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