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Al-Azhar University

Location

1 Al Mokhaym Al Daem, Cairo, EG, Cairo Egypt

Ranking

# 1001-1200QS World University Rankings

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1 Postgraduate Programmes

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About Al-Azhar University

Al-Azhar University has an impressive history and is Egypt's oldest degree-granting university. The university was founded in 970 or 972 in Cairo, Egypt providing the opportunity to study Islamic law, logic, grammar, and rhetoric. Even more impressive, Al-Azhar University represents the only university in the Arabic world to survive as a modern university. Al-Azhar University (further - University) offers undergraduate, postgraduate and graduate study programs and has 81 faculties, 9 Institutes, 359 academic Departments, 42 Centres, 6 University hospitals and 27 General administration units. The main thematic focus areas of Al-Azhar University are Science and Technology, Management and Business Administration, Arts, Languages and Humanities, Agriculture, Dentistry and Medicine. 

 

 

About Al-Azhar University

Al-Azhar University has an impressive history and is Egypt's oldest degree-granting university. The university was founded in 970 or 972 in Cairo, Egypt providing the opportunity to study Islamic law, logic, grammar, and rhetoric. Even more impressive, Al-Azhar University represents the only university in the Arabic world to survive as a modern university. Al-Azhar University (further - University) offers undergraduate, postgraduate and graduate study programs and has 81 faculties, 9 Institutes, 359 academic Departments, 42 Centres, 6 University hospitals and 27 General administration units. The main thematic focus areas of Al-Azhar University are Science and Technology, Management and Business Administration, Arts, Languages and Humanities, Agriculture, Dentistry and Medicine. 

 

 

University information

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23,955
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18,231
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1%

Cost of Living

Accommodation
$1,160
Food
$1,470
Transport
$150
Utilities
$560

Scholarships

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Rankings & Ratings

Al-Azhar University is one of the top public universities in Cairo, Egypt. It is ranked #1001-1200 in QS World University Rankings 2026.

QS World University Rankings

  • 2015
    # 701+
  • 2016
    #701+
  • 2017
    #701+
  • 2018
    #801-1000
  • 2019
    #801-1000
  • 2021
    #1001+
  • 2022
    #1001-1200
  • 2023
    #1201-1400
  • 2024
    #1201-1400
  • 2025
    #1001-1200
  • 2026
    #1001-1200

QS World University Rankings

  • 2015
    # 701+
  • 2016
    #701+
  • 2017
    #701+
  • 2018
    #801-1000
  • 2019
    #801-1000
  • 2021
    #1001+
  • 2022
    #1001-1200
  • 2023
    #1201-1400
  • 2024
    #1201-1400
  • 2025
    #1001-1200
  • 2026
    #1001-1200

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