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American University of Sharjah tops our list of 3 Information Systems universities in the United Arab Emirates at #272 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Sharjah (QS World #328) and University of Wollongong - Dubai Campus (#18 in United Arab Emirates) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 3 matching courses between them.
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #272 (American University of Sharjah) to #328 (University of Sharjah); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University of Sharjah has the largest research record in this group, with 1,076,195 citations and an h-index of 319.
The split is 2 public to 1 private institutions. By location, Sharjah (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is American University of Sharjah, founded in 1997. University of Sharjah is the largest, with 17,000 students.
The usual length is 4 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). University of Wollongong - Dubai Campus offers the widest choice, with 1 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. University of Sharjah is the least expensive at USD 14,000 a year and American University of Sharjah the most at USD 22,000; the middle of the range is about USD 22,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
American University of Sharjah (QS World #272), University of Sharjah (QS World #328) and University of Wollongong - Dubai Campus (#18 in United Arab Emirates) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Sharjah is the least expensive at about USD 14,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
2 public and 1 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
University of Wollongong - Dubai Campus, with 1, ahead of University of Sharjah (1).
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