Cairo University branch in Beni Suef was established in 1981. Beni Suef University was established by Presidential Decree No. (84) of 2005 and became independent from the prestigious Cairo University.
The university includes (Faculty of Commerce – Faculty of Law – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Faculty of Arts – Faculty of Science – Faculty of Education – Faculty of Pharmacy – Faculty of Medicine – Faculty of Nursing – Faculty of Industrial Education
– Faculty of Engineering – Faculty of Physical Education).