Oldest Universities in the United Arab Emirates

Oldest Universities in the United Arab Emirates

Introduction

What are the oldest Universities in the United Arab Emirates? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 57 Emirati Universities sorted by year of foundation and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

  • being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate Emirati higher education-related organization
  • offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
  • delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

uniRank aims to highlight which Emirati Universities have the longest history and tradition and whether this correlates to their uniRank University Ranking.

Oldest Universities in the United Arab Emirates


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# University Town
2 United Arab Emirates University Al-Ain
35 Emirates Institute of Finance Dubai ...
40 Dubai Medical College Dubai
49 Al Wasl University Dubai
10 Ajman University Ajman ...
6 Higher Colleges of Technology Al-Ain ...
15 Skyline University College Sharjah
43 Dubai Pharmacy College Dubai
30 Liwa College Abu Dhabi ...
11 University of Wollongong in Dubai Dubai
39 Al Dar University College (On Probation) Dubai
48 Islamic Azad University U.A.E. Branch Dubai
9 American University in Dubai Dubai
5 University of Sharjah Sharjah
17 University of Dubai Dubai
3 American University of Sharjah Sharjah
7 Zayed University Dubai ...
13 Gulf Medical University Ajman ...
25 Manipal University, Dubai Dubai
28 The Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management Dubai
47 Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology Dubai Dubai
8 Abu Dhabi University Abu Dhabi ...
19 Al Ain University Al Ain ...
21 The British University in Dubai Dubai
27 Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government Dubai
24 Middlesex University Dubai Dubai
32 Institute of Management Technology Dubai Dubai
53 European University College Dubai ...
37 Fatima College of Health Sciences Abu Dhabi ...
33 Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University Ras al-Khaimah
14 Canadian University of Dubai Dubai
22 American University in the Emirates Dubai
50 University of Fujairah Fujairah
16 Université Paris-Sorbonne Abou Dhabi Abu Dhabi
36 Emirates College for Advanced Education Abu Dhabi
4 Khalifa University Abu Dhabi ...
Un Université Saint-Joseph de Dubai Dubai
Un Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai Dubai
38 Murdoch University Dubai Dubai
20 American University of Ras Al Khaimah Ras al-Khaimah
18 Emirates Aviation University Dubai
1 New York University Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi ...
42 Abu Dhabi Polytechnic Abu Dhabi
54 Umm Al Quwain University Umm Al Quwain
52 Imam Malik College for Islamic Sharia and Law Dubai
45 Jumeira University Dubai
46 Abu Dhabi School of Management Abu Dhabi
26 Amity University Dubai Dubai
44 City University Ajman Ajman
41 Al Qasimia University Sharjah
23 Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences Dubai
31 Al Falah University Dubai
34 Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation Dubai
12 Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence Abu Dhabi
Un University of Birmingham Dubai Dubai
29 Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities Abu Dhabi
51 University of Science and Technology of Fujairah Fujairah
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