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Top Private Universities in Yemen

What are the top private Universities in Yemen? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 35 private Yemeni 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 Yemen.
  • 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 Yemeni 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 Yemen


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List of Yemeni private universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
1 Queen Arwa University Sanaa
2 Al-Razi University Sanaa
3 University of Science and Technology Sanaa
7 Al-Ahgaff University Mukalla
8 Al Janad University for Science and Technology Taiz
11 Future University Sanaa
13 Al-Nasser University Sanaa
14 Saba University Sanaa
15 Alandalus University for Science and Technology Sanaa
16 Al-Eman University Sanaa
18 Lebanese International University Yemen Sanaa
19 Azal University of Human Development Sanaa
20 University of Modern Sciences Sanaa
21 Emirates International University Sanaa
22 Arab University for Science and Technology Sanaa
23 National University, Yemen Sanaa
24 Yemenia University Sanaa
26 Al Jazeera University Ibb City
27 Dar Al-Salam International University for Science and Technology Sanaa
28 Al-Rayan University Mukalla
29 Yemeni Jordanian University Sanaa
30 Yemeni University Sanaa
31 Al-Saeeda University Sanaa
32 International University of Technology Twintech Sanaa
33 May 22 College of Applied Medical Sciences Taiz
34 University of Civilization Aden
36 Ibn Khaldoun University Aden
37 Al-Hikma University Sanaa
38 Knowledge and Modern Science University Sanaa
39 Iqra'a University for Science and Technology Sanaa
41 Al-Imam Al-Shafi'i University Mukalla
42 Yemen and the Gulf University of Science and Technology Al Hudaydah
Un University of Islamic Sciences Al Hudaydah Al Hudaydah
Un Union University of Science and Technology Sanaa
Un Azal University of Science and Technology Sanaa
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How many private universities are there in Yemen?

There are 35 officially chartered, licensed or accredited private Yemeni higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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