9 Best Universities in Cairo [2025 Rankings]

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

#3 in Egypt

#16 in Africa

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

2. Al-Azhar University

#6 in Egypt

#30 in Africa

Founded: 1961

3. Helwan University

#8 in Egypt

#40 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

4. Misr International University

#30 in Egypt

#206 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

5. Nahda University

#37 in Egypt

#285 in Africa

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

6. Sinai University

#39 in Egypt

#313 in Africa

Founded: 2006

7. Heliopolis University

#43 in Egypt

#474 in Africa

Enrollment: 1,077
Founded: 2012

8. Arab Academy for Management, Banking and Financial Sciences

#45 in Egypt

#554 in Africa

Founded: 1988

9. Egyptian Chinese University

#47 in Egypt

#592 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2013

Universities near Cairo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	Cairo University	1	Giza
11	Sohag university	19	Nasser City
17	New Giza University	48	Giza
21	German University in Cairo	18	New Cairo
21	Nile University	25	Sheikh Zayed City
21	University of Science and Technology at Zewail City	44	6th of October City
24	Future University in Egypt	10	New Cairo
25	American University in Cairo	4	New Cairo
29	October 6 University	42	6th of October City
31	Misr University for Science and Technology	24	6th of October City