List of universities in Egypt

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

State-funded

University	Common abbreviation	Year established	Source
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]
Damanhour University	DAU	2010	[9]
Damietta University	DU	2012	[10]
Fayoum University	FU	2005	[11]
Helwan University	HU	1975	[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
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
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