28 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 1.1M citations received by 60K academic papers made by 28 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. University of Sharjah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#347 in Asia
#1431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1997

3. Zayed University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#483 in Asia
#1776 in the World
Founded
1998

4. American University of Sharjah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#485 in Asia
#1786 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1997

5. Khalifa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#529 in Asia
#1916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2007

6. Abu Dhabi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#869 in Asia
#2701 in the World
Founded
2003

7. New York University Abu Dhabi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#883 in Asia
#2728 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,300
Founded
2010

8. Ajman University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1124 in Asia
#3244 in the World
Founded
1988

9. Higher Colleges of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1127 in Asia
#3248 in the World
Founded
1988

10. Al Ain University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1149 in Asia
#3303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
2004

11. British University in Dubai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1221 in Asia
#3442 in the World
Founded
2004

13. University of Dubai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1723 in Asia
#4507 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1997

14. Canadian University of Dubai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1747 in Asia
#4587 in the World
Enrollment
2,074
Founded
2006

15. Gulf Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1768 in Asia
#4623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1998

16. Skyline University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1801 in Asia
#4688 in the World
Founded
1990

17. American University in the Emirates

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1832 in Asia
#4751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
2006

18. American University in Dubai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1865 in Asia
#4809 in the World
Founded
1995

19. Emirates College for Advanced Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2081 in Asia
#5293 in the World
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
2007

20. Al Wasl University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2186 in Asia
#5548 in the World
Founded
1986

21. Masdar Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2226 in Asia
#5638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
400
Founded
2007

24. ALHOSN University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2502 in Asia
#6283 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2005

25. City University College of Ajman

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2544 in Asia
#6375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2012

26. Al Ghurair University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2574 in Asia
#6469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1999

28. Dubai Pharmacy College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2678 in Asia
#6719 in the World
Founded
1992

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Arab Emirates based on the number of universities and their ranks are Al Ain, Sharjah, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi.