TOEFL is set per programme (postgraduate often asks for more), and the test moved to the new 1.0–6.0 scale on 21 January 2026 — confirm the current minimum and which scale on the official admissions page before you rely on it.
- City
- Amran
- Type
- Public
- Language of instruction
- Arabic (national language + HE primary medium) + English (growing at private + medical institutions despite war disruption)
- Accreditation
- Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Republic of Yemen (وزارة التعليم العالي والبحث العلمي) — apex regulator for Yemeni HEIs. ⚠️⚠️ DIVIDED CONTROL since 2014-2015 Yemeni Civil War: separate MoHE administrations operate in HOUTHI-CONTROLLED NORTH (capital Sana'a, controls most public unis in north including Sana'a U, Ibb U, Hodeidah U, Thamar U, Amran U, 21 September Univ) vs INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED GOVERNMENT SOUTH (effective capital Aden, controls University of Aden, Hadhramout U, Al-Bayda U, parts of Taiz U). Yemeni HE: (1) PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES — Sana'a U (1970 capital flagship), University of Aden (1975 from PDRY socialist south), Taiz U, Ibb U, Hadhramout U, Thamar U, Hodeidah U, Amran U, Al-Bayda U; (2) PRIVATE COMPREHENSIVE — University of Science and Technology Yemen (UST), Queen Arwa U, Al-Andalous U, Future U; (3) ISLAMIC — Al-Ahgaff U (Sufi Sunni Shafi'i), Al-Iman U (Salafi); (4) MEDICAL SPECIALIZED — 21 September Univ for Medical and Applied Sciences (Houthi-affiliated, sanctions concerns); plus various smaller institutes. Total ~50 HEIs. Arabic is national language + HE primary medium; English-medium programmes at private + medical institutions. ⚠️ STUDENTS: VERIFY OPERATIONAL STATUS + safety before applying — Yemen is in ACTIVE CIVIL WAR + WORLD'S WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS per UN (~370K+ deaths since 2015). Many universities damaged, faculty displaced, programs disrupted.