World University Index

THE Arab University Rankings

2026 edition. Published by Times Higher Education.

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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 Abdullah University of Science and Technology 1st in the world
2 King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 2nd in the world
3 Qatar University 3rd in the world
4 King Saud University 4th in the world
5 Khalifa University of Science and Technology 5th in the world
6 United Arab Emirates University 6th in the world
7 Abu Dhabi University 7th in the world
8 King Khalid University 8th in the world
9 Lebanese American University 9th in the world
10 British University in Dubai 10th in the world
11 Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University 11th in the world
=12 Ahlia University 12th in the world
=12 University of Sharjah 12th in the world
14 Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique 14th in the world
15 King Abdulaziz University 15th in the world
16 Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University 16th in the world
17 Al Ain University 17th in the world
18 Prince Sultan University 18th in the world
19 Ajman University 19th in the world
20 Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University 20th in the world
21 Gulf University for Science & Technology 21st in the world
22 Umm al-Qura University 22nd in the world
23 Al-Ahliyya Amman University 23rd in the world
24 Zayed University 24th in the world
25 American University of Sharjah 25th in the world
26 American University of the Middle East 26th in the world
27 Applied Science Private University 27th in the world
28 Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology 28th in the world
29 Effat University 29th in the world
30 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University 30th in the world
31 University of Dubai 31st in the world
32 Majmaah University 32nd in the world
33 University of Jordan 33rd in the world
=34 American University in Cairo 34th in the world
=34 University of Nizwa 34th in the world
36 King Faisal University 36th in the world
37 Sultan Qaboos University 37th in the world
=38 Beirut Arab University 38th in the world
=38 Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University 38th in the world
40 Qassim University 40th in the world
41 Jouf University 41st in the world
42 Middle East University 42nd in the world
43 Dhofar University 43rd in the world
44 Taif University 44th in the world
45 Cairo University 45th in the world
46 Arabian Gulf University 46th in the world
47 Tunis El Manar University 47th in the world
48 University of Tabuk 48th in the world
49 Northern Border University 49th in the world
50 King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences 50th in the world
56 Yarmouk University 56th in the world
57 Ain Shams University 57th in the world
59 Mansoura University 59th in the world
61 Al-Azhar University 61st in the world
67 Future University in Egypt 67th in the world
69 Jordan University of Science and Technology 69th in the world
70 An-Najah National University 70th in the world
=74 Alexandria University 74th in the world
=74 German Jordanian University 74th in the world
=101 Lebanese University 101st in the world
=101 Al-Balqa Applied University 101st in the world
=126 Saint Joseph University 126th in the world
=126 Holy Spirit University of Kaslik 126th in the world
=126 American University of Ras Al Khaimah 126th in the world
=151 University of Monastir 151st in the world
=151 University of Baghdad 151st in the world
=151 Kuwait University 151st in the world
176 Al-Quds University 176th in the world