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QS #195 (parent)Dubai, United Arab Emirates· QS World University Rankings 2027

University of Wollongong in Dubai

University of Wollongong in Dubai, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has 18 undergraduate courses listed on StudyPath. International tuition runs from AED 63,449 to AED 68,909 a year depending on the course. UOW Dubai publishes its own accommodation prices, from AED 2,200 per month. 1 named scholarship is recorded against these courses. Every figure above was read from UOW Dubai's own published pages and last checked on 20 September 2026.

QS hosts a separate University of Wollongong in Dubai profile on topuniversities.com, distinct from the Australian parent, but that profile carries no QS World University Ranking position of its own (shown as unranked in its own ranking widget).

This is a branch campus of University of Wollongong (Australia campus) (QS #195. The whole institution's figure). Degrees, fees and admission here are set by this campus. The parent's position is shown for context only, never claimed as this campus's own. See above for how QS actually treats this campus.

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International tuition across 18 courses

AED 63,449toAED 68,909a year

Lowest: Bachelor of Computer Science BCS and 12 othersHighest: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Civil Engineering BEng (Hons) and 4 others
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courses

18 courses

Bachelor of Computer Science

BCS · 3 years · Computer Science

International tuition

AED 63,449 per year

~AED 190,300 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee
Published, undated

Priced for this course · All students — no separate international rate

UOW Dubai publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.

VAT 5% inclusive; figure is for the Advanced Entry (3-year) route. UOWD's fee table states no academic year, intake cohort or other validity period anywhere on the page.

Show the fee on the university's site

AED 63,449 per year (VAT 5% inclusive), the standard Computer Science rate at University of Wollongong in Dubai for the Advanced Entry (3-year) route. UOWD's own Bachelor's Degree fee table states no academic year, intake cohort or any other validity period anywhere on the page (only a general note that "the above fees are subject to change without notice"), so this figure is recorded as verified cost context rather than a structured, budget-comparable fee. This project will not infer a fee period the university has not published. USD figures on the page are UOWD's own indicative conversion at a fixed 1 USD = 3.67 AED rate, not a separately billed dollar price.

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Intake
September (Autumn), January (Winter), April (Spring)
Source
Taught in
English
Source
Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Scholarships1 available

  • Academic Merit Scholarship

    15% to 50% of tuition fees each trimester depending on entry route and grade band (does not cover textbooks, excursions, accommodation or other study-related costs). Retained annually only if cumulative WAM stays at or above 75 (50% band) / 65 (25% band) / 55 (15% band) with no fail grades — otherwise the award steps down a band.

    Eligibility: Open to new (entry-level) bachelor's applicants of any citizenship who meet minimum grades that vary by curriculum and by entry route. Direct Entry (4-year) bands run 50% / 25% / 15%; Advanced Entry (3-year) bands run 25% / 15% / 10%. Example bands: UK A-Levels 3 A grades / 2 A grades / 1 A grade; International Baccalaureate 40 / 35 / 30; Indian CBSE 95% / 85% / 80%; American High School Diploma (SAT) 1300 / 1200 / 1150. Awarded first-come, first-served within each category until exhausted for the trimester.

    Published as a full tiered table by qualification, entry route and grade band; only a representative subset is summarised here — see the source page for every curriculum listed (UAE/Arab Thanawiya, ATAR, Chinese, Nigerian WAEC/NECO, French Baccalaureate, Iranian, Russian Attestat, Philippines). No single minimumALevelGrades, minimumPercentage or coveragePercentage recorded because the award pays out at three (or six, across both entry routes) different rates depending on which grade band is met.

    Source
Entry requirementsEnglish · grades

English language

  • IELTS Academic, 6 overall, Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Listening & SpeakingFor the Advanced Entry (3-year) route; Direct Entry (4-year) route accepts an overall 5.0.
  • TOEFL iBT, 79 overall, not less than 18 in Reading & Writing, 17 Listening and SpeakingFor the Advanced Entry (3-year) route; Direct Entry (4-year) route accepts an overall 40.
  • PTE Academic, 54 overall, Minimum 54 PTE Communicative Skill ScoresFor the Advanced Entry (3-year) route; Direct Entry (4-year) route accepts an overall 42.
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Academic offer

Entry requirements vary by school-leaving curriculum and by entry route. Advanced Entry (3 years) example bands: British GCE minimum 5 IGCSE/GCSE at grade D plus 3 A-Levels at grade CCD; Indian CBSE Grade 12 score of 10.5 (UOWD's own weighted scale); International Baccalaureate Diploma 25 points. Direct Entry (4 years) example bands: UAE/Arab Thanawiya 70%; American High School Diploma overall average grade C (70% or 2.5/4.0); Indian CBSE Grade 12 score of 7 (weighted scale). UAE/Arab Thanawiya and most other "N/A" Advanced-Entry cells mean that curriculum only qualifies for the 4-year Direct Entry route.
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Bachelor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence and Big Data)

BCS · 3 years · Data Science & AI, Computer Science

International tuition

AED 63,449 per year

~AED 190,300 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee
Published, undated

Priced for this course · All students — no separate international rate

UOW Dubai publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.

