“Dhamar University Third in Yemen in the Global Ranking and More Than 55 Postgraduate Programs in 2026!”

Dhamar University 2026–2027 | A 30-Year Journey of Education, Scientific Research, and International Ranking

Dhamar University | Thamar University

Thamar University is Public university Yemeni university located in the city of Dhamar, and was officially established on 24 August 1996. The university's academic roots go back to 1990, when the Faculty of Education in Dhamar was established as a center affiliated withSana'a University before Dhamar University was established independently. The university currently states that it comprises approximately 20,000 students, and820 academics, and13 faculties, in addition to academic and research centers and units.

In 2026, the university enters its thirtieth year since its founding, having launched during the year a series of activities and programs linked to academic development, scientific research, and university ranking.

Dhamar University Profile

The current figures published on the university's website show 20,000 students, 820 academics, and 13 faculties, while QS displays a different figure for the number of programs; therefore, QS data must not be merged with the university's dashboard as a single statistical set.

First: The History of Dhamar University

1990 – The Beginning of the Academic Core

The university's roots began with the establishment of the Faculty of Education in Dhamar as a center affiliated with Sana'a University. This stage constitutes the institutional foundation that preceded the creation of the independent university.

1996 – The Founding of Dhamar University

The university was officially founded on 24 August 1996 to serve as a public institution for higher education, scientific research, and community service.

Academic Expansion Phase

The university gradually expanded from the field of education into the fields of medicine, dentistry, science, engineering, computing, administrative sciences, Sharia and law, agriculture, veterinary medicine, arts, and medical sciences.

2020 and Beyond – Developing Scientific Publishing

The university established an electronic system of scientific journals and currently includes a number of peer-reviewed journals in the humanities, natural, applied, engineering, agricultural, and medical sciences.

2026 – The Thirtieth Anniversary

In 2026, the university organized programs and events marking 30 years since its founding, alongside measures to develop postgraduate studies and scientific research and to improve its presence in university rankings.

Second: Faculties and Specializations

The current official website of Dhamar University presents 13 faculties, namely:

1. Faculty of Human Medicine
2. Faculty of Dentistry
3. Faculty of Education
4. the Faculty of Medical Sciences
5. Faculty of Computing and Informatics
6. Faculty of Administrative Sciences
7. Faculty of Engineering
8. Faculty of Sharia and Law
9. College of Applied Sciences
10. Faculty of Arts
11. Faculty of Agriculture
12. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
13. Continuing Education

These faculties cover a wide range of fields, from medicine and health sciences to engineering, computing, science, agriculture, veterinary medicine, and the administrative, humanities, and legal sciences.

Third: Key Academic Fields

Medicine and health sciences

The university's system includes:

• Human Medicine
• Dentistry
• Medical Sciences
• Health specializations linked to the medical faculties.

Engineering and technology

The Faculty of Engineering covers multiple engineering fields, and during 2026 the university is working to complete the procedures for approving multidisciplinary engineering master's programs, including areas such as civil engineering, architecture, construction and building engineering, transportation, roads and communications engineering, water resources, environment, and geotechnical engineering.

Computing and Informatics

The university includes a faculty specialized in computing and informatics, expanding the scope of technical specializations within its academic system.

Science

The Faculty of Applied Sciences covers basic and applied sciences, while the Faculty of Medical Sciences represents the side related to health and allied medical specializations.

Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

The university offers specializations in agriculture and veterinary medicine, fields linked to local developmental and economic needs.

Humanities and Social Sciences

These include arts, education, Sharia and law, and administrative sciences.

Fourth: Postgraduate Programs 2026–2027

Dhamar University officially announced the opening of coordination and admission for postgraduate programs for the academic year 2026–2027, which includes:

• Diploma
• Master's
• Doctorate

The university announced that the available programs exceed 55 specialized programs distributed across six faculties.

Among the examples of postgraduate programs appearing in the announcement and published documents:

Faculty of Arts

• Arabic Language
• English Language
• History
• Geography
• Archaeology

These fields include master's and doctoral programs, depending on the specialization.

