27 Best universities for Engineering in the United Arab Emirates

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United Arab Emirates ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 724K citations received by 54.3K academic papers made by 27 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.

2. Masdar Institute of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#363 in Asia
#1061 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
400
Founded
2007

3. Khalifa University

For Engineering

#375 in Asia
#1088 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2007

4. University of Sharjah

For Engineering

#538 in Asia
#1417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1997

5. American University of Sharjah

For Engineering

#567 in Asia
#1471 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1997

6. New York University Abu Dhabi

For Engineering

#1060 in Asia
#2404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,300
Founded
2010

15. University of Dubai

For Engineering

#2123 in Asia
#4819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1997

17. Gulf Medical University

For Engineering

#2149 in Asia
#4901 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1998

18. Canadian University of Dubai

For Engineering

#2221 in Asia
#5072 in the World
Enrollment
2,074
Founded
2006

22. ALHOSN University

For Engineering

#2404 in Asia
#5605 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2005

23. Al Ghurair University

For Engineering

#2457 in Asia
#5735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1999

27. City University College of Ajman

For Engineering

#2807 in Asia
#6682 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2012

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