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New York University, Abu Dhabi leads the 6 Mechanical Engineering universities in the United Arab Emirates at #38 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. American University of Sharjah (QS World #272) and Abu Dhabi University (QS World #501) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 8 courses to choose from.
6 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Mechanical Engineering
Private University · 2 courses in Mechanical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Mechanical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Mechanical Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Mechanical Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Mechanical Engineering
in United Arab Emirates
Mechanical Engineering at other levels
3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #38 (New York University, Abu Dhabi) to #501 (Abu Dhabi University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. New York University, Abu Dhabi has the largest research record in this group, with 446,733 citations and an h-index of 239.
The split is 5 public to 1 private institutions. By location, Sharjah (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is American University in Dubai, founded in 1995. American University of Sharjah is the largest, with 6,000 students.
By level: 7 bachelor's and 1 master's. The usual length is 4 years and four-year program consisting of 137 hours of required credit. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (83% of courses with a stated intake). American University in Dubai offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
New York University, Abu Dhabi (QS World #38), American University of Sharjah (QS World #272) and Abu Dhabi University (QS World #501) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
5 public and 1 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with four-year program consisting of 137 hours of required credit the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
American University in Dubai, with 2, ahead of American University of Sharjah (2).
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