Faculty of Administrative Sciences

2026 saw the continuation of master's and doctoral programs, with the approval of specifications for doctoral programs in:

• Business Administration
• Financial and Banking Sciences

In addition to executive programs in business administration, public administration, and local development administration.

Faculty of Engineering

During 2026, the university worked on developing multidisciplinary engineering master's programs, including the fields of architectural, civil, structural, and transportation engineering, water, environment, and geotechnical engineering.

Dentistry

Postgraduate programs in dentistry also saw an update in the naming of some programs, including the shift to the title Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry in accordance with the academic procedures discussed by the Postgraduate Studies Council.

Fifth: University Size

According to the data dashboard currently published on the official website:

The university uses these figures as current descriptive indicators, making them the most appropriate for presentation in the institutional profile, while avoiding attributing them to a specific statistical year unless the university specifies the year.

Sixth: Scientific Research and Academic Publishing

Dhamar University comprises Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research which oversees postgraduate programs, research, and scientific publishing.

In 2026, the Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research Council held several meetings to review master's and doctoral programs, approve theses, develop new programs, and review academic program specifications.

Scientific Journals

The university operates a scientific journals platform that includes, among others:

1. Al-Adab Journal for Linguistic and Literary Studies
2. Al-Adab Journal
3. Dhamar University Journal for Natural and Applied Sciences
4. Al-Adab Journal for Psychological and Educational Studies
5. Scientific Journal of the Faculty of Education
6. Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences
7. Yemeni Journal of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
8. Annals of Medicine and Health

In January 2026, the university held a meeting to develop scientific publishing mechanisms and the quality of peer-reviewed journals, and discussed adopting continuous publication and unifying Creative Commons licenses for the journals with the aim of broadening the dissemination of research.

And in September 2, 2026 The Scientific Journals Council held a meeting to discuss developing the publishing system and resuming the issuance of a number of scientific journals.

Seventh: International Ranking – QS

QS Arab Region Rankings 2026

Dhamar University achieved in QS Arab Region Rankings 2026 the position:

251–300 in the Arab region

a result representing a decline in the band compared with previous years:

Thus, the trajectory published by QS shows the university moving from the band 171–200 in 2023 to 251–300 in 2026.

There is no verified numerical result for Dhamar University on the current QS page in QS World University Rankings 2026; therefore, no global figure not published by QS should be included.

Eighth: Times Higher Education – THE

Dhamar University has an institutional page on the Times Higher Education, but the verified page does not display a confirmed numerical ranking for the university in THE World University Rankings 2026.

Accordingly:

A distinction must be made between the university having a profile page on THE and its inclusion in the published ranking tables.

Ninth: AD Scientific Index 2026

Dhamar University's performance appears more clearly in AD Scientific Index , which relies on researcher indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and scientific citations.

In the 2026 update, Dhamar University appears among Yemeni research institutions, and the current database includes 115 listed scientists/researchers, while the university ranks:

• 3,460th globally
• 1,341st in Asia
• 3rd in Yemen

according to the institution's current page on the AD Scientific Index.

The list of the university's top researchers includes names with high research indicators, such as:

AD data varies by extraction date

There is a discrepancy between the institution's current page and Sana'a University's announcement published in July 2026. The Sana'a University announcement, based on the July 2026 version, stated that Dhamar University came third in Yemen globally, at position 3,481.

Therefore, when publishing the figure in the Top Arab University Rankings platform database, it is necessary to record the extraction date and version; because AD Scientific Index displays changing updates.

Tenth: Webometrics – July 2026

According to the Webometrics World – July 2026 edition that was verified, Dhamar University ranked:

According to this source, Dhamar University ranked fourth among the listed Yemeni institutions, behind University of Science and Technology – Sana'a, Sana'a University, andIbb University.

Methodological note: The Webometrics source and edition must be recorded when comparing, because there are platforms bearing the name Webometrics or different versions of the data. Therefore, figures from one edition should not be merged with figures from another edition without indicating the date and source of each result.

