#1723 in the World

Enrollment: 40,317
Founded: 1976

15. Aswan University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#43 in Africa

#1761 in the World

Enrollment: 1,898
Founded: 2012

16. American University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#48 in Africa

#1872 in the World

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

17. German University in Cairo

Egypt | New Cairo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#49 in Africa

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

18. Nile University

Egypt | Sheikh Zayed City

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#55 in Africa

#2011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 500
Founded: 2006

19. South Valley University - Qena

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#57 in Africa

#2045 in the World

Founded: 1995

20. Beni-Suef University

Egypt | Beni Suef

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#61 in Africa

#2112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2005

21. Kafrelsheikh University

Egypt | Kafr El Sheikh

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#64 in Africa

#2137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 2006

22. Fayoum University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#69 in Africa

#2203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 2005

23. Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology

Egypt | New Borg El Arab

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#70 in Africa

#2226 in the World

Enrollment: 3,741
Male:Female: 59:41
Founded: 2010

24. Sohag university

Egypt | Nasser City

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#79 in Africa

#2419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

25. Damietta University

Egypt | Damietta

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#83 in Africa

#2480 in the World

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

26. British University in Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#86 in Africa

#2582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 12,178
Founded: 2005

27. Future University in Egypt

Egypt | New Cairo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#87 in Africa

#2609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

28. Port Said University

Egypt | Port Said

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#91 in Africa

#2676 in the World

Founded: 2010

29. Suez University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#100 in Africa

#2888 in the World

Founded: 2012

30. Misr University for Science and Technology

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#109 in Africa

#3064 in the World

Founded: 1996

31. Modern Sciences and Arts University

Egypt | 6th of October City

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#115 in Africa

#3138 in the World

Founded: 1996

32. Misr International University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#120 in Africa

#3234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

33. Delta University for Science and Technology

Egypt | Mansoura

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#150 in Africa

#3801 in the World

Founded: 2007

34. Damanhour University

Egypt | Damanhur

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#179 in Africa

#4356 in the World

Founded: 2010

35. Pharos University in Alexandria

Egypt | Alexandria

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#194 in Africa

#4569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 2006

36. Egyptian Russian University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#196 in Africa

#4577 in the World

Founded: 2006

37. University of Sadat City

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#213 in Africa

#4722 in the World

Founded: 2013

38. Nahda University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#231 in Africa

#4963 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

39. Sinai University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#245 in Africa

#5206 in the World

Founded: 2006

40. French University of Egypt

Egypt | El Shorouk

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#295 in Africa

#5821 in the World

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Egypt based on the number of universities and their ranks are Giza, Cairo, Mansoura, and Shibin El Kom.