American University of Sharjah is licensed and its programs are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Education's Higher Education Affairs Division in the United Arab Emirates.

AUS has been accredited in the United States of America by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, Tel +1 215 662 5606) since June 2004.

The bachelor of science degree programs in chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering offered by the College of Engineering are accredited by Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org. The bachelor of science degree program in computer science offered by the College of Engineering is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org. These six College of Engineering undergraduate programs were the first in the region and the second outside the US to receive this prestigious accreditation.

ABET is the recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and technology in the United States. ABET is a federation of 35 professional and technical societies representing these fields. ABET currently accredits approximately 3,600 programs at more than 700 colleges and universities in 29 countries worldwide and is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation in Washington, DC.