An Education That Expanded Her Perspective
By choosing curiosity, connection, and bold questions, Imani Williams transformed her sense of identity and possibility.
Life Beyond Saadiyat, Class of 2025
93%
Placement Rate
65%
Employed
23%
Graduate School
5%
Fellowship, Gap Year, Independent Project
7%
Seeking
The Undergraduate Class of 2025 had their degrees conferred between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. Data are collected primarily via the First Destinations Survey, which is open for 6 months post-graduation, per professional standards, as well as via advising data, faculty, LinkedIn, and other verifiable sources. Data is obtained on 521 out of 556 students, giving us a knowledge rate of 94%. The following data do not reflect 6% of graduates whose post-graduate outcome remains unknown.
Post Graduation Locations
51
country destinations
66%
outside of their home country
56%
Employment
Top Industries
33
graduates hold jobs
193
graduates make an impact
74%
work experience
Graduate and Professional School
Top Disciplines
15
graduates are enrolled
72%
63%
admission offers
Awards
11 Prestigious Award Scholars
Alya Alhabtari
United Arab Emirates
Rhodes Scholar
MPP, Public Policy
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Firas Darwish
Jordan
Rhodes Scholar
PhD, Statistics and Machine Learning
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Siqiao Liang
China
Schwarzman Scholar
MA, Global Affairs
Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Layan Alkasaji
Jordan
Chevening Scholar
MSc, Biomedical Engineering
Imperial College
London, United Kingdom
Gulsim Azirakjmet
Kazakhstan
Erasmus Mundus Scholar
MSc, Vaccinology
Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Lyon, France
Honey Htun
Myanmar
Erasmus Mundus Scholar
MSc, Astrophysics and
Space Science
University of Rome Tor Vergata
Rome, Italy
Rahul Shreshtha
Nepal
Erasmus Mundus Scholar
MSc, Biology of Ageing
Côte d'Azur University
Nice, France
Brijesh Phullel
Nepal
Erasmus Mundus Scholar
Master's, Manufacturing
National School of Engineers of Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, France
Chuol Deng
Ethiopia
Mastercard Foundation Scholar
MSc, Development Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, United States
Katerina Fialova
Czech Republic
Yenching Scholar
MA, China Studies
Peking University
Beijing, China
Dylan Herman
United States
Boren Scholar
MA, Arab Studies
Georgetown University
Washington, DC, United States
Student Stories
When Not Understanding Became the Point
A quantum computing course she barely understood showed Ajla Šačić that intellectual discomfort could become the foundation of a career.
The Unwritten Rules of Finding One's Way
Sara Vuksanovic understands that while talent is universal, opportunity is not. Being a first-generation college graduate from NYU Abu Dhabi meant creating possibilities her family had never accessed.
An Education That Redefined Impact
The willingness to explore academic options did not pull Amiteash Paul away from medicine or environmental science. Instead, it allowed him to find a space where both could coexist.