Top Public Universities in the United Arab Emirates
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Introduction
What are the top Public Universities in the United Arab Emirates? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of Public Emirati Universities ranked by the 2025 uniRank University Ranking and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:
- being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the United Arab Emirates
- 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 provide a non-academic League Table of the top Public Emirati Universities based on valid, unbiased and non-influenceable web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves.
Top Public Universities in the United Arab Emirates
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| #Rank | University | Town |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | United Arab Emirates University | Al-Ain |
| 6 | Zayed University | Dubai |
| 7 | Higher Colleges of Technology | Al-Ain |
| 8 | Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence | Abu Dhabi |
| 17 | American University of Ras Al Khaimah | Ras al-Khaimah |
| Legend: Un Unranked | + Add University | |
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