Name: 2026 Emirati University Instagram Rankings
Creator: uniRank
Published: 2026-08-12

Introduction

What are the most popular Emirati Universities on Instagram? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Instagram University Ranking of all Emirati higher-education institutions on Instagram meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the United Arab Emirates
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank Instagram University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each Emirati university on the Instagram social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

Emirati Universities on Instagram

Rank	University	Followers	Posts
1	Al Qasimia University	91,755	5,720
2	Ajman University	85,972	4,257
3	Emirates Aviation University	82,049	902
4	University of Sharjah	73,762	11,161
5	University of Birmingham Dubai	73,027	1,899
6	Abu Dhabi University	72,340	8,626
7	American University in the Emirates	68,380	n.a.
8	Higher Colleges of Technology	66,843	11,179
9	Middlesex University Dubai	63,996	7,026
10	United Arab Emirates University	58,571	12,644
11	Khalifa University	57,455	n.a.
12	Canadian University Dubai	56,322	4,310
13	American University of Sharjah	50,478	3,841
14	University of Wollongong in Dubai	50,473	2,372
15	New York University Abu Dhabi	46,311	1,405
16	Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities	44,382	1,996
17	American University in Dubai	43,022	3,538
18	Gulf Medical University	43,006	2,094
19	Al Ain University	42,639	5,301
20	Zayed University	41,376	5,902
21	City University Ajman	36,771	3,671
22	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	31,947	2,638
23	Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	30,320	920
24	Université Paris-Sorbonne Abou Dhabi	30,066	3,471
25	Al Falah University	24,471	3,074
26	Amity University Dubai	24,470	1,993
27	Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation	21,952	1,694
28	University of Dubai	20,808	1,082
29	Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government	19,896	4,675
30	ALDAR Academy for Vocational Education	19,110	455
31	American University of Ras Al Khaimah	18,676	2,379
32	Liwa University	17,501	866
33	Emirates Institute of Finance	16,778	2,978
34	Manipal University, Dubai	15,669	3,054
35	Al Wasl University	15,232	3,797
36	Fujairah University	13,242	556
37	Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai	12,160	1,487
38	Murdoch University Dubai	11,661	n.a.
39	RAK Medical and Health Sciences University	11,181	1,369
40	Emirates College for Advanced Education	10,166	1,746
41	Umm Al Quwain University	9,550	2,797
42	Imam Malik College for Islamic Sharia and Law	8,904	394
43	The British University in Dubai	7,948	3,074
44	Abu Dhabi School of Management	6,442	1,215
45	Islamic Azad University U.A.E. Branch	6,251	479
46	Fatima College of Health Sciences	6,233	60
47	Jumeira University	5,578	1,054
48	Abu Dhabi Polytechnic	4,480	309
49	Institute of Management Technology Dubai	2,777	740
50	Université Saint-Joseph de Dubai	2,387	422

Notice: the total number of followers and posts of the above Instagram pages were extracted in August 2026.

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