QS Arab Region University Rankings 2026 | TopUniversities

QS Arab Region University Rankings 2026

Find out which university in the Arab region takes the top spot this year with the QS Arab Region University Rankings 2026.

Rank
University
Overall Score
1
1
KFUPM
Dhahran,Saudi Arabia
100 100
2
2
Qatar University
Doha,Qatar
97.4 97.4
3
3
Khalifa University
Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates
96.8 96.8
4
4
King Saud University
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia
95.9 95.9
5
5
United Arab Emirates University
Al Ain,United Arab Emirates
94.8 94.8
6
6
American University of Beirut (AUB)
Beirut,Lebanon
91.7 91.7
7
7
King Abdulaziz University (KAU)
Jeddah,Saudi Arabia
87 87
8
8
Sultan Qaboos University
Seeb,Oman
86.2 86.2
9
9
American University of Sharjah
Sharjah,United Arab Emirates
85.3 85.3
10
10
University of Jordan
Amman,Jordan
85 85
11
11
Abu Dhabi University
United Arab Emirates
83.6 83.6
12
12
Ajman University
Ajman,United Arab Emirates
82.9 82.9
13
13
The American University in Cairo
Cairo,Egypt
82.5 82.5
14
14
University of Sharjah
Sharjah,United Arab Emirates
79.9 79.9
15
15
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU)
Dammam,Saudi Arabia
79.6 79.6
16
16
Jordan University of Science & Technology
Irbid,Jordan
79.5 79.5
17
17
King Khalid University
Abha,Saudi Arabia
79.4 79.4
18
18
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd university
Al Khobar,Saudi Arabia
79.1 79.1
19
19
American University of the Middle East
Egaila,Kuwait
79 79
20
20
Cairo University
Giza,Egypt
77.5 77.5
21
21
Canadian University Dubai
United Arab Emirates
75.2 75.2
22
22
Lebanese University
Beirut,Lebanon
75.1 75.1
23
23
Zayed University
Abu Dhabi,,United Arab Emirates
75 75
24
24
Lebanese American University
Beirut,Lebanon
73.4 73.4
25
25
Al Ain University
Al Ain,,United Arab Emirates
72.5 72.5

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