VAT 5% inclusive; figure is for the Advanced Entry (3-year) route. UOWD's fee table states no academic year, intake cohort or other validity period anywhere on the page.

Show the fee on the university's site

AED 63,449 per year (VAT 5% inclusive), the standard Computer Science rate at University of Wollongong in Dubai for the Advanced Entry (3-year) route. UOWD's own Bachelor's Degree fee table states no academic year, intake cohort or any other validity period anywhere on the page (only a general note that "the above fees are subject to change without notice"), so this figure is recorded as verified cost context rather than a structured, budget-comparable fee. This project will not infer a fee period the university has not published. USD figures on the page are UOWD's own indicative conversion at a fixed 1 USD = 3.67 AED rate, not a separately billed dollar price.

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Intake
September (Autumn), January (Winter), April (Spring)
Source
Taught in
English
Source
Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Scholarships1 available

  • Academic Merit Scholarship

    15% to 50% of tuition fees each trimester depending on entry route and grade band (does not cover textbooks, excursions, accommodation or other study-related costs). Retained annually only if cumulative WAM stays at or above 75 (50% band) / 65 (25% band) / 55 (15% band) with no fail grades — otherwise the award steps down a band.

    Eligibility: Open to new (entry-level) bachelor's applicants of any citizenship who meet minimum grades that vary by curriculum and by entry route. Direct Entry (4-year) bands run 50% / 25% / 15%; Advanced Entry (3-year) bands run 25% / 15% / 10%. Example bands: UK A-Levels 3 A grades / 2 A grades / 1 A grade; International Baccalaureate 40 / 35 / 30; Indian CBSE 95% / 85% / 80%; American High School Diploma (SAT) 1300 / 1200 / 1150. Awarded first-come, first-served within each category until exhausted for the trimester.

    Published as a full tiered table by qualification, entry route and grade band; only a representative subset is summarised here — see the source page for every curriculum listed (UAE/Arab Thanawiya, ATAR, Chinese, Nigerian WAEC/NECO, French Baccalaureate, Iranian, Russian Attestat, Philippines). No single minimumALevelGrades, minimumPercentage or coveragePercentage recorded because the award pays out at three (or six, across both entry routes) different rates depending on which grade band is met.

    Source
Entry requirementsEnglish · grades

English language

  • IELTS Academic, 6 overall, Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Listening & SpeakingFor the Advanced Entry (3-year) route; Direct Entry (4-year) route accepts an overall 5.0.
  • TOEFL iBT, 79 overall, not less than 18 in Reading & Writing, 17 Listening and SpeakingFor the Advanced Entry (3-year) route; Direct Entry (4-year) route accepts an overall 40.
  • PTE Academic, 54 overall, Minimum 54 PTE Communicative Skill ScoresFor the Advanced Entry (3-year) route; Direct Entry (4-year) route accepts an overall 42.
Source

Academic offer

Entry requirements vary by school-leaving curriculum and by entry route. Advanced Entry (3 years) example bands: British GCE minimum 5 IGCSE/GCSE at grade D plus 3 A-Levels at grade CCD; Indian CBSE Grade 12 score of 10.5 (UOWD's own weighted scale); International Baccalaureate Diploma 25 points. Direct Entry (4 years) example bands: UAE/Arab Thanawiya 70%; American High School Diploma overall average grade C (70% or 2.5/4.0); Indian CBSE Grade 12 score of 7 (weighted scale). UAE/Arab Thanawiya and most other "N/A" Advanced-Entry cells mean that curriculum only qualifies for the 4-year Direct Entry route.
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Bachelor of Computer Science (Cyber Security)

BCS · 3 years · Cybersecurity, Computer Science

International tuition

AED 63,449 per year

~AED 190,300 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee
Published, undated

Priced for this course · All students — no separate international rate

UOW Dubai publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.

VAT 5% inclusive; figure is for the Advanced Entry (3-year) route. UOWD's fee table states no academic year, intake cohort or other validity period anywhere on the page.

Show the fee on the university's site

AED 63,449 per year (VAT 5% inclusive), the standard Computer Science rate at University of Wollongong in Dubai for the Advanced Entry (3-year) route. UOWD's own Bachelor's Degree fee table states no academic year, intake cohort or any other validity period anywhere on the page (only a general note that "the above fees are subject to change without notice"), so this figure is recorded as verified cost context rather than a structured, budget-comparable fee. This project will not infer a fee period the university has not published. USD figures on the page are UOWD's own indicative conversion at a fixed 1 USD = 3.67 AED rate, not a separately billed dollar price. The source table lists this major's duration rows without repeating the fee figure — Cyber Security shares the AED 63,449 figure stated once, next to "Big Data" above it, as a merged cell.

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Intake
September (Autumn), January (Winter), April (Spring)
Source
Taught in
English
Source
Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Scholarships1 available

  • Academic Merit Scholarship

    15% to 50% of tuition fees each trimester depending on entry route and grade band (does not cover textbooks, excursions, accommodation or other study-related costs). Retained annually only if cumulative WAM stays at or above 75 (50% band) / 65 (25% band) / 55 (15% band) with no fail grades — otherwise the award steps down a band.

