Rochester Institute of Technology in Dubai, recently named as the Best American University for Engineering in the UAE, is a highly technologically-focused American university. RIT Dubai is located in and sponsored by Dubai Silicon Oasis. It is a branch university of RIT New York which offers internationally recognized American degrees in Business, Engineering, and Computing, both on a Bachelor and Master level. All Business degrees at RIT University in Dubai are accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) and all engineering degrees are accredited by Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET). RIT is also licensed by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA).

RIT University in Dubai offers Masters degrees that cater to the future needs of the UAE. RIT has recently developed new Masters programs in Computing Security and Future Foresight and Planning, in addition to the already well acclaimed masters programs in Data Analytics and City Sciences.