List of universities in Egypt

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This is a list of universities in Egypt. The higher education sector of Egypt includes a number of state-funded, national and private universities.

## Contents

* 1 State-funded
* 2 National universities
* 3 Private universities
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## State-funded

University | Common abbreviation | Year established | Source

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Ain Shams University | ASU | 1950 | [1]
Al-Azhar University | AZU | 975 | [2]
Alexandria University | ALEXU | 1938 | [3]
Assiut University | AUN | 1957 | [4]
Aswan University | ASWU | 2012 | [5]
Banha University | BU | 2005 | [6]
Beni-Suef University | BSU | 2005 | [7]
Cairo University | CU | 1908 | [8]
Capital University | HU | 1975 | [9]
Damanhour University | DAU | 2010 | [10]
Damietta University | DU | 2012 | [11]
Fayoum University | FU | 2005 | [12]
Kafrelsheikh University | KFS | 2006 | [13]
Luxor University | LU  | 2019  | [14]
Mansoura University | MANS | 1972 | [15]
Military Technical College | MTC | 1957 | [16]
Minia University | - | 1976 | [17]
Menoufia University | - | 1976 | [18]
New Valley University | NVU | 2018 | [19]
Port Said University | PSU | 2010 | [20]
Sadat Academy for Management Sciences | SAMS | 1981 | [21]
Sohag University | SO | 2006 | [22]
South Valley University | SVU | 1958 | [23]
Suez Canal University | SCU | 1964 | [24]
Suez University | SU | 2012 | [25]
Tanta University | TU | 1972 | [26]
University of Sadat City | USC | 2013 | [27]
Zagazig University | ZU | 1974 | [28]

## National universities

University | Common abbreviation | Year established | Source

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Ain Shams National University  | \-  | 2025  | [29]
Alexandria National University  | ANU  | 2021  | [30]
Assiut National University  | ASNU  | 2022  | [31]
Benha Naitional University  | BNU  | 2022  | [32]
Beni Suef National University  | BSNU  | 2022  |
Cairo National University  | CNU  | 2025  | [33]
Damanhour National University  | DNU  | 2025  | [34]
Damietta National University  | DAMNU  | 2025  | [35]
East Port Said National University  | EPNU  | 2021  | [36]
Fayoum National University  | FNU  | 2025  | [37]
Helwan National University  | HNU  | 2022  | [38]
Kafrelsheikh National University  | KNU  | 2025  | [39]
Luxor National University  | LNU  | 2025  | [40]
Mansoura National University  | MANSNU  | 2022  | [41]
Menoufia National University  | MNU  | 2022  | [42]
Minya National University  | MNU  | 2021  | [43]
National University of Sadat City  | NUSC  | 2025  |
New Valley National University  | NVNU  | 2025  | [44]
New Ismailia National University  | NINU  | 2025  | [45]
Sohag National University  | SNU  | 2021  | [46]
South Valley National University  | SVNU  | 2021  | [47]
Suez National University  | \-  | 2025  |
Tanta National University  | TNU  | 2025  | [48]
Zagazig National University  | ZNU  | 2021  | [49]
Alamein International University | AIU | 2020 | [50]
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology | E-JUST  | 2010  | [51]
Egypt University Of Informatics  | EUI  | 2021  | [52]
Galala University | GU | 2020 | [53]
King Salman International University | KSIU | 2020 | [54]
New Mansoura University | NMU | 2021 | [55]
Nile University | NU  | 2006  | [56]
The Egyptian E-learning University | EELU  | 2008  | [57]
Zewail City of Science, Technology and Innovation  | ZC  | 2011  | [58]