    Eligibility: Open to new (entry-level) bachelor's applicants of any citizenship who meet minimum grades that vary by curriculum and by entry route. Direct Entry (4-year) bands run 50% / 25% / 15%; Advanced Entry (3-year) bands run 25% / 15% / 10%. Example bands: UK A-Levels 3 A grades / 2 A grades / 1 A grade; International Baccalaureate 40 / 35 / 30; Indian CBSE 95% / 85% / 80%; American High School Diploma (SAT) 1300 / 1200 / 1150. Awarded first-come, first-served within each category until exhausted for the trimester.

    Published as a full tiered table by qualification, entry route and grade band; only a representative subset is summarised here — see the source page for every curriculum listed (UAE/Arab Thanawiya, ATAR, Chinese, Nigerian WAEC/NECO, French Baccalaureate, Iranian, Russian Attestat, Philippines). No single minimumALevelGrades, minimumPercentage or coveragePercentage recorded because the award pays out at three (or six, across both entry routes) different rates depending on which grade band is met.

    Source
Entry requirementsEnglish · grades

English language

  • IELTS Academic, 6 overall, Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Listening & SpeakingFor the Advanced Entry (3-year) route; Direct Entry (4-year) route accepts an overall 5.0.
  • TOEFL iBT, 79 overall, not less than 18 in Reading & Writing, 17 Listening and SpeakingFor the Advanced Entry (3-year) route; Direct Entry (4-year) route accepts an overall 40.
  • PTE Academic, 54 overall, Minimum 54 PTE Communicative Skill ScoresFor the Advanced Entry (3-year) route; Direct Entry (4-year) route accepts an overall 42.
Source

Academic offer

Entry requirements vary by school-leaving curriculum and by entry route. Advanced Entry (3 years) example bands: British GCE minimum 5 IGCSE/GCSE at grade D plus 3 A-Levels at grade CCD; Indian CBSE Grade 12 score of 10.5 (UOWD's own weighted scale); International Baccalaureate Diploma 25 points. Direct Entry (4 years) example bands: UAE/Arab Thanawiya 70%; American High School Diploma overall average grade C (70% or 2.5/4.0); Indian CBSE Grade 12 score of 7 (weighted scale). UAE/Arab Thanawiya and most other "N/A" Advanced-Entry cells mean that curriculum only qualifies for the 4-year Direct Entry route.
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Bachelor of Computer Science (Game and Mobile Development)

BCS · 3 years · Computer Science

International tuition

AED 63,449 per year

~AED 190,300 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee
Published, undated

Priced for this course · All students — no separate international rate

UOW Dubai publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.

VAT 5% inclusive; figure is for the Advanced Entry (3-year) route. UOWD's fee table states no academic year, intake cohort or other validity period anywhere on the page.

Show the fee on the university's site

AED 63,449 per year (VAT 5% inclusive), the standard Computer Science rate at University of Wollongong in Dubai for the Advanced Entry (3-year) route. UOWD's own Bachelor's Degree fee table states no academic year, intake cohort or any other validity period anywhere on the page (only a general note that "the above fees are subject to change without notice"), so this figure is recorded as verified cost context rather than a structured, budget-comparable fee. This project will not infer a fee period the university has not published. USD figures on the page are UOWD's own indicative conversion at a fixed 1 USD = 3.67 AED rate, not a separately billed dollar price. The source table lists this major's duration rows without repeating the fee figure — Game and Mobile Development shares the AED 63,449 figure stated once, next to "Big Data" above it, as a merged cell.

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Intake
September (Autumn), January (Winter), April (Spring)
Source
Taught in
English
Source
Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Scholarships1 available

  • Academic Merit Scholarship

    15% to 50% of tuition fees each trimester depending on entry route and grade band (does not cover textbooks, excursions, accommodation or other study-related costs). Retained annually only if cumulative WAM stays at or above 75 (50% band) / 65 (25% band) / 55 (15% band) with no fail grades — otherwise the award steps down a band.

    Eligibility: Open to new (entry-level) bachelor's applicants of any citizenship who meet minimum grades that vary by curriculum and by entry route. Direct Entry (4-year) bands run 50% / 25% / 15%; Advanced Entry (3-year) bands run 25% / 15% / 10%. Example bands: UK A-Levels 3 A grades / 2 A grades / 1 A grade; International Baccalaureate 40 / 35 / 30; Indian CBSE 95% / 85% / 80%; American High School Diploma (SAT) 1300 / 1200 / 1150. Awarded first-come, first-served within each category until exhausted for the trimester.

    Published as a full tiered table by qualification, entry route and grade band; only a representative subset is summarised here — see the source page for every curriculum listed (UAE/Arab Thanawiya, ATAR, Chinese, Nigerian WAEC/NECO, French Baccalaureate, Iranian, Russian Attestat, Philippines). No single minimumALevelGrades, minimumPercentage or coveragePercentage recorded because the award pays out at three (or six, across both entry routes) different rates depending on which grade band is met.

