World University Index

QS Arab Region University Rankings

2026 edition. Published by Quacquarelli Symonds.

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Institutions the Index records in this table. A placement here is a placement anywhere: the Index reports each institution's best, whatever its scope.

Rank Institution Claim
1 King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 1st in the world
2 Qatar University 2nd in the world
3 Khalifa University of Science and Technology 3rd in the world
4 King Saud University 4th in the world
5 United Arab Emirates University 5th in the world
6 American University of Beirut 6th in the world
7 King Abdulaziz University 7th in the world
8 Sultan Qaboos University 8th in the world
9 American University of Sharjah 9th in the world
10 University of Jordan 10th in the world
11 Abu Dhabi University 11th in the world
12 Ajman University 12th in the world
13 American University in Cairo 13th in the world
14 University of Sharjah 14th in the world
15 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University 15th in the world
16 Jordan University of Science and Technology 16th in the world
17 King Khalid University 17th in the world
18 Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University 18th in the world
19 American University of the Middle East 19th in the world
20 Cairo University 20th in the world
21 Canadian University of Dubai 21st in the world
22 Lebanese University 22nd in the world
23 Zayed University 23rd in the world
24 Lebanese American University 24th in the world
25 Al Ain University 25th in the world
26 King Faisal University 26th in the world
27 Umm al-Qura University 27th in the world
28 Ain Shams University 28th in the world
29 Hamad bin Khalifa University 29th in the world
30 Applied Science University 30th in the world
31 Beirut Arab University 31st in the world
32 Al-Ahliyya Amman University 32nd in the world
33 Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University 33rd in the world
34 University of Baghdad 34th in the world
35 Saint Joseph University 35th in the world
36 Alexandria University 36th in the world
37 Applied Science Private University 37th in the world
38 Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University 38th in the world
39 German Jordanian University 39th in the world
40 Yarmouk University 40th in the world
41 Tunis El Manar University 41st in the world
42 Gulf University for Science & Technology 42nd in the world
43 Ahlia University 43rd in the world
44 Jouf University 44th in the world
45 Future University in Egypt 45th in the world
46 Holy Spirit University of Kaslik 46th in the world
47 American University in Dubai 47th in the world
48 Qassim University 48th in the world
49 Kuwait University 49th in the world
50 Mansoura University 50th in the world
62 An-Najah National University 62nd in the world
71 Al-Balqa Applied University 71st in the world
101 University of Monastir 101st in the world