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 541K citations received by 46.5K 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

#389 in Asia
#1582 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1997

3. American University of Sharjah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#455 in Asia
#1763 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1997

4. Zayed University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#481 in Asia
#1839 in the World
Founded
1998

5. Khalifa University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#597 in Asia
#2119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2007

6. New York University Abu Dhabi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#850 in Asia
#2722 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,300
Founded
2010

7. Abu Dhabi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#941 in Asia
#2896 in the World
Founded
2003

8. Higher Colleges of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1190 in Asia
#3427 in the World
Founded
1988

9. British University in Dubai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1204 in Asia
#3457 in the World
Founded
2004

10. Ajman University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1297 in Asia
#3650 in the World
Founded
1988

11. Al Ain University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1345 in Asia
#3740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Founded
2004

13. University of Dubai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1738 in Asia
#4570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1997

14. Canadian University of Dubai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1839 in Asia
#4813 in the World
Enrollment
2,074
Founded
2006

15. American University in Dubai

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1910 in Asia
#4971 in the World
Founded
1995

16. Masdar Institute of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1959 in Asia
#5093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
400
Founded
2007

17. American University in the Emirates

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1968 in Asia
#5105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
2006

18. Gulf Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1988 in Asia
#5159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1998

19. Skyline University College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2088 in Asia
#5372 in the World
Founded
1990

20. Emirates College for Advanced Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2108 in Asia
#5424 in the World
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
2007

21. Al Wasl University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2171 in Asia
#5555 in the World
Founded
1986

23. ALHOSN University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2437 in Asia
#6197 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
2005

25. Al Ghurair University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2551 in Asia
#6455 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1999

26. Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2668 in Asia
#6698 in the World
Founded
2001

27. Dubai Pharmacy College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2752 in Asia
#6878 in the World
Founded
1992

28. City University College of Ajman

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2760 in Asia
#6888 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2012

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.