List of 9 best universities in Cairo

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EduRank

Top 9 universities in Cairo ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 1.46M citations received by 130K academic publications made by 9 universities from Cairo, the popularity of 238 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Ain Shams University

#2 in Egypt
#14 in Africa
Enrollment
220,000
Founded
1950

3. Helwan University

#9 in Egypt
#47 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1975

4. Misr International University

#30 in Egypt
#216 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1996

5. Nahda University

#37 in Egypt
#300 in Africa
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2006

7. Heliopolis University

#44 in Egypt
#498 in Africa
Enrollment
1,077
Founded
2012

9. Egyptian Chinese University

#47 in Egypt
#605 in Africa
Acceptance Rate
89%
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2013

Universities near Cairo

Distance, km
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km
University
Country rank
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City
4 Cairo University 1
Egypt Flag
Giza
11 Sohag university 18
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Nasser City
17 New Giza University 48
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Giza
21 German University in Cairo 17
Egypt Flag
New Cairo
21 Nile University 27
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Sheikh Zayed City
21 University of Science and Technology at Zewail City 43
Egypt Flag
6th of October City
24 Future University in Egypt 8
Egypt Flag
New Cairo
25 American University in Cairo 5
Egypt Flag
New Cairo
29 October 6 University 42
Egypt Flag
6th of October City
31 Misr University for Science and Technology 24
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6th of October City