Top10 Universities in Egypt

September 7, 2020 Insight Editorial Team

It’s time to apply for college and balancing between your passion and what’s required by the work market can be overwhelming. As a student you usually spend more time at college than you spend at home, so having a good college environment is important. So, we compiled for you the top ranked universities in Egypt to help you narrow down your choices.

. American University in Cairo

Founded in 1919, AUC is a leading English-language, American-accredited institution of higher education and centre of intellectual, social and cultural life in the Arab world. The university also considers applicants’ personal achievements outside the classroom, as demonstrated by sustained participation, commitment and leadership in school and community activities. As a student at AUC, you may choose from 37 undergraduate programs. In Fall 2019, AUC continues to offer various scholarships for public school students.

Faculties:

• Bachelor of Accounting

• Bachelor of Arts

• Bachelor of Business Administration

• Bachelor of Musical Arts (B.M.A.)

• Bachelor of Science

Tel.: 20226151000

Area: New Cairo.

. German University in Cairo

GUC has been established in 2002. Now, The German University in Cairo is the largest educational institute that covers research that is linked to industry, academic programs that are associated to business and covers activities that are linked to the society with 10000 students in undergraduate program, and more than 500 in post-graduate studies.

Faculties:

• Faculty of Media Engineering and Technology

• Faculty of Information Engineering and Technology

• Faculty of Engineering and Materials Science

• Faculty of Pharmacy and Biotechnology

• Faculty of Management Technology

• Faculty of Applied Sciences and Arts

• Faculty of Law and Legal Studies

Tel.:202 27589990/ 8

Area: New Cairo.

. British University in Egypt

Founded by British and Egyptian government initiatives, the British University in Egypt was inaugurated in March, 2006, by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. BUE is Egypt’s major university delivering British Higher Education with students graduating with both Egyptian and UK degrees. It is the largest face-to-face provision of British transnational higher education in the Middle East, leading in educational quality, the student experience, and research and enterprise.

Faculties:

• Faculty of Arts & Humanities

• Faculty of Communication & Mass Media

• Faculty of Dentistry

• Faculty of Engineering

• Faculty of Informatics and Computer Science

• Faculty of Law

• Faculty of Nursing

• Faculty of Pharmacy

Tel.: 19283, 202 26890000, 202 26300013 /14 /15 /16 /17 /18

Area: El Sherouk City.

. Modern Sciences and Arts University

MSA University was founded in 1996 by Dr. Nawal El-Degwi, a pioneer of the Egyptian private education sector, with the vision to provide the best British higher education in Egypt. The university is accredited by the Egyptian and British ministry of education and a graduate student can study in Britain without any equivalence. MSA helps its students acquire creative abilities and commitments to lifelong learning.

Faculties:

• Faculty of Arts & Design

• Faculty of Biotechnology

• Faculty of Computer Science

• Faculty of Languages

• Faculty of Dentistry

• Faculty of Engineering

• Faculty of Management Sciences

• Faculty of Pharmacy

• Faculty of Mass Communication

Tel.: 38371113, 38371115, 38371516

Area: 6th October City.

. Misr International University

MIU is an undergraduate private university located in the suburbs of Cairo. It was established in 1996. It offers a unique educational experience in which both Egyptian and Western system are merged, enabling the university to continuously upgrade by developing new courses and applying the latest educational methodologies. MIU’s mission for the next two years is to expand the focus of the institution by establishing a postgraduate program. Additionally, MIU plans to introduce new fields of specialization in different faculties.

Faculties:

• Faculty of Al-Alsun and Mass Communication

• Faculty of Business Administration and International Trade

• Faculty of Computer Science

• Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine

• Faculty of Pharmacy

• Faculty of Engineering Sciences & Arts

Tel.: 19648

Area: Cairo-Ismailia Road.

. Misr University for Science & Technology

MUST was founded in 1996. It enjoys full legal recognition by all educational authorities in Egypt and is authorized to grant B.A, B.S, M.A, M.S and Ph.D. Degrees in different fields of study. It’s an active member of the Association of Arab Universities, the International Association of University Presidents and the Association of African Universities.

Faculties:

• Faculty of Medicine

• Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences

• Faculty of Physical Therapy

• Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Manufacturing

• Faculty of Special Education

• Faculty of Media and Mass Communication

• Faculty of Oral and Dental Surgery

• Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Information System

• Faculty of Biotechnology

• Faculty of Archaeology and Tourist Guidance

• Faculty of Foreign Languages and Translation

• Faculty of Information Technology

• Faculty of Engineering

Tel.: 202 38247455, 38247456

Area: 6th of October.

. October 6 University

O6U is a private university in Egypt. It was established by the Republican Decree in 1996. The O6U Campus consists of four educational buildings, the teaching hospital and the hotel for female students while the central library and male student hotel are located 150 meters away from the campus. October 6 University has about 14,085 students. All the awarded degrees are accredited and validated by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Universities. The university is a member of the Association of Arab Universities since 1997 and also a member of the Association of African Universities.

Faculties:

• Faculty of Medicine

• Faculty of Pharmacy

• Faculty of Dentistry

• Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences

• Faculty of Engineering

• Faculty of Physical Therapy

• Faculty of Information Systems & Computer Science

• Faculty of Applied Arts

• Faculty of Media & Mass Comm.

• Faculty of Economics & Management

• Faculty of Languages & Translation

• Faculty of Education

• Faculty of Tourism and Hotels

Tel.: 0238355275/6

Area: 6th of October.

. Nile University

NU is a world-class research institution of learning, committed to excellence in education and research. It is a non-governmental and non-profit university and the first of its kind in Egypt. The university offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. NU was officially inaugurated in January 2007 with the aim of creating a tech-based knowledge generation platform to help streamline Egyptian youth with the global innovation and science community.

Faculties:

• Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Science

• Faculty of Business Administration

• Faculty of Engineering

Tel.: 16453

Area: Giza.

. Cairo University

The Cairo University was founded in December 1908, as the result of an effort to establish a national centre for higher education. The university currently enrols approximately 155,000 students in 22 faculties. It counts three Nobel Laureates among its graduates and is one of the 50 largest institutions of higher education in the world by enrolment. CU offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees, bachelor degrees, master degrees and doctorate degrees in several areas of study.

Faculties:

• Faculty of Engineering

• Faculty of Medicine

• Faculty of Computers and Artificial Intelligence

• Faculty of Pharmacy

• Faculty of Agriculture

• Faculty of Science

• Faculty of Economics and Political Science

• Faculty of Mass Communication

• Faculty of Archaeology

• Faculty of Arts

• Faculty of Commerce

• Faculty of Specific Education

• Faculty of Nursing

• Faculty of Law

• Faculty of Physical Therapy

• Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

• Faculty of Dar El-Ulum

• Faculty of Education for Early Childhood

Tel.: 20235676105

Area: Giza.

. Ain Shams University

Ain Shams University was founded in July 1950. It’s considered the third-oldest non-sectarian native public Egyptian university, under the name of Ibrahim Pasha’s University. When it was first established, ASU had a number of faculties and academic institutes, which were later developed into a university. The university provides education at the undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels. The university’s academic structure includes 14 faculties, one college and two high institutes plus 12 centres and special units.

Faculties:

• Faculty of Commerce

• Faculty of Law

• Faculty of Arts

• Faculty of Engineering

• Faculty of Medicine

• Faculty of Science

• Faculty of Women

• Faculty of Education

• Faculty of Agriculture

• Faculty of Al-Alsun

• Faculty of Computers and Information Sciences