Forty Egyptian universities appear in THE 2027 rankings
Forty Egyptian universities were included in the Times Higher Education 2027 World University Rankings, four more than in the 2026 edition. Nine retained places among the world’s top 1,000.
Event / data period: 2026-10-01
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The ranking details reported by the ministry placed the American University in Cairo in the 701–800 band. Al Azhar, Alexandria, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Cairo, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, Future University in Egypt, Mansoura and Zagazig were in the 801–1000 band.
THE says its assessment combines 18 performance indicators across teaching, research and knowledge transfer into five areas. Egypt’s ministry noted new entrants among the institutions listed; these are ranking bands rather than exact positions.
Data
Egyptian universities in THE 2027
University count and bands reported by the ministry
| Egyptian universities included | 40; four more than in 2026 edition |
| Egyptian universities in global top 1,000 | 9 |
| American University in Cairo | 701–800 band |
| Eight named Egyptian universities | 801–1000 band |
Methodology
Counts and bands in the THE 2027 edition announced October 1, 2026; bands are ranges, not exact ranks.
Updated:
- https://mohesr.gov.eg/allnews/%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AC-40-%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A-%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85
- https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/forty-egyptian-universities-featured-in-the-2027-rankings/
Subjects and places
Subject proposals
- EducationSuggested
- Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate onlymohesr.gov.eg ↗sis.gov.eg ↗
Geographic references
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- Egypt · Place role: Coverage · Place type: Country or area · Location precision: RegionalEvidence
- Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferredmohesr.gov.eg ↗sis.gov.eg ↗
- Cairo · Cairo, Egypt · Place role: Place mentioned by source · Place type: City · Location precision: Approximate
31.3001002622, 30.0918064966 (longitude, latitude)
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