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World University Rankings 2026: Egypt

13 universities ranked in Egypt, out of 2,280 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Egypt yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Egypt’s universities on the global measures.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons. American University in Cairo: Effeietsanders · CC BY-SA 3.0; Beni-Suef University: Ahmed Sayed Abdel-Moneim · CC BY-SA 3.0.

National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	Minia University	=435	35.0	76	21	est.	228–1233
2	American University in Cairo	=594	30.7	36	93	est.	178–1573
3	Beni-Suef University	=883	23.5	62	21	est.	502–1760
4	Suez University	=1169	17.9	53	21	est.	667–2045
5	South Valley University	=1231	17.0	52	21	est.	698–2061
6	Damietta University	=1280	16.4	50	21	est.	737–2101
7	Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport	=1538	13.9	40	53	est.	828–2184
8	Fayoum University	=1566	13.7	41	21	est.	852–2193
9	Assiut University	=1579	13.6	46	1	est.	806–2167
10	Damanhour University	=1618	13.3	40	21	est.	833–2193
11	British University in Egypt	=1634	13.2	37	52	est.	855–2192
12	Suez Canal University	=1741	12.6	37	21	est.	882–2200
13	Helwan University	=1917	11.5	46	1	est.	893–2160

13 universities

Research Index for Egypt · All of Africa · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,280 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.