Al Ain University
#558
QS World University Rankings 2026
29.5
QS 2026 overall score
Ranking data
QS World University Rankings source#558
QS World University Rankings 2026
#552
QS World University Rankings 2025
29.5
QS 2026 overall score
Indicator-level data
Each card keeps the QS 2026 score and rank separate. A missing value is not estimated.
Academic reputation
- QS 2026 score
- 25.6
- QS 2026 rank
- #494
Employer reputation
- QS 2026 score
- 20.8
- QS 2026 rank
- #631
Faculty-student ratio
- QS 2026 score
- 20.8
- QS 2026 rank
- #801
Citations per faculty
- QS 2026 score
- 17
- QS 2026 rank
- #764
International faculty ratio
- QS 2026 score
- 100
- QS 2026 rank
- #1
International student ratio
- QS 2026 score
- 100
- QS 2026 rank
- #20
International student diversity
- QS 2026 score
- 74.4
- QS 2026 rank
- #238
International research network
- QS 2026 score
- 37.1
- QS 2026 rank
- #801
Employment outcomes
- QS 2026 score
- 7.3
- QS 2026 rank
- #801
Sustainability
- QS 2026 score
- 42.9
- QS 2026 rank
- #801
About Al Ain University
Al Ain University has grown from three colleges into an eight-college institution
Al Ain University's official overview says the university was established in 2004 and welcomed its first student cohort in 2005. Its current academic structure includes eight colleges: Engineering, Pharmacy, Law, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Business, Communication and Media, Dentistry, and Nursing. The university's public programme summary lists 30 accredited bachelor's programmes, 14 accredited master's programmes, two professional diplomas, and three doctoral programmes. These numbers describe the published portfolio and should be checked against the current programme page before a student makes a decision.
The university operates in the United Arab Emirates under a licence from the relevant higher-education authority, and its overview reports international institutional accreditation from the UK's Quality Assurance Agency. The public site also separates college pages, academic programmes, research information, student services, and campus details. This separation helps a reader understand what each page can confirm. A university overview can show scale and structure, while the college and degree pages explain the academic route.
Different accreditations sit alongside different academic areas
Al Ain University's public overview names several programme-specific accreditations. It reports international accreditation for the Bachelor of Law from HCERES, CAEP accreditation for two programmes in the College of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, AACSB accreditation for the College of Business, and AQAS accreditation for the Bachelor of Mass Communication and Media. These notices should be read as programme or college details rather than as one label that applies equally to every route. The exact degree and current college page remain the right place to confirm scope.
The college list also gives a useful way to narrow a broad interest. Engineering, pharmacy, dentistry, and nursing lead to different professional and scientific settings. Law, business, communication and media, education, and the humanities and social sciences use other kinds of evidence and practice. A cross-disciplinary question may require comparing more than one college, but the comparison should preserve each route's own curriculum, research setting, and supervision structure.
A practical fit check for an Al Ain University route
Choose the field and degree level that match your plan, then identify the college that owns the relevant route. Read the current programme page, faculty information, and any research or laboratory description connected with the topic. If an accreditation matters to your decision, record the named programme and accrediting body rather than repeating a general university statement. This gives a clearer picture of what has been confirmed and what still needs checking. The Al Ain and Abu Dhabi campus information can then add place-based context to the academic comparison.
Keep the published programme totals and accreditation notices separate from claims about personal fit. The data panel is institutional reference information; it does not measure one course, lecturer, or research project. A useful shortlist entry should state the degree, responsible college, academic method or setting, accreditation scope when relevant, and the official page you will consult if a programme detail changes. Note whether the route is taught, research-based, professional, or doctoral before comparing it with another option. This distinction is useful when one college offers several levels. It also prevents a general accreditation notice from being read as a complete programme description.
Institution record
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Region
- Asia
- Status
- Private not for Profit
- QS size code
- S
- Profile record updated
- October 31, 2025
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