The American University in Cairo (AUC) 

IAU-016377

Egypt

top General Information

Address

Street:P.O. Box 74
AUC Avenue

City:New Cairo

Post Code:11835

WWW:https://www.aucegypt.edu

Institution Funding

Private

History

Founded 1919. A private non-profit Institution located in New Cairo. It operates as a private educational/cultural Institute within the framework of the 1962 Egyptian-American Cultural Co-operation Agreement and in accordance with a protocol with the Government of Egypt through which the University's degrees are recognized as those awarded by the Egyptian national universities. Accredited in the United States by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and licensed to grant degrees and incorporated by the State of Delaware

Academic Year

September to July (September-January; February-June); Winter Session in February and Summer Session in June-July

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate (Thanawiya 'Amma) or recognized equivalent

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

USA Council for Accreditation of Higher education, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; Protocol with the Egyptian Government. Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Ahmed S. Dallal

Job title:President

Years of office:2021-


Senior Administrative Officer : Ehab Abdel-Rahman

Job title:Provost

top Divisions

School : Business

Fields of study:Accountancy, Administration, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Communication Studies, Economics, Journalism, Management, Mass Communication

More details:Onsi Sawiris


School : Continuing Education

Fields of study:Accountancy, Arabic, Computer Science, Education, Finance, Human Resources, Human Rights, Information Technology, International Law, Marketing, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation


School : Global Affairs and Public Policy

Fields of study:Journalism, Law, Mass Communication, Political Sciences, Public Administration


School : Humanities and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Anthropology, Arts and Humanities, Comparative Law, Comparative Literature, Demography and Population, English, Film, History, International Relations and Diplomacy, Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Music, Performing Arts, Psychology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Theatre, Visual Arts


School : Sciences and Engineering

Fields of study:Actuarial Science, Analytical Chemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Construction Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Sciences, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Physics

top Degrees

Baccalaureos/Bachelor's degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Arabic, Architecture, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Cultural Studies, Data Processing, Economics, Electronic Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Film, Finance, Graphic Design, History, Journalism, Literature, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Middle Eastern Studies, Modern History, Multimedia, Music, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Telecommunications Engineering, Theatre, Visual Arts


Graduate Diploma

Fields of study:Anthropology, Arabic, Chemistry, Comparative Law, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Demography and Population, Economics, Educational Administration, English, Environmental Studies, Foreign Languages Education, Gender Studies, Human Rights, International Business, International Economics, International Law, Middle Eastern Studies, Native Language Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Social Policy, Social Psychology, Sociology, Special Education, Sustainable Development, Women's Studies


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Architecture, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Cinema and Television, Comparative Law, Comparative Literature, Comparative Politics, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Economics, Educational Administration, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Engineering Drawing and Design, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Finance, Food Science, Foreign Languages Education, Gender Studies, Higher Education, History, Human Rights, Industrial Engineering, International and Comparative Education, International Business, International Economics, International Law, Islamic Studies, Journalism, Literature, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Middle Eastern Studies, Nanotechnology, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Production Engineering, Protective Services, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Religion, Robotics, Social Policy, Social Psychology, Sociology, Sustainable Development, Teacher Training, Telecommunications Engineering, Women's Studies


Doctorate

Fields of study:Biotechnology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Public Health, Robotics, Telecommunications Engineering

Note

Also Dual Degree Programmes: Master in Development Studies (MDP) option Bachelor in Public Administration, Bachelor's Degree in Political Science (B.A.) and Master in Human Rights (M.A.); Executive MBA; M.A. joint Program with University of Tubingen, Germany, in Comparative and Middle East Politics and Society- (CMEPS), with specializations in Comparative Politics, International Relations, and Development Studies

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

ALIF: Journal of Comparative Poetry

Cairo Papers in Social Science

Khamasin

Middle East Management Review

Main Press

American University Press in Cairo

Students

Statistics Year:2025-2026

Total:6679

Updated on 03-12-2025