Cairo's 6 best Archaeology universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Cairo ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 97.3K citations received by 9.61K academic papers made by 6 universities in Cairo 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. Ain Shams University

For Archaeology

#2 in Egypt

#13 in Africa

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

2. Helwan University

For Archaeology

#8 in Egypt

#43 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

3. Al-Azhar University

For Archaeology

#10 in Egypt

#52 in Africa

Founded: 1961

4. Misr International University

For Archaeology

#35 in Egypt

#265 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

5. Sinai University

For Archaeology

#38 in Egypt

#308 in Africa

Founded: 2006

6. Nahda University

For Archaeology

#39 in Egypt

#334 in Africa

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

Universities for Archaeology near Cairo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	Cairo University	1	Giza
11	Sohag university	21	Nasser City
25	American University in Cairo	6	New Cairo
36	British University in Egypt	20	El Shorouk
46	Benha University	11	Benha
61	Menoufia University	13	Shibin El Kom
64	Zagazig University	5	Zagazig
85	Tanta University	7	Tanta
91	Fayoum University	15	Faiyum
109	Beni-Suef University	18	Beni Suef

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Cairo

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