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United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st in the United Arab Emirates, 1015th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 167 research topics. United Arab Emirates University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 28,045 academic publications and 689,552 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 15 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1015 of 14,131 In the World
#219 of 5,830 In Asia
#1 of 66 In the United Arab Emirates
#1 of 3 In Al Ain
#192 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#259 of 1,449 For Epidemiology
#276 of 1,048 For Hydrology and Water resources management
#1775 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1864 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 164 other topics

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Biology rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Biology in the United Arab Emirates and 716th in the World with 16,155 publications made and 470,961 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#213 of 2,838 In Asia
#716 of 6,841 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 87 1918
1994 104 1901
1995 111 2013
1996 125 1793
1997 137 1683
1998 126 1841
1999 112 1721
2000 152 1448
2001 188 1812
2002 175 1785
2003 244 2120
2004 238 2435
2005 257 2942
2006 279 3639
2007 263 3897
2008 323 4469
2009 295 5262
2010 342 6400
2011 367 7284
2012 418 8472
2013 414 9825
2014 441 11357
2015 444 12513
2016 465 14093
2017 503 15591
2018 615 17855
2019 740 21221
2020 1068 29699
2021 1344 38088
2022 1474 46096
2023 1733 54082
2024 1448 56894
2025 1121 56754

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Immunology 1 116 433
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 40 446
Biotechnology 1 167 579
Genetics 1 169 597
Biochemistry 1 183 609
Pharmacology 1 196 611
Toxicology 1 202 670
Nutrition and Food Science 1 251 682
Virology 1 197 718
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 240 823
Microbiology 1 255 823
Oncology and Cancer research 1 316 860
Animal Science 1 251 877
Paleontology 1 259 884
Neuroscience 1 229 885
Agricultural Science 1 323 910
Nanotechnology 2 408 942
Biophysics 1 291 947
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 267 961
Horticulture 1 365 986
Botany 1 327 987
Evolutionary Biology 1 291 1077
Forestry 1 370 1184
Molecular Biology 1 465 1231
Astrobiology 2 386 1241
Zoology 1 359 1263

Engineering rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Engineering in the United Arab Emirates and 888th in the World with 14,225 publications made and 326,251 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#296 of 2,841 In Asia
#888 of 6,795 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 70 430
1994 59 481
1995 79 514
1996 80 501
1997 84 456
1998 94 500
1999 63 529
2000 93 511
2001 133 625
2002 160 813
2003 196 971
2004 192 1092
2005 216 1372
2006 262 1894
2007 272 2076
2008 302 2657
2009 342 3441
2010 383 4144
2011 396 5122
2012 357 5858
2013 403 6848
2014 390 8162
2015 423 8718
2016 409 9801
2017 473 10853
2018 577 12520
2019 698 15256
2020 924 20576
2021 1099 27008
2022 1225 33211
2023 1559 41018
2024 1280 45850
2025 883 46076

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Engineering.

Chemistry rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Chemistry in the United Arab Emirates and 693rd in the World with 13,773 publications made and 413,850 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#226 of 2,785 In Asia
#693 of 6,561 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 76 1860
1994 84 1832
1995 100 1942
1996 107 1714
1997 106 1569
1998 111 1739
1999 93 1606
2000 124 1309
2001 159 1638
2002 167 1601
2003 221 1883
2004 227 2149
2005 239 2506
2006 250 3093
2007 248 3359
2008 286 3694
2009 267 4475
2010 299 5267
2011 325 6223
2012 336 7155
2013 370 8259
2014 385 9672
2015 384 10739
2016 393 11930
2017 424 13263
2018 555 15265
2019 608 18149
2020 895 24169
2021 1047 31118
2022 1228 38133
2023 1439 45191
2024 1247 49801
2025 919 50466

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 2 161 578
Organic Chemistry 1 190 593
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 157 607
Biochemistry 1 183 609
Nutrition and Food Science 1 251 682
Chemical Engineering 2 371 864
Computational Chemistry 1 268 867
Physical chemistry 2 379 934
Nanotechnology 2 408 942
Materials Science 2 372 968
Environmental Chemistry 1 370 1008
Radiochemistry 2 541 1062
Inorganic Chemistry 1 462 1093
Pharmacy 1 452 1163

Environmental Science rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Environmental Science in the United Arab Emirates and 882nd in the World with 12,425 publications made and 293,584 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#251 of 2,841 In Asia
#882 of 6,888 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 54 529
1994 57 518
1995 69 597
1996 77 549
1997 84 500
1998 96 672
1999 71 696
2000 102 554
2001 128 747
2002 126 737
2003 163 974
2004 159 1193
2005 195 1504
2006 210 1932
2007 209 2111
2008 231 2525
2009 260 3182
2010 281 3894
2011 289 4742
2012 325 5556
2013 332 6544
2014 344 7560
2015 339 8178
2016 366 8978
2017 418 10072
2018 467 11585
2019 575 14091
2020 821 19059
2021 1031 25525
2022 1199 30935
2023 1415 38049
2024 1145 40202
2025 797 39002