    Source
Entry requirementsEnglish · grades

English language

  • IELTS Academic, 6 overall, Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Listening & SpeakingFor the Advanced Entry (3-year) route; Direct Entry (4-year) route accepts an overall 5.0.
  • TOEFL iBT, 79 overall, not less than 18 in Reading & Writing, 17 Listening and SpeakingFor the Advanced Entry (3-year) route; Direct Entry (4-year) route accepts an overall 40.
  • PTE Academic, 54 overall, Minimum 54 PTE Communicative Skill ScoresFor the Advanced Entry (3-year) route; Direct Entry (4-year) route accepts an overall 42.
Source

Academic offer

Entry requirements vary by school-leaving curriculum and by entry route. Advanced Entry (3 years) example bands: British GCE minimum 5 IGCSE/GCSE at grade D plus 3 A-Levels at grade CCD; Indian CBSE Grade 12 score of 10.5 (UOWD's own weighted scale); International Baccalaureate Diploma 25 points. Direct Entry (4 years) example bands: UAE/Arab Thanawiya 70%; American High School Diploma overall average grade C (70% or 2.5/4.0); Indian CBSE Grade 12 score of 7 (weighted scale). UAE/Arab Thanawiya and most other "N/A" Advanced-Entry cells mean that curriculum only qualifies for the 4-year Direct Entry route.
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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Civil Engineering

BEng (Hons) · 4 years · Civil Engineering

International tuition

AED 68,909 per year

~AED 275,600 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Published, undated

Priced for this course · All students — no separate international rate

UOW Dubai publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.

VAT 5% inclusive; figure is for the Advanced Entry (3-year) route. UOWD's fee table states no academic year, intake cohort or other validity period anywhere on the page.

Show the fee on the university's site

AED 68,909 per year (VAT 5% inclusive), the standard Engineering rate at University of Wollongong in Dubai for the Advanced Entry (3-year) route. UOWD's own Bachelor's Degree fee table states no academic year, intake cohort or any other validity period anywhere on the page (only a general note that "the above fees are subject to change without notice"), so this figure is recorded as verified cost context rather than a structured, budget-comparable fee. This project will not infer a fee period the university has not published. USD figures on the page are UOWD's own indicative conversion at a fixed 1 USD = 3.67 AED rate, not a separately billed dollar price.

Show the source
Intake
September (Autumn), January (Winter), April (Spring)
Source
Taught in
English
Source
Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Scholarships1 available

  • Academic Merit Scholarship

    15% to 50% of tuition fees each trimester depending on entry route and grade band (does not cover textbooks, excursions, accommodation or other study-related costs). Retained annually only if cumulative WAM stays at or above 75 (50% band) / 65 (25% band) / 55 (15% band) with no fail grades — otherwise the award steps down a band.

    Eligibility: Open to new (entry-level) bachelor's applicants of any citizenship who meet minimum grades that vary by curriculum and by entry route. Direct Entry (4-year) bands run 50% / 25% / 15%; Advanced Entry (3-year) bands run 25% / 15% / 10%. Example bands: UK A-Levels 3 A grades / 2 A grades / 1 A grade; International Baccalaureate 40 / 35 / 30; Indian CBSE 95% / 85% / 80%; American High School Diploma (SAT) 1300 / 1200 / 1150. Awarded first-come, first-served within each category until exhausted for the trimester.

    Published as a full tiered table by qualification, entry route and grade band; only a representative subset is summarised here — see the source page for every curriculum listed (UAE/Arab Thanawiya, ATAR, Chinese, Nigerian WAEC/NECO, French Baccalaureate, Iranian, Russian Attestat, Philippines). No single minimumALevelGrades, minimumPercentage or coveragePercentage recorded because the award pays out at three (or six, across both entry routes) different rates depending on which grade band is met.

    Source
Entry requirementsEnglish · tests · grades

English language

  • IELTS Academic, 6 overall, Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking
  • TOEFL iBT, 79 overall, not less than 18 in Reading & Writing, 17 Listening and Speaking
  • PTE Academic, 54 overall, Minimum 54 PTE Communicative Skill Scores
Source

Admissions tests

  • Engineering Placement Test requiredRequired of all Engineering students unless specifically exempted. A 3-hour test covering Mathematics and Physics; students scoring below 50% overall, or failing either part, must complete an Engineering Intensive remedial stage (MATH042, PHYS040 and a GED subject) in their first trimester.
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Academic offer

Entry requirements vary by school-leaving curriculum, e.g. British GCE: minimum 5 IGCSE/GCSE subjects at grade D plus a minimum of 3 A-Levels at grade CCD; International Baccalaureate Diploma: 25 points; Indian CBSE Grade 12: 10.5 (on UOWD's own weighted scale); American High School Diploma: overall average grade C (70% or 2.5/4.0) plus SAT 1100. All Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) applicants sit a single 4-year Direct Entry route (no Advanced Entry variant) and must also pass, or remediate via, the Engineering Placement Test.
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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Computer and Autonomous Systems Engineering

BEng (Hons) · 4 years · Electrical & Electronic Engineering

International tuition

AED 68,909 per year

~AED 275,600 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Published, undated

Priced for this course · All students — no separate international rate

UOW Dubai publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.

