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World University Rankings 2026: United Arab Emirates

5 universities ranked in the United Arab Emirates, out of 2,280 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for the United Arab Emirates yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among the United Arab Emirates’s universities on the global measures.

#1Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyUnited Arab Emirates #2United Arab Emirates UniversityUnited Arab Emirates

#3University of SharjahUnited Arab Emirates #4American University of SharjahUnited Arab Emirates #5Abu Dhabi UniversityUnited Arab Emirates

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National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	Khalifa University of Science and Technology	255	41.0	95	21	est.	135–671
2	United Arab Emirates University	=266	40.4	93	62	est.	146–643
3	University of Sharjah	=327	38.5	92	21	est.	169–786
4	American University of Sharjah	=1116	18.9	60	64	est.	691–1889
5	Abu Dhabi University	=1759	12.5	49	21	est.	1032–2158
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Research Index for the United Arab Emirates · All of Asia · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,280 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.