12 Best universities for Software Engineering in the United Arab Emirates

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Below is a list of best universities in the United Arab Emirates ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 45.2K citations received by 2.51K academic papers made by 12 universities in the United Arab Emirates was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Khalifa University

For Software Engineering

#114 in Asia
#605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2007

3. American University of Sharjah

For Software Engineering

#160 in Asia
#777 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1997

4. University of Sharjah

For Software Engineering

#248 in Asia
#1042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1997

5. Zayed University

For Software Engineering

#321 in Asia
#1246 in the World
Founded
1998

6. New York University Abu Dhabi

For Software Engineering

#455 in Asia
#1520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,300
Founded
2010

7. Al Ain University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#631 in Asia
#1871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
2004

12. University of Dubai

For Software Engineering

#993 in Asia
#2536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1997

The best cities to study Software Engineering in the United Arab Emirates based on the number of universities and their ranks are Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Sharjah, and Dubai.