ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/22
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
STUDENTS OVERVIEW
2021/22 INTAKE
FALL 2021/22 ENROLLMENT BY LEVEL
FALL 2021/22 ENROLLMENT BY REGION
FALL 2021/22 STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO
FALL 2021/22 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT
FALL 2021/22 UNDERGRADUATE NATIONAL STUDENTS BY HOME EMIRATE
FALL 2021/22 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY GENDER
FALL 2021/22 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY NATIONALITY
FALL 2021/22 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY AGE GROUP DISTRIBUTION AND GENDER
FALL 2021/22 BACHELOR’S STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM
FALL 2021/22 BACHELOR’S STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM AND GENDER
FALL 2021/22 BACHELOR’S STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM AND NATIONALITY
FALL 2021/22 BACHELOR’S STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM AND CGPA DISTRIBUTION
FALL 2021/22 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT FROM VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
FALL 2021/22 POSTGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT
FALL 2021/22 POSTGRADUATE NATIONAL BY HOME EMIRATE
FALL 2021/22 POSTGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY GENDER
FALL 2021/22 POSTGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY NATIONALITY
FALL 2021/22 POSTGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY AGE GROUP DISTRIBUTION AND GENDER
FALL 2021/22 POSTGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM
FALL 2021/22 POSTGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM AND GENDER
FALL 2021/22 POSTGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM AND NATIONALITY
FALL 2021/22 POSTGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT BY PROGRAM AND CGPA DISTRIBUTION
2020/21 GRADUATES
2020/21 GRADUATES BY LEVEL
2020/21 GRADUATES BY LEVEL AND GENDER
2020/21 GRADUATES BY LEVEL AND NATIONALITY
2020/21 GRADUATES BY PROGRAM
2020/21 GRADUATES BY PROGRAM AND CGPA DISTRIBUTION
FALL 2021/22 FACULTY
FALL 2021/22 FACULTY BY COLLEGE
FALL 2021/22 FACULTY BY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
FALL 2021/22 FACULTY BY COLLEGE AND FACULTY RANK
FALL 2021/22 FACULTY BY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT AND FACULTY RANK
FALL 2021/22 FACULTY BY COLLEGE AND AGE GROUP DISTRIBUTION
FALL 2021/22 FACULTY BY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT AND AGE GROUP DISTRIBUTION
FALL 2021/22 FACULTY BY COLLEGE AND GENDER
FALL 2021/22 FACULTY BY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT AND GENDER
FALL 2021/22 NATIONAL FACULTY BY COLLEGE
FALL 2021/22 NATIONAL FACULTY BY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
2021/22 RESEARCHERS
2021/22 KHALIFA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS
2021/22 RESEARCHERS IN RESEARCH CENTERS
2018-2021 RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AND ANALYSIS
KU SCHOLARLY OUTPUT
KU CITATION COUNT
KU FIELD-WEIGHTED CITATION IMPACT
KU OUTPUTS IN TOP CITATION PERCENTILES
KU PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNAL QUARTILES
KU PUBLICATIONS IN TOP JOURNAL PERCENTILES
KU CITATIONS PER PUBLICATION
KU CITED PUBLICATIONS
KU NUMBER OF CITING COUNTRIES
KU COLLABORATION IMPACT
MESSAGE FROM THE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
I am delighted to provide this introduction to Khalifa University’s Fact Book for the Academic Year 2021/22.
Khalifa University of Science and Technology is the UAE’s highest ranking research university and a global force for good.
In this time of profound disruption caused by the global pandemic, we strengthened our pledge to serving our students and our community, ensuring that we will emerge from this pandemic stronger, with expanded opportunities for students to excel and for our research to have a wider impact on the world.
We launched a number of new initiatives and programs in research and education in the Academic Year 2021/22, underscoring our commitment to educational excellence, and our goal to support wider innovation across our academic programs, pedagogy and research.