## Private universities

University | Common abbreviation | Year established | Source

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Ahram Canadian University | ACU | 2005 | [59]
Al Hayah University in Cairo  | AHUC  | 2019  | [60]
Al Ryada University for Science and Technology  | RST  | 2021  | [61]
Al Salam University in Egypt  | SUE  | 2018  | [62]
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport | AASTMT | 1972 | [63]
Arab Open University | AOU | 2002 | [64]
Badr University in Cairo | BUC | 2014 | [65]
Badr University in Assiut  | BUA  | 2021  | [66]
Badya University  | \-  | 2023  | [67]
British University in Egypt | BUE | 2005 | [68]
Canadian International College | CIC | 2004 | [69]
City University of Cairo  | CUC  | 2020  | [70]
Delta University for Science and Technology | DUST | 2006 | [71]
Deraya University in Minya  | \-  | 2010  | [72]
Ecole Supérieure Libre des Sciences Commerciales Appliquées  | ESLSCA  | 1997  | [73]
Egyptian Chinese University | ECU | 2016 | [74]
Egyptian e-Learning University | EELU | 2008 | [75]
Egyptian Russian University | ERU | 2006 | [76]
El Saleheya El Gadida University  | SGU  | 2020  | [77]
El Sewedy University of Technology  | SUT  | 2023  | [78]
El Shorouk Academy | SHA  | 1995  | [79]
European Universities in Egypt (University of London (incl. LSE), University of Central Lancashire, University of East London)  | EUE  | 2021 (2021, 2021, 2024)  | [80]
French University of Egypt | UFE | 2002 | [81]
Future University in Egypt | FUE | 2006 | [82]
German International University | GIU | 2018 | [83]
German University in Cairo | GUC | 2003 | [84]
Heliopolis University | HU | 2012 | [85]
Hertfordshire University In Egypt | UH | 2019 | [86]
Horus University  | HUE  | 2019  | [87]
Innovation University  | IU  | 2021  | [88]
Lotus University in Minya  | LUM  | 2019  | [89]
May University in Cairo  | MUC  | 2019  | [90]
Memphis University  | \-  | 2025  | [91]
Merit University  | MUE  | 2019  | [92]
Misr International University | MIU | 1996 | [93]
Misr University for Science and Technology | MUST | 1996 | [94]
Modern Sciences and Arts University | MSA | 1996 | [95]
Modern University for Technology and Information | MTI | 2004 | [96]
Nahda University | NUB | 2006 | [97]
New Giza University | NGU | 2016 | [98]
Nile Valley University  | NVU  | 2021  | [99]
October 6 University | O6U | 1996 | [100]
Pharos University in Alexandria | PUA | 2007 | [101]
Rashid University  | RU  | 2019  | [102]
Saxony Egypt University  | SEU  | 2024  | [103]
Sinai University | SU | 2006 | [104]
Sphinx University  | \-  | 2019  | [105]
The American University in Cairo | AUC | 1919 | [106]
Toronto Metropolitan University Cairo  | TMU  | 2022  | [107]
University of Prince Edward Island  | UPEI  | 2018  | [108]

## See also

* Education in Egypt
* List of medical schools in Egypt
* Higher education in the Arab world