VAT 5% inclusive; figure is for the Advanced Entry (3-year) route. UOWD's fee table states no academic year, intake cohort or other validity period anywhere on the page.

Show the fee on the university's site

AED 68,909 per year (VAT 5% inclusive), the standard Engineering rate at University of Wollongong in Dubai for the Advanced Entry (3-year) route. UOWD's own Bachelor's Degree fee table states no academic year, intake cohort or any other validity period anywhere on the page (only a general note that "the above fees are subject to change without notice"), so this figure is recorded as verified cost context rather than a structured, budget-comparable fee. This project will not infer a fee period the university has not published. USD figures on the page are UOWD's own indicative conversion at a fixed 1 USD = 3.67 AED rate, not a separately billed dollar price. The source table lists Civil, Computer and Autonomous Systems, Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical and Mechatronic together as one merged row under a single Duration/Subjects/Yearly Fees heading — the AED 68,909 figure and 4-year duration are stated once and apply to all five majors identically, which is why the quote names all five majors but the number appears only next to "Civil" in the extracted text.

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Intake
September (Autumn), January (Winter), April (Spring)
Source
Taught in
English
Source
Application deadline
Not verified

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Scholarships1 available

  • Academic Merit Scholarship

    15% to 50% of tuition fees each trimester depending on entry route and grade band (does not cover textbooks, excursions, accommodation or other study-related costs). Retained annually only if cumulative WAM stays at or above 75 (50% band) / 65 (25% band) / 55 (15% band) with no fail grades — otherwise the award steps down a band.

    Eligibility: Open to new (entry-level) bachelor's applicants of any citizenship who meet minimum grades that vary by curriculum and by entry route. Direct Entry (4-year) bands run 50% / 25% / 15%; Advanced Entry (3-year) bands run 25% / 15% / 10%. Example bands: UK A-Levels 3 A grades / 2 A grades / 1 A grade; International Baccalaureate 40 / 35 / 30; Indian CBSE 95% / 85% / 80%; American High School Diploma (SAT) 1300 / 1200 / 1150. Awarded first-come, first-served within each category until exhausted for the trimester.

    Published as a full tiered table by qualification, entry route and grade band; only a representative subset is summarised here — see the source page for every curriculum listed (UAE/Arab Thanawiya, ATAR, Chinese, Nigerian WAEC/NECO, French Baccalaureate, Iranian, Russian Attestat, Philippines). No single minimumALevelGrades, minimumPercentage or coveragePercentage recorded because the award pays out at three (or six, across both entry routes) different rates depending on which grade band is met.

    Source
Entry requirementsEnglish · tests · grades

English language

  • IELTS Academic, 6 overall, Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking
  • TOEFL iBT, 79 overall, not less than 18 in Reading & Writing, 17 Listening and Speaking
  • PTE Academic, 54 overall, Minimum 54 PTE Communicative Skill Scores
Source

Admissions tests

  • Engineering Placement Test requiredRequired of all Engineering students unless specifically exempted. A 3-hour test covering Mathematics and Physics; students scoring below 50% overall, or failing either part, must complete an Engineering Intensive remedial stage (MATH042, PHYS040 and a GED subject) in their first trimester.
Source

Academic offer

Entry requirements vary by school-leaving curriculum, e.g. British GCE: minimum 5 IGCSE/GCSE subjects at grade D plus a minimum of 3 A-Levels at grade CCD; International Baccalaureate Diploma: 25 points; Indian CBSE Grade 12: 10.5 (on UOWD's own weighted scale); American High School Diploma: overall average grade C (70% or 2.5/4.0) plus SAT 1100. All Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) applicants sit a single 4-year Direct Entry route (no Advanced Entry variant) and must also pass, or remediate via, the Engineering Placement Test.
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How UOW Dubai compares

Against the other universities in the United Arab Emirates on StudyPath, using each one's verified international fees and its own published housing prices. Universities are only compared with others charging in the same currency (and, for housing, for the same period), so no figure here has been converted. A ~ marks a year worked out from a per-term or whole-course fee.

UOW Dubai's lowest undergraduate fee for international students is AED 63,449 a year, for Bachelor of Business (Accountancy). Of the 16 other universities in the United Arab Emirates we list with undergraduate fees in AED, 10 charge more at their lowest, 6 charge less. Their lowest undergraduate fees run from AED 34,650 (UGM RAK (formerly Bolton RAK)) to AED 134,922 (Birmingham Dubai).

Student housing. UOW Dubai's own lowest published rate is AED 2,200 per month. Of the 5 other universities in the United Arab Emirates we list that publish housing per month in AED, 3 charge more, 1 charges less, 1 charges the same. Their lowest published rates run from AED 2,000 (Murdoch Dubai) to AED 4,600 (Birmingham Dubai).

