United Arab Emirates has a number of good universities to study. Here is a list of top 50 best universities:
| ranking | World Ranking | University | Det. | Impact Rank* | Openness Rank* | Excellence Rank* |
| 1 | 918 | United Arab Emirates University | 2312 | 585 | 818 | |
| 2 | 977 | Khalifa University | 3816 | 545 | 636 | |
| 3 | 1120 | University of Sharjah | 4471 | 642 | 700 | |
| 4 | 1440 | American University of Sharjah | 2811 | 929 | 1652 | |
| 5 | 1625 | Zayed University | 4458 | 1179 | 1472 | |
| 6 | 1968 | NYU Abu Dhabi | 2253 | 6553 | 1087 | |
| 7 | 2343 | Ajman University | 5181 | 1837 | 2461 | |
| 8 | 2356 | Abu Dhabi University | 6188 | 2162 | 2112 | |
| 9 | 2364 | Higher Colleges of Technology | 4599 | 1641 | 2726 | |
| 10 | 2798 | Al Ain University | 7590 | 2404 | 2488 | |
| 11 | 2944 | American University of Ras al Khaimah AURAK | 7613 | 3465 | 2473 | |
| 12 | 3110 | Skyline University College | 1163 | 4686 | 4929 | |
| 13 | 3253 | Gulf Medical University | 4931 | 3197 | 3837 | |
| 14 | 3501 | British University in Dubai | 8763 | 3686 | 3068 | |
| 15 | 3510 | University of Wollongong in Dubai | 5234 | 4312 | 3858 | |
| 16 | 3753 | Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences | 11339 | 3077 | 3128 | |
| 17 | 3961 | American University in the Emirates | 7085 | 4617 | 3992 | |
| 18 | 4325 | Canadian University of Dubai | 7985 | 4860 | 4389 | |
| 19 | 4354 | University of Dubai | 8731 | 3808 | 4584 | |
| 20 | 4355 | American University in Dubai | 5338 | 6018 | 4615 | |
| 21 | 4639 | Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University | 10020 | 5059 | 4456 | |
| 22 | 4682 | Amity University Dubai | 10770 | 5519 | 4162 | |
| 23 | 5197 | Manipal University Dubai Campus | 9152 | 5260 | 5398 | |
| 24 | 5578 | Middlesex University Dubai Campus | 8772 | 6553 | 5247 | |
| 25 | 5843 | Al Falah University | 7753 | 6553 | 5680 | |
| 26 | 5884 | Emirates College for Advanced Education | 17910 | 6049 | 4654 | |
| 27 | 5985 | Dubai Medical College for Girls | 12977 | 6553 | 5060 | |
| 28 | 5995 | RAK Medical & Health Sciences University | 16430 | 4917 | 5398 | |
| 29 | 6201 | Abu Dhabi Polytechnic | 17783 | 5353 | 5302 | |
| 30 | 6321 | University of Science and Technology of Fujairah | 11159 | 6553 | 5586 | |
| 31 | 6370 | Institute of Management Technology Dubai | 8014 | 6553 | 6071 | |
| 32 | 6861 | Al Ghurair University | 13908 | 6553 | 5586 | |
| 33 | 6983 | Emirates College of Technology | 16308 | 6553 | 5348 | |
| 34 | 7401 | Al Khawarizmi International College | 15031 | 6553 | 5680 | |
| 35 | 7430 | University of Fujairah | 21370 | 6553 | 4806 | |
| 36 | 7536 | Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence | 8842 | 3877 | 7212 | |
| 37 | 7998 | Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management | 12216 | 6553 | 6204 | |
| 38 | 8377 | Mohamed Bin Rashid School of Government | 11751 | 6553 | 6365 | |
| 39 | 9009 | Islamic Azad University Dubai | 13130 | 6553 | 6365 | |
| 40 | 10153 | Rabdan Academy | 15398 | 6553 | 6365 | |
| 41 | 10623 | Dubai Pharmacy College | 17691 | 6553 | 6204 | |
| 42 | 10661 | Abu Dhabi School of Management | 19875 | 6553 | 5956 | |
| 43 | 12573 | Paris Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi | 10525 | 6553 | 7212 | |
| 44 | 13950 | Emirates Aviation University | 12283 | 6553 | 7212 | |
| 45 | 14133 | Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology Dubai Campus | 19487 | 6553 | 6557 | |
| 46 | 14437 | Murdoch University Dubai | 12919 | 6553 | 7212 | |
| 47 | 16022 | Al Qasimia University | 14783 | 6553 | 7212 | |
| 48 | 16123 | SAE Institute Dubai | 14904 | 6553 | 7212 | |
| 49 | 16726 | Fatima College of Health Sciences | 18005 | 6260 | 7212 | |
| 50 | 18722 | MODUL University Dubai | 17910 | 6553 | 7212 | |
