List of universities and colleges in the United Arab Emirates

Higher education institutions in the United Arab Emirates need to be recognized by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA), which operates as part of the Ministry of Education.^[1] While the Ministry of Education is the federal governing body for higher education and education in general, some emirates might still have their own agencies which oversee certain aspects of higher education within the emirate, such as Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) or Abu Dhabi's Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK).

Only institutions that have received CAA accreditation from the Ministry of Education are listed below.

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List of universities and colleges

Emirate	Institute name	Common abbreviation	Year established
Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi Polytechnic	ADPoly	2010
	Abu Dhabi School of Management	ADSM	2010
	Abu Dhabi University	ADU	2003
	Al Ain University	AAU	2004
	Al Khawarizmi International College	KIC	1985
	Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy	AGDA	2014
	Emirates Academy for Identity & Citizenship	EAIC	2008
	Emirates College for Advanced Education	ECAE	2007
	Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies, Abu Dhabi Campus	EIBFS	2000
	Fatima College of Health Sciences	FCHS	2006
	Higher Colleges of Technology, Abu Dhabi Campus	HCT	1988
	INSEAD, Middle East Campus in Abu Dhabi	INSEAD-ME	2007
	Joint Command and Staff College, Abu Dhabi	JCSC	1991
	Khalifa Bin Zayed Air College	KBZAC	1982
	Khalifa University	KU	2007
	Liwa College of Technology (formerly Emirates College of Technology)	LCT	1993
	Mohammed bin Zayed University for Human Sciences	MBZUH	2013
	National Defense College	NDC	2013
	New York University, Abu Dhabi	NYUAD	2007
	Police College Abu Dhabi	PCA	1985
	Rabdan Academy	RA	2013
	Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Naval College	RBSAM-NC	1999
	Sorbonne University, Abu Dhabi	SUAD	2006
	United Arab Emirates University	UAEU	1976
	Zayed II Military College	ZIIMC	1972
	Zayed University, Abu Dhabi Campus	ZU	2003
Ajman	Ajman University	AU	1988
	City University College of Ajman	CUCA	2011
	Gulf Medical University	GMU	1988
	Western University College^[2]	WUC	2022
	British University College ^[3]
Dubai	Abu Dhabi University, Dubai
	Al Dar University College
	Al Falah University^[4]
	Al Ghurair University
	American College of Dubai
	American University in Dubai
	American University in the Emirates
	Amity University Dubai
	Atlas Educational Institute Dubai^[5]
	Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
	British University in Dubai
	Canadian University Dubai
	The College Of Fashion And Design Dubai
	City, University of London Dubai Centre
	Curtin University
	Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation
	Dubai Medical College For Girls
	Dubai Pharmacy College For Girls
	Dubai Police Academy
	Emirates Academy Of Hospitality Management
	Emirates Aviation University
	Emirates College For Management And Information Technology [on probation, no new admissions]
	Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies, Dubai	EIBFS	2014
	Esmod French Fashion Institute		2006
	European University College [on probation, no new admissions]
	Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University
	Heriot-Watt University
	Higher Colleges Of Technology - Dubai Branch
	Hult International Business School
	Imam Malik College For Islamic Sharia And Law
	Institute of Management Technology - Dubai
	Islamic And Arabic Studies College – Dubai
	Islamic Azad University
	Jumeira University
	London Business School	LBS
	Maktoum Bin Hamdan Dental University College [on probation, no new admissions]
	Manipal University
	MENA College of Management^[6]
	Lincoln University of Business and Management^[7]
	Michigan State University in Dubai
	Middlesex University Dubai
	MODUL University Dubai
	Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government
	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
	Moscow University for Industry and Finance (Synergy)
	Murdoch University Dubai
	Rochester Institute of Technology of Dubai
	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
	S P Jain School of Global Management
	SAE Institute
	Saint Joseph University
	Saint-Petersburg State Economic University
	Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
	Strathclyde Business School Dubai	SBS	1995
	The National Institute for Vocational Education	NIVE
	The University of Manchester Worldwide
	University Of Balamand In Dubai [on probation, no new admissions]
	University of Birmingham Dubai
	University of Bradford Regional Hub, Dubai
	University of Dubai
	University of Exeter^{[citation needed]}
	University of Jazeera [on probation, no new admissions]
	University Of Modern Sciences [on probation, no new admissions]
	University of South Wales, Dubai
University of Wollongong in Dubai.^[8]	UoWD	1993
Zayed University, Dubai
Fujairah	University of Fujairah	UOF	2006
	Higher Colleges of Technology, Fujairah Campus	HCT	2004
	University of Science and Technology of Fujairah	USTF	2019
Ras Al Khaimah	American University of Ras al Khaimah	AURAK	2009
	Barha University, Ras Al Khaimah Campus
	Higher Colleges of Technology, Ras Al Khaimah Campus	HCT
	Ras Al Khaimah Medical & Health Sciences University	RAKMHSU	2006
Sharjah	Al Qasimia University	AQU	2013
	American University of Sharjah	AUS	1997
	Arab Academy for Science, Technology, & Maritime Transport, Sharjah Campus	AASTMT	2019
	Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies, Sharjah Campus	EIBFS	1983
	Westford University College		2009
	Higher Colleges of Technology, Sharjah Campus	HCT	1997
	King's Business School^[9]	KBS	2020
	Lincoln University of Business and Management^[10]	LUBM	2014
	Police Sciences Academy	PSA	1996
	Sharjah Education Academy	SEA	2021
	Sharjah Performing Arts Academy	SPAA	2019
	Skyline University College	SUC	1990
University of Khorfakkan	UOK	2022
University of Sharjah	UOS	1997
Umm Al Quwain	Umm Al Quwain University	UAU	2012

International rankings

These are the universities' rankings in 2019 according to THE (Times Higher Education)^[11] and in 2020 according to QS (Quacquarelli Symonds).^[12] Definitions of categories used for measurement of both THE and QS are missing. It would be helpful if the UAE provided its own rankings according to its own measurement system. The Tuning Project 2000 is integrated in the THE rankings in order to accommodate local and cultural diversity and to ameliorate rankings with 'Western' bias.

Institution	2019 (THE)	2020 (QS)
University of Birmingham	116	81
American University of Sharjah	801-1000	371
United Arab Emirates University	351-400	329
Khalifa University	301-350	268
American University in Dubai	-	601-650
University of Wollongong	218	212
University of Sharjah	801-1000	651-700
Abu Dhabi University	-	701-750
Ajman University	-	751-800

Institutions located within free zones

The Ministry of Education does not recognize educational institutions based in free zones. While individual Emirates are responsible for managing the standards of educational institutions within their free zones, Dubai is the only Emirate that does so through the Knowledge and Human Development Authority's (KHDA) University Quality Assurance International Board. The Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah is currently working on tightening rules and regulations that govern higher academic institutions within free zones in the Emirate.^[13]

References

^ "CAA Portal". www.caa.ae. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
^ "Western University College". westernuniversitycollege.com.
^ https://britishcollege.ae/
^ "Al Falah University". UAE.
^ "Atlas Educational Institute Dubai".
^ "MENA College of Management". UAE.
^ "Lincoln University of Business and Management". UAE.
^ "University of Wollongong in Dubai". Retrieved 2018-09-27.
^ "King's Business School". UAE.
^ "Lincoln University of Business and Management". UAE.
^ "World University Rankings". 26 September 2018.
^ "QS World University Rankings 2019".
^ "RAK tightens rules for free zone". The National. Retrieved 2018-04-04.

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