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 1 89 276
Environmental Engineering 1 167 490
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 157 607
Environmental Management 2 199 623
Geotechnical Engineering 1 208 626
Mining Engineering 1 258 715
Earth science and Geophysics 1 254 822
Ecology 1 244 863
Geography and Cartography 1 215 865
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 1 272 873
Geology 1 254 879
Oceanography 1 261 882
Paleontology 1 259 884
Agricultural Science 1 323 910
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 267 961
Environmental Chemistry 1 370 1008
Urban and Regional planning 1 242 1043
Forestry 1 370 1184

Physics rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Physics in the United Arab Emirates and 974th in the World with 12,193 publications made and 271,152 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 27 In the United Arab Emirates
#317 of 2,822 In Asia
#974 of 6,729 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 63 478
1994 55 496
1995 67 515
1996 78 495
1997 77 468
1998 80 496
1999 58 545
2000 92 526
2001 112 605
2002 136 715
2003 169 889
2004 189 1021
2005 198 1242
2006 220 1728
2007 240 1930
2008 250 2414
2009 275 2987
2010 284 3583
2011 294 4398
2012 293 5020
2013 318 5714
2014 331 6720
2015 354 7184
2016 342 8259
2017 396 9171
2018 493 10620
2019 573 13032
2020 795 17400
2021 953 22744
2022 1115 27831
2023 1362 34522
2024 1117 38440
2025 734 38876

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 222 663
Medical Physics 2 242 835
Nanotechnology 2 408 942
Biophysics 1 291 947
Quantum and Particle physics 1 324 964
Materials Science 2 372 968
Condensed Matter Physics 1 400 1017
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 293 1038
Acoustical Engineering 2 357 1065
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 360 1106
Optical Engineering 2 429 1150
Nuclear Physics 1 421 1160
Astrobiology 2 386 1241
Theoretical Physics 1 410 1306

Medicine rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Medicine in the United Arab Emirates and 612th in the World with 11,850 publications made and 366,698 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 24 In the United Arab Emirates
#159 of 2,817 In Asia
#612 of 6,793 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 73 1094
1994 86 1078
1995 83 1145
1996 101 963
1997 110 961
1998 118 1069
1999 102 1021
2000 115 936
2001 132 1186
2002 126 1273
2003 160 1495
2004 164 1688
2005 175 2150
2006 221 2573
2007 182 2878
2008 240 3360
2009 208 4012
2010 262 4945
2011 269 5369
2012 330 6224
2013 317 7066
2014 348 8198
2015 368 9048
2016 355 10643
2017 396 11732
2018 437 13249
2019 538 15791
2020 802 22927
2021 990 29738
2022 1029 34732
2023 1161 38704
2024 1012 38135
2025 877 36742

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Epidemiology 1 39 259
Pediatrics 1 90 428
Immunology 1 116 433
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 40 446
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 66 506
Respiratory Therapy 1 135 554
Public Health 1 95 567
Family medicine 1 110 576
Health Science 1 106 584
Social Work 1 38 596
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 93 601
Pharmacology 1 196 611
Critical Care Nursing 1 146 632
Veterinary 1 219 666
Toxicology 1 202 670
Nursing 1 107 670
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 262 708
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 249 716
Virology 1 197 718
Pathology 1 223 743
Cardiology 1 230 755
Cosmetology 1 292 770
Gerontology 1 119 773
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 196 781
Clinical Psychology 1 141 827
Anesthesiology 1 273 828
Dermatology 1 298 833
Medical Physics 2 242 835
Psychiatry 1 228 850
Oncology and Cancer research 1 316 860
Surgery 1 300 876
Radiation Therapy 1 337 884
Urology 1 323 899
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 301 905
Plastic Surgery 1 315 916
Anatomy and Physiology 1 290 924
Optometry 1 288 930
Neurosurgery 1 368 980
Sports / Exercise science 1 200 997
Occupational Therapy 2 304 1107
Ophthalmology 1 384 1140
Pharmacy 1 452 1163
Physical Therapy 1 334 1179
Biomedical Engineering 3 483 1242
Sports Medicine 2 328 1251
Audiology 1 365 1273
Dentistry 4 510 1494
Orthodontics 3 496 1538

