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New York University, Abu Dhabi leads the 6 Public Civil Engineering universities in the United Arab Emirates at #38 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Sharjah (QS World #328) and Abu Dhabi University (QS World #501) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 10 matching courses between them.
6 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Civil Engineering
Public University · 3 courses in Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Civil Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Civil Engineering
Public University · 1 course in Civil Engineering
Public University · 2 courses in Civil Engineering
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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. University of Sharjah has the largest research record in this group, with 1,081,529 citations and an h-index of 319.
The split is 6 public to 0 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. University of Sharjah is the largest, with 17,000 students.
By level: 6 bachelor's, 3 master's and 1 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 4 years and four-year program. 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 Sharjah offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
New York University, Abu Dhabi (QS World #38), University of Sharjah (QS World #328) and Abu Dhabi University (QS World #501) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
6 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with four-year program the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
University of Sharjah, with 3, ahead of British University in Dubai (2).
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