At a glance
- Address
- United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed St, Asharij, Shiebat Al Oud, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
- City
- Al Ain
- Country
- United Arab Emirates — process, visa & costs
- Website
- uaeu.ac.ae
- Founded
- 1976
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
701–800 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Water Resources | 76–100 |
| Food Science & Technology | 76–100 |
| Finance | 101–150 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 201–300 |
| Public Health | 201–300 |
| Civil Engineering | 301–400 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- direct — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Fall 2027 entry (exact deadline not yet published; scholarship application window is typically May–July for Fall)
- English
- IELTS 5.5 · TOEFL 70
TOEFL ITP 525 also accepted; NOT accepted: IELTS Indicator, TOEFL Home Edition, Duolingo. Alternative: 90% in English on MOE Grade 12 certificate - Tuition
- AED 2,661 / credit hour (2026-2027) · about ₹69,404
- Financial aid
- Chancellor's Scholarship for Elite Students: 100% tuition (Grade 12 ≥98%, IELTS ≥7.5, GPA ≥3.8) or 75% tuition (≥95%, IELTS ≥6.5, GPA ≥3.6); also a Talented Students award
What you send
- Grade 12 certificate or equivalent
- English proficiency test
- applicant must be under 35
- college-specific subject prerequisites
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- direct — application page ↗
- Deadlines
- Programme-specific; published per admission cycle on the College of Graduate Studies site. Fall 2027 cycle not separately published as of 2026-09-28
- Tests
- No GRE/GMAT requirement stated for standard Master's programmes
- English
- IELTS 6.0
PhD requires IELTS 6.5 (or 6.0 if from an English-medium institution); score must be under 2 years old - Funding
- Fees range AED 1,600 (Social Work/Communication/Arabic) to AED 5,000 (Clinical Research) per credit hour; scholarships, fellowships and graduate assistantships available via College of Graduate Studies; AED 200 application fee
Scholarships
- Chancellor's Scholarship for Elite Students (100%/75%) — international UG
- Chancellor's Scholarship for Talented Students — UG
Studying in United Arab Emirates
The UAE offers a fast-growing higher-education hub (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah) with many branch campuses of Western universities, a large Indian expatriate community, and proximity/flight time to India. Indian students go for shorter distance from home, English-medium branch-campus degrees, and a possible 10-year Golden Visa track for outstanding students, though most public flagship research universities of the US/UK/Canada calibre are not physically located here.
- Visa
- Student residence visa —
Full United Arab Emirates guide — timeline, costs, visa steps →
Every subject ranking
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025| Subject | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Water Resources | 76–100 | GRAS 2025 |
| Food Science & Technology | 76–100 | GRAS 2025 |
| Finance | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Public Health | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Civil Engineering | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Clinical Medicine | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Chemical Engineering | 401–500 | GRAS 2025 |
| Biological Sciences | 401–500 | GRAS 2025 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 401–500 | GRAS 2025 |
| Education | 401–500 | GRAS 2025 |
Prepare here, free
Admission facts on this page were read from: uaeu.ac.ae/en/dvcsae/student_account_office/program-and-housing-rates-international-students-undergraduate-students.shtml · uaeu.ac.ae/en/admission/ · uaeu.ac.ae/en/admission/international-students-and-children-of-uaeu-employees.shtml · uaeu.ac.ae/en/cgs/admission.shtml · uaeu.ac.ae/en/cgs/fees.shtml · uaeu.ac.ae/en/admission/undergraduate-scholarships.shtml · uaeu.ac.ae/en/dvcsae/student_account_office/program-and-housing-rates-graduate-students.shtml · uaeu.ac.ae/en/contact/index.shtml — checked 28 September 2026.