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United Arab Emirates and 995th in the World with 11,644 publications made and 269,959 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#1 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#199 of 2,867 In Asia
#995 of 7,088 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 58 199
1994 52 199
1995 47 194
1996 59 196
1997 72 242
1998 91 232
1999 63 300
2000 84 371
2001 106 430
2002 111 583
2003 135 712
2004 124 756
2005 155 993
2006 179 1239
2007 191 1603
2008 246 2091
2009 240 2610
2010 284 3500
2011 305 3818
2012 343 4636
2013 318 5430
2014 330 6385
2015 364 7010
2016 389 7607
2017 438 8683
2018 470 10102
2019 627 12281
2020 798 17861
2021 943 23380
2022 1082 27605
2023 1262 33595
2024 982 31664
2025 733 29867

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 1 29 292
Special Education 1 21 375
Early Childhood Education 1 28 383
Communications and Public Relations 1 73 575
Demography 1 101 584
Social Work 1 38 596
Education Majors 1 111 607
Journalism and Digital Media 3 142 644
Anthropology 1 73 656
Archaeology 1 183 764
Sociology 1 124 793
Law 1 147 797
History 1 180 826
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 1 149 861
Law Enforcement 1 123 861
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 190 898
Classics and Ancient History 1 151 912
Political Science 1 153 916
Linguistics 1 241 931
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 179 970
Gender Studies 1 96 987
Sports / Exercise science 1 200 997
Public Policy / Administration 1 143 1003
Media Studies 3 116 1040
Urban and Regional planning 1 242 1043
Library and Information science 1 187 1084
Aesthetics 1 255 1095
Political Economy 3 140 1103
Art History 1 150 1263
Philosophy 1 281 1264
Criminology and Criminal Justice 2 194 1399

Computer Science rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Computer Science in the United Arab Emirates and 867th in the World with 11,216 publications made and 237,988 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 30 In the United Arab Emirates
#235 of 2,842 In Asia
#867 of 6,855 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 43 242
1994 44 264
1995 46 287
1996 51 251
1997 63 298
1998 64 350
1999 55 388
2000 76 394
2001 83 450
2002 129 590
2003 155 743
2004 151 808
2005 143 1039
2006 209 1403
2007 207 1698
2008 252 2216
2009 270 2781
2010 288 3432
2011 326 4033
2012 299 4616
2013 330 5581
2014 332 6582
2015 344 7302
2016 376 8048
2017 390 8836
2018 461 10592
2019 577 12591
2020 747 17008
2021 866 22116
2022 995 26780
2023 1161 32216
2024 981 31410
2025 749 30110

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 176 558
Information Technology 1 135 594
Cyber Security 2 174 622
Web Design and Development 2 179 639
Database Administration 2 175 642
Management Information Systems 1 112 642
Data Science 2 122 645
Software Engineering 2 136 687
Telecommunications 2 223 691
Multimedia 1 155 693
Computer Networking 2 229 735
Machine Learning 1 240 761
Human-Computer Interaction 1 203 817
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 240 823
UX/UI Desgin 2 216 832
Neuroscience 1 229 885
Game Design and Development 4 256 937
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 305 963
Robotics 3 382 972
Computational Linguistics 3 347 1005
Library and Information science 1 187 1084
Computer Engineering 4 441 1109
Computer Vision 2 442 1186
Computer Graphics 3 407 1248
Cognitive Science 3 488 1359

Mathematics rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Mathematics in the United Arab Emirates and 764th in the World with 6,668 publications made and 146,201 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#199 of 2,725 In Asia
#764 of 6,434 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 21 49
1994 21 71
1995 33 52
1996 29 52
1997 41 87
1998 37 87
1999 30 128
2000 51 140
2001 47 164
2002 62 249
2003 79 320
2004 85 306
2005 94 484
2006 126 669
2007 127 874
2008 143 1252
2009 160 1508
2010 163 1802
2011 170 2073
2012 191 2449
2013 189 2976
2014 212 3605
2015 207 3856
2016 220 4404
2017 256 4911
2018 265 5732
2019 347 7245
2020 475 10085
2021 544 13444
2022 691 16508
2023 699 19098
2024 529 15370
2025 332 13138

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 176 558
Math Teachers 1 98 561
Applied Mathematics 1 162 590
Operations Research 2 221 678
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 155 721
Statistics 1 217 817
Actuarial Science 2 181 884

Psychology rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Psychology in the United Arab Emirates and 860th in the World with 6,370 publications made and 160,537 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 25 In the United Arab Emirates
#211 of 2,766 In Asia
#860 of 6,663 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 29 226
1994 44 226
1995 37 277
1996 37 231
1997 54 263
1998 61 310
1999 59 314
2000 64 373
2001 62 405
2002 67 532
2003 74 607
2004 74 654
2005 63 805
2006 92 1101
2007 86 1275
2008 125 1590
2009 122 1881
2010 142 2334
2011 156 2584
2012 186 3010
2013 162 3611
2014 173 4181
2015 185 4584
2016 190 5297
2017 210 5732
2018 260 6609
2019 342 7900
2020 447 11452
2021 517 14662
2022 624 17303
2023 698 20233
2024 512 18445
2025 445 17866

