🇲🇻 Maldives · Social Sciences · 2026
8 accredited Maldives universities in our directory offer Social Sciences. TOEFL is accepted for English-taught and international admission, set per programme on the new 1.0–6.0 scale — confirm the figure with each university.
Accredited by Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA / މޯލްޑިވްސް ކޮލިފިކޭޝަންސް އޮތޯރިޓީ) — established under Higher Education Act; statutory body under Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development regulating Maldivian HE qualifications, programme accreditation, institutional licensing, and foreign-qualification recognition. Maldives HE is small in scale reflecting country's ~520K population: 1 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Maldives National University, MNU, 2011); 1 INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Islamic University of Maldives, IUM, 2015); ~10-15 PRIVATE COLLEGES (Villa, Cyryx, Mandhu, Avid, MAPS, Clique, etc.). Plus specialised: Maldives Polytechnic (technical-vocational), Maldives Aviation Academy. Most institutions concentrated in capital Malé due to extreme urbanisation (~40% of population in Malé). Dhivehi is national language; English is HE primary medium given small Dhivehi-language academic-resource base and international student recruitment..
Accredited by Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA / މޯލްޑިވްސް ކޮލިފިކޭޝަންސް އޮތޯރިޓީ) — established under Higher Education Act; statutory body under Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development regulating Maldivian HE qualifications, programme accreditation, institutional licensing, and foreign-qualification recognition. Maldives HE is small in scale reflecting country's ~520K population: 1 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Maldives National University, MNU, 2011); 1 INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Islamic University of Maldives, IUM, 2015); ~10-15 PRIVATE COLLEGES (Villa, Cyryx, Mandhu, Avid, MAPS, Clique, etc.). Plus specialised: Maldives Polytechnic (technical-vocational), Maldives Aviation Academy. Most institutions concentrated in capital Malé due to extreme urbanisation (~40% of population in Malé). Dhivehi is national language; English is HE primary medium given small Dhivehi-language academic-resource base and international student recruitment..
Accredited by Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA / މޯލްޑިވްސް ކޮލިފިކޭޝަންސް އޮތޯރިޓީ) — established under Higher Education Act; statutory body under Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development regulating Maldivian HE qualifications, programme accreditation, institutional licensing, and foreign-qualification recognition. Maldives HE is small in scale reflecting country's ~520K population: 1 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Maldives National University, MNU, 2011); 1 INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Islamic University of Maldives, IUM, 2015); ~10-15 PRIVATE COLLEGES (Villa, Cyryx, Mandhu, Avid, MAPS, Clique, etc.). Plus specialised: Maldives Polytechnic (technical-vocational), Maldives Aviation Academy. Most institutions concentrated in capital Malé due to extreme urbanisation (~40% of population in Malé). Dhivehi is national language; English is HE primary medium given small Dhivehi-language academic-resource base and international student recruitment..
Accredited by Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA / މޯލްޑިވްސް ކޮލިފިކޭޝަންސް އޮތޯރިޓީ) — established under Higher Education Act; statutory body under Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development regulating Maldivian HE qualifications, programme accreditation, institutional licensing, and foreign-qualification recognition. Maldives HE is small in scale reflecting country's ~520K population: 1 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Maldives National University, MNU, 2011); 1 INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Islamic University of Maldives, IUM, 2015); ~10-15 PRIVATE COLLEGES (Villa, Cyryx, Mandhu, Avid, MAPS, Clique, etc.). Plus specialised: Maldives Polytechnic (technical-vocational), Maldives Aviation Academy. Most institutions concentrated in capital Malé due to extreme urbanisation (~40% of population in Malé). Dhivehi is national language; English is HE primary medium given small Dhivehi-language academic-resource base and international student recruitment..
Accredited by Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA / މޯލްޑިވްސް ކޮލިފިކޭޝަންސް އޮތޯރިޓީ) — established under Higher Education Act; statutory body under Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development regulating Maldivian HE qualifications, programme accreditation, institutional licensing, and foreign-qualification recognition. Maldives HE is small in scale reflecting country's ~520K population: 1 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Maldives National University, MNU, 2011); 1 INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Islamic University of Maldives, IUM, 2015); ~10-15 PRIVATE COLLEGES (Villa, Cyryx, Mandhu, Avid, MAPS, Clique, etc.). Plus specialised: Maldives Polytechnic (technical-vocational), Maldives Aviation Academy. Most institutions concentrated in capital Malé due to extreme urbanisation (~40% of population in Malé). Dhivehi is national language; English is HE primary medium given small Dhivehi-language academic-resource base and international student recruitment..
Accredited by Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA / މޯލްޑިވްސް ކޮލިފިކޭޝަންސް އޮތޯރިޓީ) — established under Higher Education Act; statutory body under Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development regulating Maldivian HE qualifications, programme accreditation, institutional licensing, and foreign-qualification recognition. Maldives HE is small in scale reflecting country's ~520K population: 1 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Maldives National University, MNU, 2011); 1 INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Islamic University of Maldives, IUM, 2015); ~10-15 PRIVATE COLLEGES (Villa, Cyryx, Mandhu, Avid, MAPS, Clique, etc.). Plus specialised: Maldives Polytechnic (technical-vocational), Maldives Aviation Academy. Most institutions concentrated in capital Malé due to extreme urbanisation (~40% of population in Malé). Dhivehi is national language; English is HE primary medium given small Dhivehi-language academic-resource base and international student recruitment..
Accredited by Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA / މޯލްޑިވްސް ކޮލިފިކޭޝަންސް އޮތޯރިޓީ) — established under Higher Education Act; statutory body under Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development regulating Maldivian HE qualifications, programme accreditation, institutional licensing, and foreign-qualification recognition. Maldives HE is small in scale reflecting country's ~520K population: 1 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Maldives National University, MNU, 2011); 1 INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Islamic University of Maldives, IUM, 2015); ~10-15 PRIVATE COLLEGES (Villa, Cyryx, Mandhu, Avid, MAPS, Clique, etc.). Plus specialised: Maldives Polytechnic (technical-vocational), Maldives Aviation Academy. Most institutions concentrated in capital Malé due to extreme urbanisation (~40% of population in Malé). Dhivehi is national language; English is HE primary medium given small Dhivehi-language academic-resource base and international student recruitment..
Accredited by Maldives Qualifications Authority (MQA / މޯލްޑިވްސް ކޮލިފިކޭޝަންސް އޮތޯރިޓީ) — established under Higher Education Act; statutory body under Ministry of Higher Education, Labour and Skills Development regulating Maldivian HE qualifications, programme accreditation, institutional licensing, and foreign-qualification recognition. Maldives HE is small in scale reflecting country's ~520K population: 1 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Maldives National University, MNU, 2011); 1 INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Islamic University of Maldives, IUM, 2015); ~10-15 PRIVATE COLLEGES (Villa, Cyryx, Mandhu, Avid, MAPS, Clique, etc.). Plus specialised: Maldives Polytechnic (technical-vocational), Maldives Aviation Academy. Most institutions concentrated in capital Malé due to extreme urbanisation (~40% of population in Malé). Dhivehi is national language; English is HE primary medium given small Dhivehi-language academic-resource base and international student recruitment..
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