# 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.

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- Published: 2026-10-06T17:11:49+00:00
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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

Methodology: Counts and bands in the THE 2027 edition announced October 1, 2026; bands are ranges, not exact ranks.

| Fact | Source-reported finding |
|---|---|
| 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 |

Sources: <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/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-40-universities-enter-times-higher-education-2027-rankings/data/d-egypt-40-universities-enter-times-high?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-40-universities-enter-times-higher-education-2027-rankings/data/d-egypt-40-universities-enter-times-high?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Egypt Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research; English report via SIS](<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>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-10-01)
- [Egypt State Information Service English report](<https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/forty-egyptian-universities-featured-in-the-2027-rankings/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-06; Published: 2026-10-01)

## Correction history

- 2026-10-07T00:55:40+03:00: German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.
- 2026-10-07T00:57:34+03:00: The article’s language editions and data explanations were reviewed, and identified translation and label issues were corrected. Sources, numerical data and the first-publication date were preserved.

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