Eleventh: Arab Ranking for Universities ARU 2025

Dhamar University achieved in Arab Ranking for Universities 2025 – Association of Arab Universities:

162nd in the Arab world

out of 236 Arab universities appeared in the ranking's final list. At the Yemen level, it came eighth nationally according to the official ARU table, while the university stated in its news that it ranked fourth among the listed public Yemeni universities.

Detailed ARU data shows:

These data show that the Scientific Research axis was the university's highest axis in terms of absolute points within the ARU model, followed by teaching and learning.

Twelfth: Dhamar University's Trajectory in the Arab Ranking

The available official results show a varying progression in the university's position:

The ARU 2024 result of 89th in the Arab world appears in the Association of Arab Universities table, while the result in 2025 reached 162nd in the Arab world.

Therefore, the comparison between QS and ARU must be made treating them as two independent rankings with different methodologies, not as a single measure.

Thirteenth: Digital Presence and Electronic Transformation

Dhamar University has an electronic system that includes:

• Student portal.
• An e-learning system.
• A scientific search engine.
• A faculty member portal.
• Libraries.
• Scientific journals.
• A student affairs system.
• Financial and accounting systems.
• Electronic admission and coordination services.

The university also developed its official website to include subsites for the faculties, scientific research, libraries, journals, students, and faculty members, and the university stated that the new system consists of interconnected independent sites in both Arabic and English.

In April 2026, the university held a strategic meeting to discuss developing the university's websites and improving its international ranking, with a focus on presence in Arab and global rankings and on quality and accreditation standards.

Fourteenth: The Quality, Accreditation, and Ranking System

The university's activity during 2025–2026 shows institutional directions linked to the university-ranking file: the university formed committees to prepare the data and files for the Arab ranking, and discussed research performance standards, academic documentation, scientific publishing, and linking educational outcomes to community needs.

The university also dedicated meetings in 2026 to discussing the development of its websites and improving its international ranking, making ranking part of its declared institutional work rather than merely an external activity for the university.

Fifteenth: Dhamar University in 2026 Ranking Indicators

Sixteenth: Brief Comparison with Yemeni Universities

According to Webometrics World – July 2026:

As for AD Scientific Index, Dhamar University appears third in Yemen according to the institution's current page, a ranking that differs from Webometrics due to the different indicators each ranking relies on.

Seventeenth: Indicators Relevant to the GUPI Profile

For the Global University Presence Index – GUPImodel, some of Dhamar University's indicators can currently be documented, while other indicators require independent data before they can be counted:

This distinction is important so that digital-presence indicators do not turn into unverifiable estimated figures.

Eighteenth: Institutional Summary

Dhamar University was founded in 1996, and evolved from an academic core that began in Dhamar in 1990 into a public university currently comprising 13 faculties, around 20,000 students, and 820 academics according to the data published on its official website. Its system includes specializations in medicine, dentistry, health sciences, engineering, computing, science, agriculture, veterinary medicine, and the administrative, humanities, and legal sciences.

As for rankings, QS Arab Region 2026 places the university in the band 251–300 in the Arab region, while it appears in ARU 2025 at 162nd in the Arab world. In research and digital indicators, it appears in the AD Scientific Index at third place in Yemen according to current data, and in Webometrics World July 2026 at fourth place in Yemen and 4,720th globally.

The university's research profile is distinguished by the presence of a system for postgraduate studies and scientific publishing, with more than 55 postgraduate programs in 2026–2027, a number of peer-reviewed journals, and announced measures to develop engineering programs, scientific publishing, and presence in international rankings.

Last data update: 4 September 2026.

Main Sources

• Dhamar University official website
• Dhamar University – Faculties and Institutional Data
• QS – Thamar University
• Times Higher Education – Thamar University
• AD Scientific Index – Thamar University
• Webometrics World – Yemen July 2026
• ARU – Arab Ranking for Universities 2025