## References

1. ↑ "Home". Ain Shams University. http://www.shams.edu.eg/.
2. ↑ "جامعة الازهر ترحب بكم". Al-Azhar University. http://www.azhar.edu.eg/En/index.htm.
3. ↑ "Home Page". Alexandria University. http://au.alexu.edu.eg/English/Pages/default.aspx.
4. ↑ "Homepage". Assiut University. http://www.aun.edu.eg.
5. ↑ "Home Page". Aswan University. 21 January 2014. http://www.aswu.edu.eg.
6. ↑ "Benha University". Benha University. http://www.bu.edu.eg/en/.
7. ↑ "Bani Suef University". Beni Suef University. http://www.bsu.edu.eg/EnglishUniversityWebsite/Default.aspx.
8. ↑ "Cairo University". Cairo University. http://cu.edu.eg/Home.
9. ↑ "Helwan University". Helwan University. 11 November 2012. http://www.helwan.edu.eg/english/.
10. ↑ "::Damanhour University — Egypt::". Damanhour University. http://www.damanhour.edu.eg/En/Pages/Default.aspx.
11. ↑ "Damietta University". Damietta University. http://www.du.edu.eg/en/home.aspx.
12. ↑ "Home page". Fayoum University. http://www.fayoum.edu.eg/english/.
13. ↑ "Home Page". Kafrelsheikh University. http://portal.kfs.edu.eg/english/Pages/default.aspx.
14. ↑ ">Luxor University" (in en). http://www.luxor.edu.eg/.
15. ↑ "Mansoura University". Mansoura University. http://www.mans.edu.eg/en.
16. ↑ "About MTC". Military Technical College. http://www.mtc.edu.eg/main.htm.
17. ↑ "Home Page". Minia University. http://www.minia.edu.eg/english/Pages/default.aspx.
18. ↑ "Menoufia University". Menofia.edu.eg. http://www.menofia.edu.eg/english/index.asp.
19. ↑ "NVU Official Website". http://nvu.edu.eg/.
20. ↑ "Port Said University". Port Said University. http://www.psu.edu.eg/en/.
21. ↑ "Error: no `|title=` specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ar). Sadat Academy for Management Sciences. http://www.sadatacademy.edu.eg.Error:+no+`|title=`+specified when+using+{{[[Template:Cite+web|Cite+web]]}}&rft.atitle=&rft.pub=Sadat+Academy+for+Management+Sciences&rft_id=http://www.sadatacademy.edu.eg&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikibooks.org:Organization:List_of_universities_in_Egypt">
22. ↑ "Home Page". Sohag University. http://www.sohag-univ.edu.eg/english/Pages/default.aspx.
23. ↑ "South Valley University". South Valley University. http://www.svu.edu.eg.
24. ↑ "Suez Canal University". Suez Canal University. http://scuegypt.edu.eg/en/.
25. ↑ "Home". Suez University. http://suezuniv.edu.eg/en/.
26. ↑ "Tanta University". Tanta University. http://www.tanta.edu.eg/en/index.aspx.
27. ↑ "Home Page". University of Sadat City. http://www.usc.edu.eg/english/Pages/default.aspx.
28. ↑ "Zagazig University". Zagazig University. http://english.zu.edu.eg/.
29. ↑ University, Ain Shams. "Ain Shams National University" (in en). http://192.168.1.214/1229/page/جامعة-عين-شمس-الأهلية.
30. ↑ University, Ain Shams. "Ain Shams National University" (in en). http://192.168.1.214/1229/page/جامعة-عين-شمس-الأهلية.
31. ↑ "Home 2 | Assiut National University". https://asnu.edu.eg/main/en.
32. ↑ الأهلية, البوابة الإلكترونية لجامعة بنها. "Benha National University | Home" (in en). https://bnu.edu.eg/en.
33. ↑ "جامعة القاهرة الأهلية". https://cnu.cu.edu.eg/.
34. ↑ "Damanhour National University | جامعة دمهور الاهلية". https://dnu.edu.eg/landing/.
35. ↑ "الجامعة دمياط الاهلية". https://dam-nu.edu.eg/.
36. ↑ "جامعة شرق بورسعيد الأهلية" (in ar). https://epnu.edu.eg/.
37. ↑ "الموقع الرسمي - جامعة الفيوم الاهلية". http://fnu.edu.eg/.
38. ↑ "Helwan National University". http://www.hnu.edu.eg/indexeng.php.
39. ↑ "جامعة كفر الشيخ الأهلية". https://knu.edu.eg/.
40. ↑ "جامعة الأقصر الأهلية" (in en). https://lnu.luxor.edu.eg/.
41. ↑ "الرئيسية" (in ar-aa). https://www.mansnu.edu.eg/.
42. ↑ "نظام التنسيق - جامعة المنوفية الأهلية". https://mnulms.menofia.education/admission/.
43. ↑ "جامعة المنيا الاهلية". https://www.minia.edu.eg/mnureg.
44. ↑ shimaa (2025-06-17). "جامعة الوادى الجديد الاهلية" (in ar-aa). https://cnu.mohesr.gov.eg/new-valley.
45. ↑ "جامعة الإسماعيلية الجديدة الأهلية" (in ar). https://ninu.edu.eg/.
46. ↑ "جامعة سوهاج الاهلية" (in ar). https://snu.sohag-univ.edu.eg/main/.
47. ↑ "جامعة جنوب الوادي الأهلية". http://www.svnu.edu.eg/.
48. ↑ "صدور قرار فخامة رئيس الجمهورية بإنشاء "جامعة طنطا الاهلية"". https://tanta.edu.eg/News_Details.aspx?id=92936.
49. ↑ "جامعة الزقازيق الأهلية | Zagazig National University". https://www.znu.edu.eg/.
50. ↑ "Homepage". https://aiu.edu.eg/.
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52. ↑ www.turndigital.net. "Egypt University of Informatics (EUI) – An ICT related University" (in en-US). http://eui.edu.eg/.
53. ↑ "About GU". https://www.gu.edu.eg/about-gu/.
54. ↑ "About KSIU". https://ksiu.edu.eg/about-university/.
55. ↑ "About NMU". https://nmu.edu.eg/About University/about-us.
56. ↑ "Home page | NU". https://nu.edu.eg/.
