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Dubai: studying in United Arab Emirates
Verified information about Dubai in United Arab Emirates and the universities located there.
Verified facts about Dubai
- Higher education in Dubai is regulated by KHDA, which also certifies degrees from licensed Dubai universities (u.ae regulators page).
- University of Birmingham Dubai estimates student living costs at AED 6,860 per month excluding visa (single room AED 4,600).
- Campuses checked in Dubai: Heriot-Watt University Dubai, University of Birmingham Dubai, RIT Dubai (Dubai Silicon Oasis), Middlesex University Dubai (visa page only).
- Dubai requires DHA-compliant medical insurance for students (University of Birmingham Dubai).
Universities in Dubai
Zayed University
Dubai and Abu Dhabi · Public
AED 2,500 per credit hour for non-national (international) students and self-funding nationals; application fee AED 250 + VAT; instalments: fall 50% by end of add/drop week, 25% by 30 September, 25% by 30 October; spring 50%/25% (28 February)/25% (30 March); summer 100% at registration.
Heriot-Watt University Dubai
Dubai · Private
Programme pages (2026/27): AED 82,264 for BSc Computer Science, BEng Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering; AED 78,650 for International Business Management ('UAE and International', Full Time, VAT inclusive). Application processing fee AED 500 + VAT (AED 525); first instalment 10% of first-year fee plus refundable AED 1,000 deposit at offer acceptance; students needing visa sponsorship may pay in four equal instalments. Accommodation, transport and visa sponsorship are extra.
University of Birmingham Dubai
Dubai · Private
Annual fee. Computer Science with Integrated Foundation Year BSc: Jan 2027 AED 134,922 (foundation year) / AED 156,718 (later years); Sep 2027 AED 146,806 / AED 162,203. Mechanical Engineering with Integrated Foundation Year BEng: Jan 2027 AED 134,922 / AED 149,106; Sep 2027 AED 146,806 / AED 154,325. Business Management with Integrated Foundation Year BSc: Jan 2027 AED 123,506 / AED 134,922; Sep 2027 AED 133,199 / AED 146,806. First-year fee stays fixed through the course; non-refundable AED 5,000 deposit deducted from fees; payable in full or three instalments per year; scholarships up to 30%. Tuition excludes visa and living costs; no UK student-loan eligibility.
Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai (RIT Dubai)
Dubai · Private
Bachelor AED 68,000 per year (USD 18,516) for students admitted effective Fall 2023; Introduction to Academic English AED 9,975 per semester, pre-university physics/algebra/Arabic AED 4,960 per semester each where required; MS programmes e.g. Electrical or Mechanical Engineering AED 117,000 total. Scholarships up to 50%.
Al Wasl University (formerly: Islamic and Arabic Studies College - Dubai)
Dubai
American University in Dubai
Dubai
American University in the Emirates
Dubai
American University of Beirut
Dubai · Private
Amity University Dubai
Dubai · Private
Batterjee Medical College - Dubai
Dubai · Private
Birla Institute of Technology and Science PILANI (BITS PILANI) Dubai Campus
Dubai · Private
British University in Dubai
Dubai
Canadian University Dubai
Dubai · Private
Curtin University
Dubai · Private
De Montfort University
Dubai · Private
Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation
Dubai · Private
Dubai Medical University
Dubai
Dubai National University
Dubai
Dubai Police Academy
Dubai
EM Normandie in the UAE
Dubai · Private
Emirates Aviation University
Dubai · Private
Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies
Dubai
ESCP Business School - Dubai Campus
Dubai · Private
ESMOD French Fashion Institute
Dubai · Private
Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences – Dubai
Dubai · Private
Georgetown University Dubai
Dubai · Private
Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University
Dubai
Higher Colleges of Technology
Dubai
Hult International Business School
Dubai · Private
Imam Malik College for Sharia and Law
Dubai
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
Dubai · Private
Institute of Management Technology-Dubai
Dubai
Istituto Marangoni Dubai
Dubai · Private
Jumeira University
Dubai
London Business School, Dubai Campus
Dubai · Private
LUISS University Dubai
Dubai · Private
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dubai · Private
Middlesex University Dubai
Dubai · Private
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government
Dubai
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai · Public
Murdoch University, Dubai
Dubai · Private
Neohorizon School of Business
Dubai
Peking University HSBC Business School (PHBS)
Dubai · Private
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics -Dubai
Dubai · Private
S P Jain School of Global Management
Dubai · Private
SAE University College
Dubai · Private
Saint Joseph University Dubai
Dubai · Private
SKEMA Business School
Dubai · Private
Symbiosis International University - Dubai
Dubai · Private
the University of Manchester - Dubai
Dubai · Private
UCL GBSH Dubai Hub
Dubai · Private
University of Bradford
Dubai · Private
University of Dubai
Dubai
University of Europe for Applied Sciences (formerly: University of Europe)
Dubai · Private
University of Paris 2 Pantheon-Assas, Dubai
Dubai · Private
University of Strathclyde Business School- UAE
Dubai · Private
University of Wollongong in Dubai
Dubai · Private
Cost information for United Arab Emirates
The information below is not specific to Dubai; it applies to United Arab Emirates as a whole.
- Monthly living cost (country-level)
- No national government living-cost figure found. University of Birmingham Dubai publishes a student estimate for Dubai: single-room rent AED 4,600 per month (full academic-year contract), groceries AED 1,000, recreation AED 600, mobile AED 160, taxi travel AED 500 = AED 6,860 per month excluding visa. Khalifa University (Abu Dhabi) undergraduate housing AED 20,000 per fall/spring term (single occupancy in a double room) or AED 10,000 (double occupancy), graduate students AED 2,000-3,000 per month. NYU Abu Dhabi 2026-27 budget: housing USD 6,000, food USD 5,800, books USD 1,730, personal USD 2,364 per year (university-specific). University of Sharjah undergraduate dorms AED 2,520 (triple) to AED 11,740 (deluxe single) per fall/spring semester. Zayed University states it does not provide accommodation. Treat all as university-specific indicators, not city averages.Source
- Accommodation (country-level)
- University-provided: Khalifa University gives accommodation to international students and students living outside Abu Dhabi (priority for first-year and international students; AED 10,000-20,000 per fall/spring term for undergraduates); University of Sharjah operates dorms (AED 2,520-11,740 per semester); UAEU lists an international undergraduate housing rate of AED 5,000 per semester on an undated page; NYU Abu Dhabi has an on-campus living requirement for its residential college; Zayed University does not provide accommodation; University of Birmingham Dubai and Heriot-Watt Dubai point to partner accommodation and shuttle buses (fees not retrieved).Source
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