By subject
SubjectLowest fee hereAgainst other universities in the United Arab EmiratesTheir lowest fees
Computer ScienceundergraduateAED 63,449Bachelor of Computer Science8 of 12 charge moreAED 34,650 to AED 149,106
Business & ManagementundergraduateAED 63,449Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management)8 of 11 charge moreAED 34,650 to AED 134,922
Electrical & Electronic EngineeringundergraduateAED 68,909Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Computer and Autonomous Systems Engineering6 of 10 charge moreAED 57,750 to AED 149,106
Data Science & AIundergraduateAED 63,449Bachelor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence and Big Data)6 of 9 charge moreAED 52,500 to AED 149,106
Civil EngineeringundergraduateAED 68,909Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Civil Engineering4 of 7 charge moreAED 38,750 to AED 149,106
Mechanical EngineeringundergraduateAED 68,909Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Mechanical Engineering4 of 7 charge moreAED 38,750 to AED 149,106

Subjects taught at UOW Dubai

Each one opens every course in that subject, at every university we hold, with the same verified fees.

Where these figures come from

15 sentences from UOW Dubai's own site each back several figures above. Each is quoted once here; every course that uses one still opens it and links to its own source page.

  1. Used for scholarship on 9 courses

    “The bachelor's academic merit scholarship at UOWD covers 15% - 50% of tuition fees each trimester. The scholarship does not include textbooks, excursions, accommodation, living expenses or any other study-related expenses.”
    Scholarships for New Bachelor's Students | University of Wollongong in Dubaiuowdubai.ac.aeread 17 Aug 2026
    Open the official page ↗

  2. Used for course length on 9 courses, international fee on 9 courses, start dates on 9 courses

    “Duration 3 Years Bachelor Degree (24 subjects) 4 Years Bachelor Degree with Integrated Freshman Year (32 subjects) Classes commence September (Autumn) January (Winter) April (Spring) Yearly Fees* AED 63,449 / USD 17,289 *VAT 5% inclusive”
    The same sentence appears on 9 pagesuowdubai.ac.aeread 19 Aug 2026
    Open one of them ↗

  3. Used for teaching language on 9 courses

    “At UOWD, all classes are taught in English and in order to enrol in a bachelor’s degree you will need to submit one of the following certificate of English language proficiency:”
    Bachelor's Degrees Admission Requirements | University of Wollongong in Dubaiuowdubai.ac.aeread 17 Aug 2026
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  4. Used for entry requirements on 5 courses

    “9:00 AM – 12:00 AM Engineering Placement Test On Campus”
    Bachelor's Degrees Admission Requirements | University of Wollongong in Dubaiuowdubai.ac.aeread 17 Aug 2026
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  5. Used for cost note on 5 courses, course length on 5 courses, international fee on 5 courses

    “Yearly Fees (VAT 5% inclusive) Civil 4 years 32 AED 68,909 / USD 18,777 Computer and Autonomous Systems Electrical and Electronics Mechanical Mechatronic”
    Bachelor's Degree Fees | University of Wollongong in Dubaiuowdubai.ac.aeread 16 Aug 2026
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  6. Used for entry requirements on 5 courses

    “British GCE Curriculum Minimum 5 IGCSE/GCSE subjects – Grade D and Minimum of 3 A levels – Grade CCD Completion of Year 13”
    Bachelor's Degrees Admission Requirements | University of Wollongong in Dubaiuowdubai.ac.aeread 17 Aug 2026
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  7. Used for entry requirements on 5 courses

    “Engineering (Honours) Degree English Language Testing Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Degree IELTS Academic Overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 & Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking TOEFL Internet-based 79 with not less than 18 in Reading & Writing, 17 Listening and Speaking Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic 54 over all with Minimum 54 PTE Communicative Skill Scores”
    Bachelor's Degrees Admission Requirements | University of Wollongong in Dubaiuowdubai.ac.aeread 17 Aug 2026
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  8. Used for entry requirements on 4 courses

    “Computer Science & IT Degrees English Proficiency Test Bachelor Degree Advance Entry (3 Years)* Bachelor Degree Direct Entry (4 Years)** IELTS Academic Overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0 & Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking Overall IELTS (Academic) score of 5.0 TOEFL Internet-based 79 with not less than 18 in Reading & Writing, 17 Listening and Speaking 40 overall Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic 54 over all with Minimum 54 PTE Communicative Skill Scores 42 overall”
    Bachelor's Degrees Admission Requirements | University of Wollongong in Dubaiuowdubai.ac.aeread 17 Aug 2026
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  9. Used for start dates on 4 courses

    “Accreditation Admission Requirements Duration 4 Years Classes commence September (Autumn) January (Winter) April (Spring)”
    The same sentence appears on 4 pagesuowdubai.ac.aeread 20 Sept 2026
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  10. Used for start dates on 4 courses

    “3 Years Bachelor Degree (24 subjects) 4 Years Bachelor Degree with Integrated Freshman Year (32 subjects) Classes commence September (Autumn) January (Winter) April (Spring)”
    The same sentence appears on 4 pagesuowdubai.ac.aeread 20 Sept 2026
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  11. Used for entry requirements on 4 courses

    “British GCE Curriculum Minimum 5 IGCSE/GCSE subjects – Grade D and Minimum of 3 A level subjects – Grade CCD Completion of Year 13”
    Bachelor's Degrees Admission Requirements | University of Wollongong in Dubaiuowdubai.ac.aeread 17 Aug 2026
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  12. Used for cost note on 1 course, course length on 1 course, international fee on 1 course