In the Academic Year 2021/22, a total of sixteen undergraduate degrees were offered, including six in the College of Arts and Sciences and ten in the College of Engineering.
All eligible programs have received ABET accreditation from the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC).
On the graduate level, twenty-six degree options were offered by the university in the Academic Year 2021/22, including four Master’s degrees and five Doctoral degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences, fifteen Master’s degrees and one Doctoral degree in the College of Engineering, as well as one Doctor of Medicine in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences.
In this Fact Book, you will find some of the more significant accomplishments in academics, research and related areas that took place across the University during the past year, as well as information about student enrollment and demography, graduates and faculty. I hope you find this collection of information to be informative, and to provide an accurate indication of our status at the close of this academic year.
Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi Executive Vice President Khalifa University of Science and
Technology
STUDENTS OVERVIEW
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment by Level
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment Undergraduate Students - Level (Number)
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment Postgraduate Students - Level (Number)
Fall 2021/22 Student to Faculty Ratio
FALL 2021/22 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT
Fall 2021/22 Undergraduate National Students by Home Emirate*
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment
Fall 2021/22 Undergraduate Student Enrollment by Gender*
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment Undergraduate Students - Gender (%)
Fall 2021/22 Undergraduate Student Enrollment by Nationality*
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment Undergraduate Students - Nationality (%)
*Undergraduate includes Bachelor’s and Preparatory students
Fall 2021/22 Undergraduate Student Enrollment by Age Group Distribution and Gender*
Undergraduate StudentsGender
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment Undergraduate StudentsAge Group Distribution and Gender (%)
% of Age Group <20 Years Old
% of Age Group 20-24 Years Old
% of Age Group 25-29 Years Old
*Undergraduate includes Bachelor’s and Preparatory students
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment
Bachelor’s Students - Program (%)
Aerospace Engineering
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Biomedical Engineering
Cell and Molecular Biology
Chemical Engineering Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering Computer Science Earth and
Science
Fall 2021/22 Bachelor’s Student Enrollment by Program and Gender
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment
Bachelor’s Students - Program and Gender (%)
Aerospace Engineering
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Biomedical Engineering
Cell and Molecular Biology
Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering
Engineering
Science
Fall 2021/22 Bachelor’s Student Enrollment by Program and Nationality
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment
Bachelor’s Students - Program and Nationality (%)
Aerospace Engineering
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Biomedical Engineering
Cell and Molecular Biology
Chemical Engineering Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Earth and Planetary Science
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Petroleum Geosciences Physics
Undeclared
Fall 2021/22 Bachelor’s Student Enrollment by Program and CGPA Distribution*
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment
Bachelor’s Students - Program and CGPA Distribution (%)
Aerospace Engineering
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Biomedical Engineering
Cell and Molecular Biology
Chemical Engineering Chemistry
Engineering
* New students and Preparatory risers are excluded as CGPA is as of the beginning of Fall 2021/22.
