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Sultan Qaboos University tops our list of 11 Public universities in Oman at #334 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Nizwa (#2 in Oman) and Dhofar University (#3 in Oman). Across the whole list there are 4 courses to choose from.
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — Sultan Qaboos University at #334 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. Sultan Qaboos University has the largest research record in this group, with 1,035,989 citations and an h-index of 286. 2 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 11 public to 0 private institutions. The oldest is Sohar University, founded in 2001. Sohar University is the largest, with 15,289 students.
By level: 9 bachelor's, 8 diploma and 4 master's. The most common subjects are Engineering (4), Chemical Engineering (2), Civil Engineering (2) and English Language (1). The usual length is 4 years full-time and 2 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Dhofar University offers the widest choice, with 18 of these courses.
Sultan Qaboos University (QS World #334), University of Nizwa (#2 in Oman) and Dhofar University (#3 in Oman) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
11 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years full-time, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Dhofar University, with 18, ahead of Muscat College (2).
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