    “Big Data With Advanced Entry (3 years) 24 AED 63,449 / USD 17,289 With Integrated Freshman Year (4 years) 32 Cyber Security With Advanced Entry (3 years) 24 With Integrated Freshman Year (4 years) 32”
    Bachelor's Degree Fees | University of Wollongong in Dubaiuowdubai.ac.aeread 16 Aug 2026
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  13. Used for cost note on 1 course, course length on 1 course, international fee on 1 course

    “Big Data With Advanced Entry (3 years) 24 AED 63,449 / USD 17,289 With Integrated Freshman Year (4 years) 32 Cyber Security With Advanced Entry (3 years) 24 With Integrated Freshman Year (4 years) 32 Game and Mobile Development With Advanced Entry (3 years) 24 With Integrated Freshman Year (4 years) 32”
    Bachelor's Degree Fees | University of Wollongong in Dubaiuowdubai.ac.aeread 16 Aug 2026
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  14. Used for cost note on 1 course, course length on 1 course, international fee on 1 course

    “Big Data With Advanced Entry (3 years) 24 AED 63,449 / USD 17,289”
    Bachelor's Degree Fees | University of Wollongong in Dubaiuowdubai.ac.aeread 16 Aug 2026
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  15. Used for cost note on 1 course, course length on 1 course, international fee on 1 course

    “Yearly Fees (VAT 5% inclusive) With Advanced Entry (3 years) 24 AED 63,449 / USD 17,289”
    Bachelor's Degree Fees | University of Wollongong in Dubaiuowdubai.ac.aeread 16 Aug 2026
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More about UOW Dubai

About & contact

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Accommodation

AED 2,200–AED 6,500per month

ESAW Holiday Homes, one of the university's listed off-campus accommodation partners near campus; triple sharing to studio room

  • Triple SharingAED 2,200
  • Twin SharingAED 2,500
  • Private RoomAED 3,800
  • Twin StudioAED 4,100
  • StudioAED 6,500

Published by the university itself, not a live listings price. Actual cost depends on room type, availability and when you apply.

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“ESAW Holiday Homes Contact details: Email: [email protected] Phone: +971 52 154 3767 / +971 52 534 6280 Apartment type and details: Studio: AED 6500 Twin Studio: AED 4100 Private Room: AED 3800 Twin Sharing: AED 2500 Triple Sharing: AED 2200”
University Accommodation for Students in Dubai, UAE | UOWDuowdubai.ac.ae
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After you graduate

Rules read 19 Aug 2026. Check the current rules, this may be out of date

What United Arab Emirates's own immigration authority currently publishes. Not a ranking, not a guarantee, and not the same as what any agent or forum will tell you. Whether someone actually obtains residence depends on occupation, points, funds and policy that can change between application and graduation.

Post-study work visa

Visit visa to explore job opportunities (job-seeker entry permit) . Up to 4 months
A foreigner may be granted a visit visa to explore employment opportunities, for one or more visits, without needing a host or guarantor inside the country — issued by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) for a chosen length of 60, 90 or 120 days (a separate fee applies to each length: AED200, AED300 and AED400 respectively). To qualify, the applicant must either be a skilled worker at the first, second or third professional level under the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation's own occupational classification, or have graduated — with at least a bachelor's degree — from one of the world's top 500 universities under the classification approved by the Ministry of Education. This is a visit visa granted for the purpose of searching for work, not a work permit in its own right; the UAE's separate standard work visa (see residencyRoute) must still be obtained, through an employer, once a job is found.

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“1. The applicant must be a skilled worker at the first, second or third professional level of the occupational classification approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation 2. The applicant must have graduated from one of the top 500 universities in the world, according to the Ministry of Education's classification.A bachelor's degree or its equivalent must be the minimum level of education.”
Issuing a visit visa to explore job opportunities - GDRFA Dubaigdrfad.gov.ae
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Route to permanent residence

The UAE has no separate, distinctly named 'permanent residence' status that a graduate advances toward over a fixed number of years the way most other countries on StudyPath describe. Most graduates who find work move onto the standard employment-sponsored residence visa, which the UAE's own government portal states is valid for two years and renewable subject to the visa-issuing authorities' terms and conditions, applied for by the employer — a status that is renewed indefinitely rather than converting into an unconditional permanent one. Separately, and without requiring employer sponsorship at all, the Golden Residence system grants a renewable long-term residence visa directly to an 'outstanding student': the federal government's own published eligibility table states that a top university student is granted a 10-year Golden visa on production of certificates of excellence and recommendation letters from their school or university, while a top high-school achiever is granted 5 years — both without the 'no sponsor needed' Golden visa carrying a further path to a distinct citizenship status of its own (see citizenshipRoute).