Fall 2021/22 Undergraduate Student Enrollment from Vocational Schools*
*Undergraduate includes Bachelor’s and Preparatory students
FALL 2021/22 POSTGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT
Fall 2021/22 Postgraduate Nationals by Home Emirate
Fall 2021/22 Postgraduate Student Enrollment by Gender Fall 2021/22
Fall 2021/22 Postgraduate Student Enrollment by Nationality
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment Master’s Students - Nationality (%)
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment Doctor of Philosophy Students - Nationality (%) Fall 2021/22 Enrollment
Fall 2021/22 Postgraduate Student Enrollment by Age Group Distribution and Gender
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment
Master’s Students - Age Group Distribution and Gender
% of Age Group 20-24 Years Old
% of Age Group 25-29 Years Old
% of Age Group 30-34 Years Old
% of Age Group 35-39 Years Old
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment Doctor of Medicine Students - Age Group Distribution and Gender (%)
Fall 2021/22 Postgraduate Student Enrollment
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment Master’s Students - Program (%)
Fall 2021/22 Postgraduate Student Enrollment by Program and Gender
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment Master’s Students - Program and Gender (%)
Aerospace Engineering
Applied Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering
Civil and Infrastructural Engineering
Engineering
Engineering
Engineering
Fall 2021/22 Postgraduate Student Enrollment by Program and Nationality
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment Master’s Students - Program and Nationality (%)
Aerospace Engineering
Applied Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil and Infrastructural Engineering Computer
Electrical
Engineering
Health, Safety and Environmental Engineering
International and Civil Security
Materials Science and Engineering
Engineering
Engineering
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment Doctor of Philosophy Students - Program and Nationality (%)
Fall 2021/22 Postgraduate Student Enrollment by Program and CGPA Distribution*
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment
Master’s Students - Program and CGPA Distribution (%)
Doctor of Philosophy Programs
Fall 2021/22 Enrollment
Doctor of Philosophy Students - Program and CGPA Distribution (%)
*New students are excluded as CGPA is as of the beginning of Fall 2021/22.
2020/21 GRADUATES
GRADUATES
2020/21 Graduates by Level
711 Graduates in Academic Year 2020/21
Fall 2020, Spring 2021 and Summer 2021
2020/21 Graduates by Level and Gender
2020/21 Graduates - Level and Gender (%)
Doctor of Philosophy
2020/21 Graduates by Level and Nationality
2020/21 Graduates - Level and Nationality (%)
2020/21 Graduates Bachelor’s Programs
(%)
Aerospace Engineering
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Biomedical Engineering
Engineering Chemistry
Engineering
2020/21 Graduates Master’s Programs (%)
Applied Chemistry
Biomedical Engineering By Research in Engineering Chemical Engineering
Computer and Information Science Computer Science
Security Electrical and Computer Engineering
2020/21 Graduates
Bacheclor’s Programs - Program and CGPA Distribution (%)
Aerospace Engineering
Applied Mathematics and Statistics
For Postgraduate degrees, the student should achieve a minimum overall CGPA of 3.0 in order to graduate.
FALL 2021/22 FACULTY
Fall 2021/22
Fall 2021/22 Faculty by Academic Department
Faculty
Fall 2021/22 Faculty by Academic Department and Faculty Rank
Fall 2021/22 College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Rank - Academic Department (%)
% OF LECTURER
% OF SENIOR LECTURER
% OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
% OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
% OF PROFESSOR
CHEMISTRY
EARTH SCIENCES
Fall 2021/22 College of Engineering
Faculty Rank - Academic Department (%)
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
% OF LECTURER
% OF SENIOR LECTURER
% OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
% OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
% OF PROFESSOR
College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Academic Departments*
Fall 2021/22 College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Faculty Rank - Academic Department (%)
ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY
ANESTHESIOLOGY
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH
FAMILY MEDICINE
% OF LECTURER
% OF SENIOR LECTURER
% OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
% OF ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR % OF PROFESSOR
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
NEUROLOGY
PATHOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
PEDIATRICS
PHARMACOLOGY
PHYSIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
*Two faculty members are affiliated to the College management team not the academic departments.
Fall 2021/22 Faculty by College and Age Group Distribution
Fall 2021/22 Faculty Age Group Distribution - College (%)
Fall 2021/22 Faculty by Academic Department and Age Group Distribution
and Sciences
Departments
Fall 2021/22 College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Age Group Distribution - Academic Department (%)
Fall 2021/22 College of Engineering Faculty Age Group Distribution - Academic Department (%)
% of Age Group 30-39 Years Old
% of Age Group 40-49 Years Old
% of Age Group 50-59 Years Old
% of Age Group 60-69 Years Old
% of Age Group 70-79 Years Old
Fall 2021/22 College of Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty Age Group Distribution - Academic Department (%)
% of Age Group 30-39
Years Old
% of Age Group 40-49
Years Old
% of Age Group 50-59 Years Old
% of Age Group 60-69
Years Old
% of Age Group 70-79
Years Old
*Two faculty members are affiliated to the College management team not the academic departments.
