Ranked 2nd in the world
Full ranking profile 28 placements
Every placement the Index records for Khalifa University of Science and Technology. The headline figure is the strongest of these.
| Ranking table | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS Arab Region 2027 Headline | Quacquarelli Symonds | =2 |
| QS Arab Region 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | =3 |
| THE Arab 2026 | Times Higher Education | =5 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Electrical & Electronic Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =30 |
| THE Asia 2025 | Times Higher Education | =37 |
| Leiden Open 2025 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =38 |
| THE Asia 2026 | Times Higher Education | =57 |
| Leiden Open 2024 scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | =58 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Robotic Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =76 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Telecommunication Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =76 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Energy Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =101 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Instruments Science & Technology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =101 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Transportation Science & Technology | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =101 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Engineering | Times Higher Education | =126 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Engineering | Times Higher Education | =126 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Mechanical Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =151 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Computer Science | Times Higher Education | =176 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Physical Sciences | Times Higher Education | =176 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Public Health | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Water Resources | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =201 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Computer Science | Times Higher Education | =201 |
| THE 2027 | Times Higher Education | =235 |
| THE by Subject 2026 Physical Sciences | Times Higher Education | =251 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Environmental Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| ARWU GRAS 2026 Materials Science & Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | =301 |
| THE by Subject 2025 Social Sciences | Times Higher Education | =401 |
| Leiden Open 2025 | CWTS, Leiden University | =783 |
| Leiden Open 2024 | CWTS, Leiden University | =829 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.