Best Universities in Egypt – GURI 2026

Top universities in Egypt

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Egypt are The American University in Cairo, Cairo University, Ain Shams University and others. Egypt has 33 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #501.

1. #1The American University in CairoGURI #501 · Score 70.85
2. #2Cairo UniversityGURI #528 · Score 69.71
3. #3Ain Shams UniversityGURI #549 · Score 68.82
4. #4Alexandria UniversityGURI #661 · Score 64.12
5. #5Kafrelsheikh UniversityGURI #859 · Score 56.49
6. #6Al Azhar UniversityGURI #880 · Score 55.61
7. #7Mansoura UniversityGURI #881 · Score 55.56
8. #8Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST)GURI #938 · Score 53.39
9. #9Future University in EgyptGURI #945 · Score 53.02
10. #10Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime TransportGURI #1166 · Score 45.85

How universities in Egypt perform globally

Across the 33 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 40.48 and the median is 38.09. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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