According to its latest classification in January 2018, British Times ranking system announced on its site the rank of Assiut University as the fifth among the best Egyptian Government Universities. Dr Ahmed A. Gaeis, Assiut University President stated that Assiut University keeps its rank among the best Egyptian Universities in all World Ranking Systems, and added that according to the British Ranking System, Assiut University ranks fifth among Government Universities and Sixth among all government and Private Universities, and 801-1000 among World universities. Dr. Tarek El-Gammal, Vice President for Graduate Studies, indicated that the Times Ranking is one of the most reputable and accurate systems worldwide as it relies on a number of standards including: Scientific Research, the University's Website, Educational standard of both graduate and undergraduate stages, international and Egyptian students.