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King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals tops our list of 63 Public universities in Saudi Arabia at #67 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by King Saud University (QS World #143) and King Abdulaziz University (QS World #163). Across the whole list there are 4 courses to choose from.
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5 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #67 (King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals) to #559 (Umm Al-Qura University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: King Saud University is cited most (6,594,005 citations). 23 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
63 are public and 0 private (100% public). The oldest is King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, founded in 1963. Umm Al-Qura University is the largest, with 57,000 students.
By level: 8 master's, 7 bachelor's and 1 phd / doctorate. The most common subjects are Professional Accounting & Finance (2), Mathematics (2), Physics (2) and Neuroscience (1). The usual length is 2 years and eight academic years. 100% are full-time. Islamic University of Medinah offers the widest choice, with 8 of these courses.
King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (QS World #67), King Saud University (QS World #143) and King Abdulaziz University (QS World #163) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
63 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 2 years, with eight academic years the next most common.
Islamic University of Medinah, with 8, ahead of Dar Al-Uloom Colleges (4).
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