University of Bahrain: Statistics

Rank	Ranking
#2439 of 14,131	In the World
#731 of 5,830	In Asia
#1 of 12	In Bahrain
#573 of 1,583	For Landscape Architecture
Top50%	For 10 other topics

Quick Review

Enrollment: 26,000
Type: Non-profit
Funding: Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree: Master
Website: uob.edu.bh
Languages: Arabic;English
Acceptance rate: 70%*

* The University of Bahrain is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions Requirements	Secondary school certificate (Twajihia) or equivalent
Academic Calendar	September to September (September - January; February-June; June-September)
Enrollment	26,000
Full time employee	2,000
Student:staff ratio	13:1

Publications & Citations

Publications: 2,914
Citations: 41,651

University of Bahrain majors

by publication & citation count

Engineering	1,117 / 15,820
Physics	831 / 9,930
Chemistry	758 / 11,482
Materials Science	606 / 8,133
Computer Science	346 / 2,413
Business	293 / 3,904
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	282 / 3,129
Environmental Science	249 / 8,766
Medicine	230 / 4,333
Biology	201 / 7,488
Mathematics	168 / 1,213
Economics	127 / 1,798
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	118 / 836
Quantum and Particle physics	111 / 681
Automation and Control engineering	105 / 1,926
Chemical Engineering	99 / 1,255
Psychology	92 / 1,131
Art & Design	79 / 445
Electronic Engineering	76 / 480
Optical Engineering	74 / 1,044
Demography	73 / 1,415
Nanotechnology	70 / 1,447
Inorganic Chemistry	68 / 1,568
Sociology	66 / 277
Management Information Systems	61 / 594
Accounting	60 / 1,577
Condensed Matter Physics	60 / 410
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science	57 / 1,659
Math Teachers	56 / 288
Geography and Cartography	55 / 4,285
Environmental Management	55 / 865
Renewable Energy Engineering	53 / 1,459
Metallurgical Engineering	51 / 669
Structural Engineering	50 / 1,297
Health Science	47 / 192
Radiochemistry	44 / 1,021
Political Science	44 / 318
Communications and Public Relations	42 / 320
Public Health	41 / 2,078
Investment Banking and Stock trading	38 / 675

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
1991	70	73
1992	53	86
1993	60	107
1994	72	131
1995	65	155
1996	58	184
1997	40	239
1998	27	260
1999	38	236
2000	42	283
2001	42	350
2002	35	425
2003	51	497
2004	66	540
2005	51	655
2006	75	749
2007	87	940
2008	86	1152
2009	93	1356
2010	108	1513
2011	118	1838
2012	131	2200
2013	158	2737
2014	165	3186
2015	142	3302
2016	141	3343
2017	156	3592
2018	222	3770
2019	291	4264
2020	391	5521
2021	320	6963

Tuition

Local studetns	120 per semester (BHD)

Programs and Degrees

Programs	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral
Design \| Arts \| Humanities	–	+	–	–
Business \| Politics \| Social Sciences	–	+	–	–
Languages \| Culture \| Linguistics	–	–	–	–
Nursing \| Health \| Pharmacy \| Medicine	–	–	–	–
Engineering \| IT	–	+	+	–
Maths \| Natural Sciences	–	+	+	–

Associate Diploma	Administration, Business Administration, Community Health, Dental Hygiene, Electrical Engineering, Management, Mechanical Engineering, Multimedia
Diploma	Community Health, Midwifery, Nursing
Bachelor's Degree	Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Arabic, Architecture, Automation and Control Engineering, Banking, Biology, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, English, Finance, Fine Arts, History, Information Technology, Interior Design, International Business, International Economics, Islamic Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Landscape Architecture, Law, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Technology, Nursing, Operations Research, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Production Engineering, Psychology, Radiology, Sociology, Software Engineering, Statistics, Tourism
Postgraduate Diploma in Education	Education, Psychology
Master's Degree	Accountancy, Applied Physics, Arabic, Architecture, Banking, Biological and Life Sciences, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Data Processing, Dietetics, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Studies, Finance, Health Sciences, Human Resources, Information Technology, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Midwifery, Nursing, Nutrition, Physical Therapy, Private Law, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Law, Real Estate, Software Engineering, Sports, Sports Management
Doctor's Degree	Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Studies, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Private Law, Public Law

Notable alumni

Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa

Born in

Bahrain

Years

1965-.. (age 58)

Occupations

association football playersports executive

Biography

Sheik Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa is a member of the House of Khalifa, the royal family of Bahrain. He has been president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 2 May 2013. Before becoming president of AFC, he was president of Bahrain Football Association (BFA) (2002–13) and also Chairman of the Asian Football Confederation Disciplinary Committee, and Deputy Chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee. He is a member of the FIFA Council and chairman of the FIFA Development Committee.
Maryam al-Khawaja

Born in

Syria

Years

1987-.. (age 36)

Enrolled in the University of Bahrain

In 2009 graduated with Bachelor of Arts

Occupations

human rights activistactivist

Biography

Maryam Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja is a Bahraini human rights activist. She is the daughter of the Bahraini human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and former co-director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR). She is currently the Special Advisor on Advocacy with the GCHR, and works as a consultant with NGOs. She's a board member of the International Service for Human Rights and No Hiding Place. She serves as the Vice Chair on the Board of the Urgent Action Fund.
Haya Al Qassim

Years

1986-.. (age 37)

Occupations

television presenter

Biography

Haya Al Qassim is a Bahraini journalist. A media studies graduate with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Bahrain, she works for the national broadcaster, the Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation, and is nicknamed the “Butterfly of Bahraini television.” She began her media career in 2004 as the host of the youth talk show Chat with Batelco, followed in 2009 by the three-year run of the youth news show Youth Time.
Nader Kadhim

Born in

Bahrain

Years

1973-.. (age 50)

Occupations

cultural critic

Biography

Nader Hassan Ali Kadhim is a Bahraini writer, academic and cultural critic.

General info

Alternative names	UoB جامعة البحرين
Founded	1986
Accreditation	Higher Education Council, Ministry of Education
Motto	Say: My God! increase me in knowledge
Academic structure	College of Business and Administration College of Information Technology College of Engineering College of Education Bahrain Teachers' College College of Science College of Arts College of Law College of Applied Science
Affiliations and memberships	Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW)

Location and Contacts

Address	PO Box 32038 Sakhir, Southern Governorate Bahrain
Phone	+973 (17) 439 996
Fax	+973 (17) 449 911