Egypt and South Africa account for the majority of Africa’s top 10 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2020. The American University in Cairo moved up from the 420th spot last year to crack into the top 400 universities globally (395th) and ranks second in Africa after the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Cairo University is the sixth-best university in Africa, followed by Ain Shams (8th), Alexandria (9th), and Assiut (10th).