9 Best Universities in Cairo [2023 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 786K citations received by 89.2K academic publications made by 9 universities from Cairo, the popularity of 204 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. Ain Shams University

#3 in Egypt

#13 in Africa

Founded: 1950

2. Al-Azhar University

#6 in Egypt

#24 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1961

3. Helwan University

#10 in Egypt

#46 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

4. Misr International University

#29 in Egypt

#167 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1996

5. Nahda University

#37 in Egypt

#262 in Africa

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

6. Sinai University

#39 in Egypt

#282 in Africa

Founded: 2006

7. Heliopolis University

#43 in Egypt

#450 in Africa

Enrollment: 1,077
Founded: 2012

8. Egyptian Chinese University

#45 in Egypt

#540 in Africa

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

9. Arab Academy for Management, Banking and Financial Sciences

#49 in Egypt

#627 in Africa

Founded: 1988

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	15	New Cairo
21	Nile University	28	Sheikh Zayed City
21	University of Science and Technology at Zewail City	44	6th of October City
24	Future University in Egypt	9	New Cairo
25	American University in Cairo	5	New Cairo
29	October 6 University	42	6th of October City
31	Misr University for Science and Technology	25	6th of October City