57. ↑ "Error: no `|title=` specified when using {{Cite web}}". https://www.eelu.edu.eg/en/.Error:+no+`|title=`+specified when+using+{{[[Template:Cite+web|Cite+web]]}}&rft.atitle=&rft_id=https://www.eelu.edu.eg/en/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikibooks.org:Organization:List_of_universities_in_Egypt">
58. ↑ "The University of Science and Technology". http://www.zewailcity.edu.eg/the-university/.
59. ↑ "Home". Ahram Canadian University. http://www.acu.edu.eg/index.php?lang=en.
60. ↑ "Home – AHUC - ALHAYAH University Cairo" (in en-US). 2022-12-17. https://ahuc.edu.eg/, https://ahuc.edu.eg/.
61. ↑ "Home - Al Ryada University For Science And Technology" (in en-US). 2023-01-01. https://rst.edu.eg/.
62. ↑ "Alsalam University in Egypt" (in en-US). https://sue.edu.eg/.
63. ↑ "Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport". Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport. http://www.aast.edu/en/index.php.
64. ↑ "Welcome". Arab Open University. https://www.arabou.edu.kw/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1696&Itemid=630&lang=en.
65. ↑ "Badr University in Cairo". Badr University in Cairo. http://www.buc.edu.eg/.
66. ↑ "BUA – Badr University in Assuit" (in en-US). https://bua.edu.eg/.
67. ↑ "Home - Badya University" (in en-US). 2024-02-04. https://www.badyauni.edu.eg/.
68. ↑ "The British University In Egypt". British University in Egypt. http://www.bue.edu.eg/.
69. ↑ "Learn, Apply & Excel". Canadian International College, Cairo. http://www.cic-cairo.com/cic/?lang=en.
70. ↑ "مرحبا بكم في جامعة المدينة بالقاهرة". https://cuc.edu.eg/.
71. ↑ "Pharos University in Alexandria". Pharos University. http://www.pua.edu.eg/.
72. ↑ "Welcome to Deraya University in Minia" (in en-US). 2021-03-30. https://deraya.edu.eg/.
73. ↑ "ESLSCA University – Europe's Leader in Business Education since 1949". https://eslsca.edu.eg/.
74. ↑ "European Universities in Egypt". https://eue.edu.eg/.
75. ↑ "Egyptian E-Learning University". Egyptian E-Learning University. http://www.eelu.edu.eg/.
76. ↑ "ERU". Egyptian Russian University. http://www.eru.edu.eg/.
77. ↑ "جامعة الصالحية" (in ar). https://sgu.edu.eg/home.
78. ↑ "El Sewedy University of Technology – Leading Polytechnic University in Egypt offering a global recognized bachelor of Technology in collaboration with Amity University" (in en-US). https://sut.edu.eg/.
79. ↑ "El Shorouk Academy". El Shorouk Academy. https://sha.edu.eg/.
80. ↑ "EUE:Home -". https://eue.edu.eg/.
81. ↑ "Université Française d'Egypte". Université Française d'Egypte. 31 December 2013. http://www.ufe.edu.eg/.
82. ↑ "Future University inEgypt". Future University. http://www.futureuniversity.edu.eg/.
83. ↑ "The German International University". German International University. http://www.giu-uni.de/.
84. ↑ "The German University in Cairo". German University in Cairo. http://www.guc.edu.eg/.
85. ↑ "Heliopolis University". Heliopolis University. http://www.hu.edu.eg/.
86. ↑ "Home I GAF I University of Hertfordshire in Egypt". https://www.gaf.edu.eg/.
87. ↑ "Horus University - Egypt". https://new.horus.edu.eg/.
88. ↑ "Home" (in en-US). https://iu.edu.eg/.
89. ↑ "Home" (in en-US). https://lum.edu.eg/.
90. ↑ "May University in Cairo (MUC) | جامعة مايو بالقاهرة" (in en). https://www.muc.edu.eg/.
91. ↑ "Memphis University". https://www.memphis.edu.eg/.
92. ↑ "Merit University – Egypt – Merit University". https://merit.edu.eg/?lang=en.
93. ↑ "Misr International University". Misr International University. http://www.miuegypt.edu.eg/.
94. ↑ "MUST-Misr University for Science & Technology". Misr University for Science and Technology. 22 July 2002. http://www.must.edu.eg/.
95. ↑ "Modern Sciences and Arts University". Modern Sciences and Arts University. http://www.msa.edu.eg/.
96. ↑ "Join The Elite Society". Modern University for Technology and Information. http://www.mti.edu.eg/.
97. ↑ "NUB". NNahda University in Benisuef. http://www.nahdauniversity.org/default.aspx.
98. ↑ "Newgiza University". https://www.ngu.edu.eg.
99. ↑ "Nile Valley University" (in en). https://nv.edu.eg/.
100. ↑ "October 6 University". 6 October University. http://www.o6u.edu.eg/.
101. ↑ "Delta University for Science and Technology". Delta University for Science and Technology. http://www.deltauniv.edu.eg/EN/home.html.
102. ↑ "AL-Rasheed Private University" (in en). https://example.com/your-page-url.
103. ↑ "SAXONY EGYPT UNIVERSITY – for applied science and technology" (in en-US). https://seu.edu.eg/.
104. ↑ "Sinai University". Sinai University. http://www.su.edu.eg/.
105. ↑ "Sphinx University" (in en). https://sphinx.edu.eg/en/home/index.
106. ↑ "AUC". The American University in Cairo. http://www.aucegypt.edu.
107. ↑ "Home" (in English). https://tmu.uofcanada.edu.eg/.
108. ↑ "Home" (in en-US). https://upei.uofcanada.edu.eg/.

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