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 65 333
Special Education 1 21 375
Social Work 1 38 596
Education Majors 1 111 607
Social Psychology 1 143 790
Clinical Psychology 1 141 827
Child Psychology 1 135 831
Psychiatry 1 228 850
Neuroscience 1 229 885
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 179 970
Occupational Therapy 2 304 1107
Cognitive Science 3 488 1359

Business rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Business in the United Arab Emirates and 748th in the World with 4,996 publications made and 123,381 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 28 In the United Arab Emirates
#161 of 2,654 In Asia
#748 of 6,366 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 11 44
1994 13 45
1995 18 35
1996 23 34
1997 23 53
1998 35 62
1999 18 71
2000 34 92
2001 28 101
2002 53 142
2003 55 203
2004 66 228
2005 72 343
2006 88 473
2007 106 592
2008 140 951
2009 127 1140
2010 142 1438
2011 169 1862
2012 175 2138
2013 171 2638
2014 150 3092
2015 170 3461
2016 209 3602
2017 205 3986
2018 214 4479
2019 274 5406
2020 295 7157
2021 355 9543
2022 442 11177
2023 529 13780
2024 374 12517
2025 218 10739

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 1 29 292
Engineering Management 1 82 444
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 114 477
Construction Management 2 131 497
Risk Management 2 106 564
Hospitality and Hotel Management 2 161 576
Project Management 2 105 634
Management Information Systems 1 112 642
Operations Research 2 221 678
Marketing 1 152 705
Human Resource Management 3 157 748
Management 1 198 769
Accounting 2 167 774
Entrepreneurship 5 136 783
Finance 1 182 795
Advertising 1 160 810
Supply Chain Management 7 301 819
Actuarial Science 2 181 884
International Business 1 156 920
Public Policy / Administration 1 143 1003
International Trade 1 191 1047

Economics rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Economics in the United Arab Emirates and 750th in the World with 3,718 publications made and 89,393 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 26 In the United Arab Emirates
#149 of 2,559 In Asia
#750 of 6,188 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 13 43
1994 12 39
1995 8 33
1996 12 35
1997 17 35
1998 23 59
1999 14 59
2000 17 85
2001 35 91
2002 30 106
2003 38 144
2004 41 142
2005 41 233
2006 48 282
2007 72 437
2008 71 634
2009 68 745
2010 80 874
2011 102 1077
2012 125 1312
2013 108 1652
2014 116 1879
2015 113 2079
2016 139 2509
2017 161 2742
2018 160 2966
2019 225 3759
2020 282 5497
2021 306 7341
2022 375 8858
2023 447 11190
2024 277 9975
2025 154 8604

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 1 114 477
Development Studies 1 108 604
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 155 721
Environmental Economics 4 226 729
Agricultural Economics 1 267 793
Finance 1 182 795
International Economics 1 129 882
Actuarial Science 2 181 884
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 190 898
International Trade 1 191 1047
Political Economy 3 140 1103

Art & Design rankings

United Arab Emirates University ranked 1st for Art & Design in the United Arab Emirates and 997th in the World with 1,747 publications made and 29,456 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#1 of 21 In the United Arab Emirates
#222 of 2,450 In Asia
#997 of 6,010 In the World

United Arab Emirates University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 7 11
1994 4 17
1995 3 20
1996 4 28
1997 8 26
1998 22 30
1999 7 31
2000 4 35
2001 17 62
2002 17 72
2003 23 75
2004 16 65
2005 21 129
2006 35 156
2007 38 210
2008 36 259
2009 31 304
2010 68 438
2011 48 507
2012 64 630
2013 60 737
2014 53 805
2015 61 941
2016 67 976
2017 84 1092
2018 71 1294
2019 88 1698
2020 125 2128
2021 120 2872
2022 142 3327
2023 167 4134
2024 127 4363
2025 121 4361

The following table provides academic rankings for United Arab Emirates University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United Arab Emirates ranking Asia ranking World rank
Architecture 1 80 386
Multimedia 1 155 693
Graphic Design 1 186 743
Photography 1 156 772
UX/UI Desgin 2 216 832
Fashion Design 1 199 908
Game Design and Development 4 256 937
Creative Writing 2 174 1078
Aesthetics 1 255 1095
Literature 1 266 1165
Computer Graphics 3 407 1248
Art History 1 150 1263