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Top 9 universities in Cairo | Egypt: Rankings & Acceptance rate
Ain Shams University
#
1
in Cairo
#
3
in
Egypt
#
21
in
Africa
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1950
Al-Azhar University
#
2
in Cairo
#
6
in
Egypt
#
36
in
Africa
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1961
Helwan University
#
3
in Cairo
#
10
in
Egypt
#
63
in
Africa
Acceptance Rate
85%
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1975
Misr International University
#
4
in Cairo
#
20
in
Egypt
#
145
in
Africa
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1996
Heliopolis University
#
5
in Cairo
#
38
in
Egypt
#
351
in
Africa
Enrollment
1,077
Founded
2012
Nahda University
#
6
in Cairo
#
39
in
Egypt
#
355
in
Africa
Enrollment
4,500
Founded
2006
Sinai University
#
7
in Cairo
#
42
in
Egypt
#
449
in
Africa
Founded
2006
Egyptian Chinese University
#
8
in Cairo
#
47
in
Egypt
#
660
in
Africa
Acceptance Rate
85%
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
2013
The Arab Academy for Management, Banking and Financial Sciences
#
9
in Cairo
#
49
in
Egypt
#
802
in
Africa
Founded
1988
Universities near Cairo
Distance, km
📏
km
University
Country rank
🏆
City
4
Cairo University
2
Giza
11
Sohag university
24
Nasser City
17
New Giza University
44
Giza
21
The German University in Cairo
15
New Cairo
21
Nile University
26
Sheikh Zayed City
24
Future University in Egypt
31
New Cairo
25
The American University in Cairo
1
New Cairo
29
October 6 University
27
6th of October City
33
University of Science and Technology at Zewail City
28
6th of October City
33
Misr University for Science and Technology
33
6th of October City
33
Modern Sciences and Arts University
35
6th of October City
36
The British University in Egypt
13
El Shorouk
37
French University of Egypt
37
El Shorouk
46
Benha University
14
Benha
47
Badr University in Cairo
43
Badr
47
Egyptian Russian University
45
Badr
61
Menoufia University
16
Shebin El-Kom
62
Zagazig University
9
Zagazig
79
University of Sadat City
29
Sadat
85
Tanta University
12
Tanta
91
Fayoum University
22
Faiyum
109
Beni-Suef University
19
Beni-Suef
111
Mansoura University
4
Mansoura
111
Delta University for Science and Technology
41
Mansoura
117
Suez Canal University
11
Ismailia
119
Kafrelsheikh University
25
Kafr El Sheikh
121
Suez University
40
Suez
132
Damanhour University
36
Damanhur
161
Damietta University
34
Damietta
167
Port Said University
32
Port Said
Cities in Egypt with a maximum number of universities
Cairo
9
6th of October City
4
Alexandria
3
New Cairo
3
Badr
2
El Shorouk
2
Giza
2
Mansoura
2
Minya
2
Arish
1
Aswan
1
Asyut
1
Benha
1
Beni-Suef
1
Damanhur
1
Damietta
1
