🇾🇪 38 universities · 14 governorates
Yemen's universities, governorate by governorate — from Wikidata, not the ministry.
Yemen's public universities began with Sanaa University and the University of Aden in the 1970s, and private universities have been licensed since the 1990s. This directory lists 38 from Wikidata.
Not an official list
This list comes from Wikidata, a community-maintained database (retrieved 2026-10-23) — not from the country's regulator. It may include institutions that have closed, merged or been renamed, or that have lost or never had official recognition, and it may miss others. We leave out entries Wikidata marks as dissolved or closed, but that filter is only as up to date as Wikidata. Only institutions whose name calls them a university are listed, so recognised colleges and degree-awarding institutes are missing. Being listed here is not proof of accreditation.
Before you apply, check with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The ministry's website did not answer when we checked on 23 October 2026 (mohe.gov.ye timed out; mohesr.gov.ye returned a server error), so check with the ministry or a Yemeni embassy directly.
The UN Secretary-General's 2025 report on children and armed conflict covers Yemen and verified attacks on 4 schools in 2024. A/79/878, 17 June 2025, para. 233.
Universities listed
38
In Amanat al-Asimah Governorate
12
With a website on record
32
What isn't here, and why
Yemen's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research licenses public and private universities, but its website did not answer and we found no list we could republish, so this page is built from Wikidata.
This list is from Wikidata, a community-maintained source — retrieved 2026-10-23. A university missing here is a gap in that source, not a judgement about the university, and being listed here is not proof of accreditation: check with the national regulator. Public or private status is shown only where Wikidata records it (3 of 38).
All 38 universities, by governorate
Amanat al-Asimah Governorate (12)Hadhramaut Governorate (7)Ta'izz Governorate (4)Ibb Governorate (3)
Amanat al-Asimah Governorate (12)
| 21 September University for Medical and Applied Sciencesجامعة 21 سبتمبر للعلوم الطبية والتطبيقيةSanaa | est. 2016 | |
| Al-Andalus University for Science and TechnologySanaa | ||
| Azal University for Human Developmentجامعة آزال للتنمية البشرية | Azal University for Human DevelopmentSanaa | ||
| British University in YemenSanaa | ||
| Civilization Universityجامعة الحضارةSanaa | ||
| Emirates International Universityالجامعة الإماراتية الدوليةSanaa | est. 2014 | |
| International University of Technology Twintechجامعة تونتك الدولية للتكنولوجياSanaa | est. 2008 | |
| Lebanese International University, Yemenالجامعة اللبنانية الدوليةSanaa | est. 2006 | |
| Modern Specialized Universityالجامعة التخصصية الحديثةSanaa | est. 2023 | |
| Queen Arwa Universityجامعة الملكة أروىSanaa | Private | est. 1996 |
| Sanaa Universityجامعة صنعاءSanaa | est. 1970 | |
| University of Science and Technology in Sana'a - Yemenجامعة العلوم والتكنولوجياSanaa | est. 1994 |
Hadhramaut Governorate (7)
| Al-Ahgaff Universityجامعة الأحقافMukalla | est. 1995 | |
| Al-Rayan Universityجامعة الريانHadhramaut | est. 2009 | |
| Hadhramout Universityجامعة حضرموتMukalla | est. 1993 | |
| Hadhramout University of Science and TechnologyMukalla | ||
| Seiyun Universityجامعة سيئونSeiyun | Public | est. 2017 |
| University of the Holy Qur'an and Islamic Sciencesجامعة القرآن الكريم والعلوم الإسلاميةSeiyun | ||
| Wasatia Universityجامعة الوسطية الشرعية للعلوم الإسلامية والإنسانيةSayun District | est. 2016 |
Ta'izz Governorate (4)
| Al Saeed Universityجامعة السعيدTa'izz | est. 2002 | |
| Al-Ataa University for Science and Technologyجامعة العطاء للعلوم والتكنولوجياTa'izz | est. 2018 | |
| Al-Rowad Universityجامعة الروادTa'izz | est. 2020 | |
| Taiz Universityجامعة تعزTa'izz | est. 1996 |
Ibb Governorate (3)
| Al Jazeera Universityجامعة الجزيرة | est. 2009 | |
| Ibb Universityجامعة إبIbb | est. 1996 | |
| Jiblah University for Medical and Health Sciencesجامعة جبلة للعلوم الطبية والصحيةIbb |
'Amran Governorate (1)
| University of Amranجامعة عمرانʿAmrān | est. 2005 |
Abyan Governorate (1)
| University of Abyanجامعة أبين | est. 2018 |
Aden Governorate (1)
| University of Adenجامعة عدنAden | est. 1975 |
Al Hudaydah Governorate (1)
| Hodeidah Universityجامعة الحديدةAl Hudaydah | est. 1996 |
Al Mahwit Governorate (1)
| Al-Mahwit Universityجامعة المحويتAl Mahwit | est. 2022 |
Dhamar Governorate (1)
| Thamar Universityجامعة ذمارDhamar | est. 1996 |
Hajjah Governorate (1)
| Hajjah Universityجامعة حجةHajjah |
Lahij Governorate (1)
| University of Lahejجامعة لحجLahij | Public | est. 2021 |
Saada Governorate (1)
| Sa'ada Universityجامعة صعدة |
Sanaa Governorate (1)
| Future Universityجامعة المستقبل (اليمن) | est. 2004 |
Location not recorded (2)
| Al Janad University for Science and Technologyجامعة الجند للعلوم والتكنولوجيا | est. 2018 | |
| Yemen and Gulf University for Science and Technologyجامعة اليمن والخليج للعلوم والتكنولوجيا |
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