Overview
Three of the region's top-5 universities are Saudi Arabian. Its institutions have an outstanding reputation among Employers and Academics.
Egypt is the region's most represented country, with 33 listed universities. The American University in Cairo is the highest-ranked African institution, placing 11th.
Of locations with 10+ ranked institutions, UAE has the highest proportion of top-tier universities, with 72% in the regional top-50 and 22% among the top-10.
Bahrain's Applied Science University breaks into the region's top-20.
Five Moroccan institutions rank among the region's top-10 for their number of staff with PhD.
Iraq enjoys high teaching capacity, with two universities among the top-3 for this metric.
Of this year's newly ranked universities, Tunisia's Université de Sfax is the best, placing in the 51-60 band
The Islamic University of Lebanon enjoys the Arab Region's joint-highest teaching capacity.
Oman and Jordan have one top-10 university each – Sultan Qaboos University (8th) and the University of Jordan (10th).
