Since 2006, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi has provided world-class education, addressing today's global challenges with a strong commitment to student success. The facts & figures below reflect this dedication and place us among the leading institutions in the region.

• School of Law, Economics and Business,
• School of Arts and Humanities,
• School of Data, Science and Engineering

• 1st Humanities Education University (Forbes Middle East Award 2019)

• 4 Science labs 
• 1 Archeology lab 
• 7 computer Labs utilised by all departments

• 3,000+ alumni
• 100% employers satisfied after they recruit a SUAD student
  
• 64% work in key government positions
• 34% are in the private sector

• 10 undergraduate programmes
• 14 postgraduate programmes
• 3 studying languages: English, French and Arabic
• In AY 2023/24, the overall retention rate was 92.5%
• 11.3 students per class on average, allowing tailored support from professors

• 85% of our students receive a scholarship
• 78.58% of the students receive a full scholarship 

• SAFIR: Sorbonne Abu Dhabi for Innovation and Research Institute with 54 permanent active members
• An ecosystem of 17,000+ researchers and faculty members
• 7 affiliate researchers are part of SAFIR
• 16 PhD students and affiliated PhDs are involved in SAFIR
• 7 research centres
• A dedicated centre for AI: SCAI, The 1st Centre in Artificial Intelligence in the UAE (2020)
  

• 428 publications in 2023-2024
  
• 20+ conferences and seminars hosted at SUAD in 2023–2024
• 28 contributions to international research events in 2023–2024
• Home to the only nanoparticle printer in the UAE
• +1400% increase in the research budget in 2024

• One of the Middle East’s most important economic hubs

• Ranked 4th best city in the world to work in (BCG)

• Named the safest city in the world for the 8th consecutive year (Numbeo, 2024)

Shanghai Ranking: 41st globally

Times Higher Education: 75th globally, 4th in France

QS World University Rankings 2024: 59th globally

5 Nobel Prizes since 2004

33 Fields Medals since 2004

CELSA ranked #1 Communications School in France (@FigaroÉtudiant)

• Over 90% employability rate

• 4th worldwide in Mathematics (ARWU/Shanghai)

• 17th worldwide in Physics (ARWU/Shanghai)

• 19th worldwide and 5th in France (THE Young University Rankings)

• 33rd globally (Center for World University Rankings)

• Among the top 0.2% of universities worldwide

• 3rd university in France

• 25% of alumni have received prestigious academic awards

• 60th worldwide and 4th in France (ARWU/Shanghai 2024)

• 35th worldwide for Top 10% most-cited publications (Leiden)

• #1 French university for publication impact (Leiden)

• #1 university in France for citation rate per article