Manipal University - Dubai (MUD) is a private urban institute of higher education founded in 2000 located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The co-educational university caters to both national and international students with undergraduate and graduate programs.

Manipal University - Dubai is located in the Dubai International Academic City Block 7 on Academic City Road (D54), in close proximity to the American University in the Emirates, Heriot-Watt University, and SP Jain Center of Management. Its standard academic year comprises of the autumn (August) and spring (December) semesters, while it also has a summer semester (May). It offers off-campus accommodation as well as international student visas for full-time students.