RAKMHSU At A Glance

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RAKMHSU at a glance

Key figures for RAK Medical & Health Sciences University in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE — student numbers, graduates, faculty, clinical training, accreditation and rankings. Media, ranking bodies and education directories are welcome to reproduce them, citing this page as the source. Accreditation is set out programme by programme on the Accreditation Status page, and every qualification the University offers is listed under Colleges & Programs.

2,000+

Students

Drawn from more than 60 nationalities

3,700+

Graduates

Across the four colleges, since the first cohort graduated. The alumni total is this same figure

90.96%

Employment or further study

Graduates in employment or continuing to further study

92%

Licensed graduates

Graduates who have obtained professional licensure

100+

Full-time faculty

Drawn from more than 20 nationalities

96%

Student retention

Among the highest in the region

The figures

RAK Medical & Health Sciences University — key figures.
Figure	Value	What it counts
Founded	2006	The first medical and health sciences university of its kind in the UAE
Colleges	4	Medicine (RAKCOMS), Dentistry (RAKCODS), Pharmacy (RAKCOP), Nursing (RAKCON)
Programs	30+	Bachelor's, master's, postgraduate diploma and doctoral degrees
Students	2,000+	Drawn from more than 60 nationalities
Nationalities	60+	Teaching is in English
Graduates	3,700+	Across the four colleges, since the first cohort graduated. The alumni total is this same figure
Full-time faculty	100+	Drawn from more than 20 nationalities
Faculty nationalities	20+	Faculty recruited internationally
Student retention	96%	Among the highest in the region
Research output	1,600+	Scopus-indexed publications by University faculty
Employment or further study	90.96%	Graduates in employment or continuing to further study
Licensed graduates	92%	Graduates who have obtained professional licensure
Affiliated clinical beds	1,900+	Inpatient beds across the affiliated teaching hospitals where students undertake their clinical training
Clinical training sites	22 sites	Ras Al Khaimah Saqr Hospital Ibrahim Bin Hamad Obaidullah Hospital Abdullah Bin Omran Hospital Obaidallah Geriatric Hospital Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital Abdullah bin Ali Al Sharhan Health Center Al Maerid Health Center Ras Al Khaimah Health Center Al Nakheel Health Center Julphar Health Center Al Rams Health Center Umm Al Quwain Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital Fujairah Fujairah Hospital (Fujairah General Hospital) Sheikh Khalifa Fujairah Hospital Dibba Al Fujairah Dibba Hospital Khorfakkan, Sharjah Khorfakkan Hospital Sharjah Al Qassimi General Hospital Al Qassimi Women's and Children's Hospital Al Kuwaiti Hospital Dubai Al Amal Hospital Erada Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation RAKMHSU campus, Ras Al Khaimah RAK College of Dental Sciences Clinics
Language of instruction	English	All programmes are taught and examined in English
Location	Ras Al Khaimah, UAE	Al Qusaidat, near RAK Hospital — about an hour from Dubai

Rankings

Ranking body	Edition	Result
Times Higher Education	Arab University Rankings 2026	Band 151–175 of 372 universities across the Arab region, and among the top 13 in the UAE The University's first placement in this table
Arab Ranking for Universities	ARU 2025	56th in the Arab region, and 5th in the UAE Up from 75th the previous year
Round University Ranking	RUR World University Ranking 2026	1st among the UAE universities included in the table, and 534th worldwide of 2,563 universities Announced by the University in September 2026

Accreditation

Body	What it covers
Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MOHESR), UAE	Institutional licensure of the University
Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA)	Programme accreditation
World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS)	RAK College of Medical Sciences is listed in the directory
Australian Dental Council (ADC)	Bachelor of Dental Surgery, jointly with the Ministry
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)	Bachelor of Pharmacy
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)	Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing, jointly with the Ministry
Accreditation Canada	RAK College of Dental Sciences and the dental internship — Diamond status

Grant dates, expiry dates and current status for each of these accreditations are on the Accreditation Status page.

Citing the University

Registered name	Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University
Name used in branding	RAK Medical & Health Sciences University · RAKMHSU
Also written as	RAK University · RAK Medical University · RAK Medical and Health Sciences University · Ras Al Khaimah Medical & Health Sciences University
Address	Al Qusaidat, Near RAK Hospital, PO Box 11172, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Website	https://www.rakmhsu.ac.ae

Two points worth clarifying, as both are often confused: RAKMHSU has no connection to the American University of Ras Al Khaimah; and RAK Hospital, which stands beside the campus and gives it its postal address, is a separate organisation under its own management, though master's nursing students do take their management clinical experience there.