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Top Private Universities in Syria

What are the top private Universities in Syria? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 29 private Syrian higher education institutions ranked by the 2026 uniRank University Ranking and meeting uniRank's :

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Syria.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top private Syrian Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.

Top Private Universities in Syria


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List of Syrian private universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
4 Arab International University Daraa
6 Al-Wataniya Private University Hama
7 Syrian Private University Damascus
8 Manara University Baniyas
10 Wadi International University Wadi al-Nasara
11 University of Kalamoon Deir attyah
12 Al-Sham Private University Damascus
13 Al-Hawash Private University Homs
14 International University of Science and Technology Damascus
15 Al Andalus University for Medical Sciences Al-Qadmus
16 Ittihad Private University Rakka
17 Aljazeera University Ghabaghib
18 International University of Science and Renaissance Azaz
19 Yarmouk Private University Damascus
22 Cordoba Private University Aleppo
24 Ebla Private University Aleppo
25 Al-Zaytoonah International University Azaz
26 Qasyuon University for Science and Technology Damascus
29 Antioch Syrian University Maarat Saidnaya
30 Arab University of Science and Technology Hama
31 Almaali University Al Bab
32 Al-Rawad University for Science and Technology Jarablus
33 Al-Shahbaa University Aleppo
34 Al Rasheed International Private University for Science and Technology Damascus
35 Bilad Al Sham University Damascus
36 Islamic University of Syria Idlib
37 Al Maaref University of Applied Sciences Sarmada
38 Al-Shamal Private University Sarmada
Un Aram University of Science Aleppo
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How many private universities are there in Syria?

There are 29 officially chartered, licensed or accredited private Syrian higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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