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“Outstanding students 5 years for high school achievers 10 years for top university students Certificates of excellence, recommendation letters from school or university”
Golden visa | The Official Platform of the UAE Governmentu.ae
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Route to citizenship

Emirati nationality is governed by the Executive Regulation of the Citizenship and Passports Law, administered federally. The UAE's own government portal states plainly that it does not operate a general residence-based naturalisation open to any long-term foreign resident: since amendments approved in January 2021, only specific, named categories of foreigner can be nominated for citizenship — investors, doctors, specialists, inventors, scientists, intellectuals, and talents/artists (plus their spouses and children) — each against its own published criteria. An investor must own property in the UAE; a doctor or specialist must work in a scientific discipline of high demand in the UAE with at least 10 years of acknowledged practical experience and membership of a reputable professional organisation; a scientist must be an active researcher with at least 10 years' experience and a recommendation letter from a recognised UAE scientific institution; an inventor needs a Ministry of Economy-approved patent and its recommendation letter; and an intellectual/creative-talent nominee must be a pioneer in art or culture who has won at least one international award. Nomination itself can only come through the Rulers' and Crown Princes' Courts, the Offices of the Executive Councils and the Cabinet, on the recommendation of federal entities — there is no route by which an individual applies directly. Successful nominees take an oath of allegiance, must abide by UAE law, and must inform the government if they acquire or lose any other citizenship. Dual nationality is explicitly permitted for this route: the same amendment 'allows the naturalised citizen to retain his original nationality.'

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“In January 2021, the UAE Government approved amendments to the ‘ Executive Regulation of the Citizenship and Passports Law ’ (page in Arabic) allowing specific categories of foreigners, their spouses and children to acquire the Emirati nationality . The amendment stipulates certain conditions for each category and allows the naturalised citizen to retain his original nationality.”
Emirati nationality | The Official Platform of the UAE Governmentu.ae
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What the government currently prioritises

The UAE's Golden Residence system is also StudyPath’s clearest published signal of federally prioritised fields: alongside outstanding students, the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security's own account of the long-term residency system names 'all PhD holders, doctors and engineers in the fields of computer engineering, electronics, programming, electricity and biotechnology, and those who hold specialized degrees in artificial intelligence, big data or epidemiology and viruses' as eligible categories for Golden residency, alongside investors, entrepreneurs and leaders in science, knowledge or sport. This is a residency-eligibility list rather than a labour-shortage list of the kind Canada, Australia, the UK or Germany publish — it names fields the UAE has chosen to fast-track into long-term residency, not occupations it has found itself short of.

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“all PhD holders, doctors and engineers in the fields of computer engineering, electronics, programming, electricity and biotechnology, and those who hold specialized degrees in artificial intelligence, big data or epidemiology and viruses.”
What is Golden Residency? | Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Securityicp.gov.ae
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New entry added 19 August 2026. workDuringStudy is deliberately left null: mohre.gov.ae (Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, the authority for work permits including the 'Student Training and Employment Permit') was unreachable by every collection method tried — this project's plain-HTTP fetcher (curl-fallback: 'Could not connect to server'), automated fetching (ECONNREFUSED), and the project's real-browser fallback (the navigation silently failed to a non-page state) all failed against mohre.gov.ae specifically, while every other UAE domain used in this entry (u.ae, gdrfad.gov.ae, icp.gov.ae) worked normally — so this looks like a network-level block on that one host from this collector's environment rather than the page not existing. A future collector with different network conditions should retry mohre.gov.ae directly for the Student Training and Employment Permit page (found via search at mohre.gov.ae/en/our-services/training-and-work-permit-for-students-2022.aspx) rather than treat this as confirmed absent. Four UAE domains were accepted as a government source here: u.ae (the federal government's own citizen-facing portal, used as the course link and for most citations here), icp.gov.ae (Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security, the actual visa/citizenship-granting federal authority), gdrfad.gov.ae (General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs — Dubai, an Emirate-level government immigration authority whose own published service pages carried the job-seeker-visa detail more precisely than the federal portal did), and mohre.gov.ae (the labour-permit ministry, recorded even though it was unreachable on). GDRFA Dubai's rules on the job-seeker visit visa and the golden residence permit for graduates are Dubai-specific service pages rather than a single federal rulebook — the UAE's residency system is administered with real variation between Emirates (Dubai's GDRFA versus Abu Dhabi's ICP-run system elsewhere), and this entry cites the federal u.ae portal as authoritative wherever its own account was available, falling back to GDRFA Dubai only for the job-seeker-visa figures that u.ae's own pages did not state as precisely. naturalisationStatus set to 'published-route': the UAE's own government portal publishes real, followable criteria (10 years of professional experience and a recognised specialisation, a patent, an international award, or property ownership) rather than nothing at all — a genuine exception among Gulf states, several of which (see Qatar and Saudi Arabia on StudyPath) publish no comparable route. This is recorded honestly as narrow, nomination-only and not something a person applies for directly, rather than as easy or guaranteed — see the doc comment on ResidencyPathway.naturalisationStatus for why this field records only whether a route is published, not how attainable it is. citizenshipTerms records route nomination and minimumResidenceYears null: the UAE’s own portal publishes no general residence-based naturalisation at all, only named categories (investors, doctors, specialists, inventors, scientists, intellectuals, creative talents) who must be nominated through the Rulers’ and Crown Princes’ Courts, the Offices of the Executive Councils or the Cabinet. There is no period for an ordinary resident to accumulate, so null here means "no published general period", not "unknown". The 10-year experience figures in citizenshipRoute are professional-experience conditions inside two of those categories, not a residence period.

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