Fall 2021/22 Faculty by College and Gender
Fall 2021/22 Faculty Gender Distribution - College (%)
College of Arts and Sciences Departments
Fall 2021/22 Faculty by Academic Department and Gender CHEMISTRY
Fall 2021/22 College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Gender Distribution - Academic Department (%)
Fall 2021/22 College of Engineering
Faculty Gender Distribution - Academic Department (%)
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRON MENTAL ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERIN G AND COMPUTER SCIENC E
INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
of Medicine and Health Sciences Academic Departments*
Fall 2021/22 College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Faculty Gender Distribution - Academic Department (%)
ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY
ANESTHESIOLOGY
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH
FAMILY MEDICINE
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
NEUROLOGY
PATHOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
*Two faculty members are affiliated to the College management team not the academic departments.
Fall 2021/22 National Faculty by College
Fall 2021/22 National FacultyCollege (%)
Fall 2021/22 College of Arts & Sciences National Faculty - Academic Department (%)
Fall 2021/22 National Faculty by Academic Department CHEMISTRY
Fall 2021/22 College of Engineering
National Faculty - Academic Department (%)
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENVIRON MENTAL ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERIN G AND COMPUTER SCIENC E
INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
of Medicine and Health Sciences Academic
Fall 2021/22 College of Medicine and Health Sciences
National Faculty - Academic Department (%)
ANATOMY AND CELL BIOLOGY
ANESTHESIOLOGY
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND POPULATION HEALTH
FAMILY MEDICINE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
*Two faculty members are affiliated to the College management team not the academic departments.
2021/22 RESEARCHERS
2018-2021 RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AND ANALYSIS
KU Scholarly Output
The number of publications of a selected entity.
Khalifa University Scholarly Output
Data source: Scopus - April 20 2022
KU Citation Count
Total citations received by publications of the selected entities.
Khalifa University Citation Count
Data source: Scopus - April 20 2022
KU Field-Weighted Citation Impact
The ratio of citations received relative to the expected world average for the subject field, publication type and publication year.
Khalifa University Field-Weighted Citation Impact
Data source: Scopus - April 20 2022
KU Outputs in Top Citation Percentiles
Percentage of publications of a selected entity that are highly cited, having reached a particular threshold of citations received.
KHALIFA UNIVERSITY OUTPUTS IN TOP 1% CITATION PERCENTILES
KHALIFA UNIVERSITY OUTPUTS IN TOP 5% CITATION PERCENTILES
Data source: Scopus - April 20 2022
KU Publications in Journal Quartiles
Percentage of publications that have been published in the selected journal quartiles.
Khalifa University % of Publications in Q1 (Top 25%) Journal Quartiles
Data source: Scopus - April 20 2022
KU Publications in Top Journal Percentiles
Percentage of publications of a selected entity that have been published in the world’s top journals.
KHALIFA UNIVERSITY
PUBLICATIONS IN TOP 1% JOURNAL PERCENTILES
KHALIFA UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS IN TOP 5% JOURNAL PERCENTILES KHALIFA
Data source: Scopus - April 20 2022
KU Citations per Publication
The average number of citations received per publication.
University Number of Citations per Publication
Data source: Scopus - April 20 2022
KU Cited Publications
Percentage of Publications that have received at least one citation.
Khalifa University % of Cited Publications
Data source: Scopus - April 20 2022
Khalifa
KU Number of Citing Countries
The number of distinct Countries represented by the publications citing a selected entity.
Khalifa University Number of Citing Countries
Data source: Scopus - April 20 2022
KU Collaboration Impact
The extent of international institutional co-authorship.
Khalifa University % of publications that have at one international co-author
Data source: Scopus - April 20 2022