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Ajman University tops our list of 3 Surgery universities in the United Arab Emirates at #440 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Gulf Medical University (#13 in United Arab Emirates) and Rak Medical & Health Sciences University (#17 in United Arab Emirates). Across the whole list there are 5 courses to choose from.
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Only one university here holds a QS World position — Ajman University at #440 — so it heads the list. The rest are ordered by research impact. Ajman University has the largest research record in this group, with 208,478 citations and an h-index of 149.
The split is 3 public to 0 private institutions. The oldest is Ajman University, founded in 1988. Rak Medical & Health Sciences University is the largest, with 2,000 students.
By level: 3 bachelor's and 2 master's. The usual length is 4 years and 3 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (40% of courses with a stated intake). Rak Medical & Health Sciences University offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
Ajman University (QS World #440), Gulf Medical University (#13 in United Arab Emirates) and Rak Medical & Health Sciences University (#17 in United Arab Emirates) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
3 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 3 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.
Rak Medical & Health Sciences University, with 3, ahead of Gulf Medical University (1).
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