Name: 2026 Emirati University X (Twitter) Rankings
Creator: uniRank
Published: 2026-08-14

Introduction

What are the most popular Emirati Universities on X (formerly Twitter)? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 X University Ranking of all Emirati higher-education institutions on X 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 X University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each Emirati university on the X 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 X (Twitter)

Rank	University	Followers	Avg monthly posts
1	Zayed University	85,765	97
2	Higher Colleges of Technology	58,928	128
3	United Arab Emirates University	52,222	99
4	Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government	32,448	107
5	Abu Dhabi University	25,983	86
6	Khalifa University	25,949	58
7	American University of Sharjah	22,480	84
8	New York University Abu Dhabi	20,341	21
9	Ajman University	17,801	46
10	Al Qasimia University	16,844	30
11	Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence	16,478	54
12	Université Paris-Sorbonne Abou Dhabi	10,205	31
13	Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences	10,050	58
14	American University in Dubai	9,090	36
15	Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities	9,066	57
16	Al Falah University	8,885	36
17	University of Sharjah	8,594	68
18	Al Ain University	6,031	42
19	Middlesex University Dubai	5,563	123
20	The British University in Dubai	5,482	71
21	University of Wollongong in Dubai	4,709	27
22	University of Dubai	4,064	9
23	American University in the Emirates	3,713	30
24	Murdoch University Dubai	3,290	25
25	Canadian University Dubai	3,254	13
26	Amity University Dubai	2,951	5
27	Emirates College for Advanced Education	2,575	28
28	Fatima College of Health Sciences	2,416	14
29	Manipal University, Dubai	2,384	52
30	University of Birmingham Dubai	2,286	20
31	Gulf Medical University	2,214	31
32	Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation	2,145	27
33	Al Wasl University	2,085	17
34	Emirates Aviation University	1,526	13
35	Emirates Institute of Finance	1,383	21
36	Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai	1,346	8
37	Jumeira University	1,274	8
38	American University of Ras Al Khaimah	975	12
39	Fujairah University	956	9
40	Institute of Management Technology Dubai	874	8
41	Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology Dubai	605	5
42	Dubai Medical College for Girls	465	3
43	Abu Dhabi School of Management	376	14
44	ALDAR Academy for Vocational Education	372	6
45	RAK Medical and Health Sciences University	286	5
46	Umm Al Quwain University	243	3
47	Imam Malik College for Islamic Sharia and Law	77	0.30
48	Dubai Pharmacy College	71	0.22
49	Horizon University College	n.a.	n.a.

Notice: the total number of followers of the above X (Twitter) pages were extracted in August 2026.

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