Cairo's 6 best Law schools [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Cairo ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 112K citations received by 10.9K 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 Law

#2 in Egypt

#21 in Africa

Enrollment: 220,000
Founded: 1950

2. Helwan University

For Law

#6 in Egypt

#47 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1975

3. Al-Azhar University

For Law

#15 in Egypt

#93 in Africa

Founded: 1961

4. Misr International University

For Law

#33 in Egypt

#261 in Africa

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1996

5. Sinai University

For Law

#38 in Egypt

#335 in Africa

Founded: 2006

6. Nahda University

For Law

#40 in Egypt

#360 in Africa

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2006

Universities for Law near Cairo

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	Cairo University	1	Giza
21	German University in Cairo	18	New Cairo
25	American University in Cairo	4	New Cairo
36	British University in Egypt	16	El Shorouk
46	Benha University	14	Benha
61	Menoufia University	9	Shibin El Kom
64	Zagazig University	7	Zagazig
85	Tanta University	10	Tanta
91	Fayoum University	17	Faiyum
109	Beni-Suef University	19	Beni Suef

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Cairo