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Top 25 Colleges based in the United Arab Emirates
Explore 62 colleges based in the United Arab Emirates, with contact records for 14,144 people and 4,008 email addresses. The list is current as of September 2026, and Dubai is the single most-represented city among the colleges included. It supports research by buyers and outreach to college decision-makers.
Colleges are postsecondary educational institutions that offer academic programs and award credentials such as degrees, certificates, or diplomas. This list covers colleges that operate as postsecondary educational institutions and offer academic programs or credentials, including independent colleges and college units within broader institutions. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of September 14, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest colleges based in the United Arab Emirates
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,253 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The University of Sharjah was established as a non-profit institution for higher education in October 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 2,228 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “For more than 25 years, American University of Sharjah (AUS) has promoted ideas, research and creative work that have inspired development and change, driven by our core belief…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 1,964 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1988 as the first private university in the UAE, Ajman University (AU) has a proud legacy of academic excellence, innovation, and community impact.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 1,450 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Abu Dhabi University is recognized as a national university of choice for quality education, applied research that drives regional economic development, and enjoys international…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 539 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our mission is to educate young minds and to enable them to take productive roles as leaders in society by offering them a comprehensive education at all levels.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 529 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) is the UAE's oldest private university with a proud Australian heritage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 497 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The Mission of the American University in Dubai is to serve as a culturally diverse learning community committed to the pursuit of knowledge through excellence in teaching and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 475 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Al Ain University (AAU) is licensed by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 438 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The American University in the Emirates (AUE) is one of the most rapidly growing universities in the United Arab Emirates.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 396 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) is a public non-profit, independent, coeducation institution of higher education which delivers an integrated American-style…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 338 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The University of Dubai (UD) is a student-centered institution whose primary mission is providing quality education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 325 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “City University Ajman is an institution of higher education, licensed by the Ministry of Education – Higher Education Affairs in the United Arab Emirates.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 152 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Our experience has taught us the importance of providing a holistic learning experience in which each student can flourish, develop, and excel both academically and personally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 138 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “With more than 135 years of tradition, history and heritage, both Kent College Dubai and Kent College Canterbury share the vision of developing a deep sense of personal, cultural…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 98 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Established in 2013, Al Falah University (AFU) opened its doors for its first batch of students in 2015.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 95 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Murdoch University Dubai was established in 2008 as a core branch of Murdoch University which is based in Perth, Western Australia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 47 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “London American City College (LACC) is the first of its kind established in the UAE as it is the only educational institution of higher learning which offers fully accredited and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Umm Al Quwain University, the first higher education institution in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, which was the fruit of raising the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “UMS is one of the leading higher education institutions in the GCC region.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “British University College, is an umbrella & Centre for Association of World Class universities In Ajman Which Links you to study your choice of programs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Since 1993, Liwa College has been a cornerstone of higher education in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, nurturing potential and supplying the UAE labour market with skilled professionals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 10 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Skyline University College was established under the patronage of H.H.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 4 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Cromwell UK International Education is a college located in Ajman, UAE.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 2 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Exeed is a division of Exeed College which original envisioned in 2016 as an institution of higher learning and executive education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 14, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: colleges. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names colleges.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of colleges, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name colleges. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Colleges based in the United Arab Emirates at a glance
As of Sep 14, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Arab Emirates, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Arab Emirates, over 62 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among colleges, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United Arab Emirates whose own description of what they do matches “colleges”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names colleges), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among colleges, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Arab Emirates are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 4,008 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 14, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What colleges are included in the list?
The list contains 62 colleges based in the United Arab Emirates, including institutions that offer academic programs and award postsecondary credentials.
How many contacts and email addresses are available for colleges?
The list includes 14,144 contacts and 4,008 email addresses associated with the colleges included.
Which city has the most colleges in the list?
Dubai is the single most-represented city among the colleges on the list.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.