# King Saud University

- Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1957
- Official website: http://www.ksu.edu.sa/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/king-saud-university-dce3ec59

## Summary

King Saud University opened in 1957 in Riyadh as the first university in Saudi Arabia, originally named Riyadh University, with a first class of 21 students in its College of Arts. Women were admitted from the early 1960s, and the institution took the name King Saud University in 1982. It has since grown into a large public university with colleges in sciences, engineering, medicine and humanities, including a separate female campus.

## Key facts

- rank: #107 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.ksu.edu.sa/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/02f81g417)
- [Cross-check: inauguration 6 Nov 1957, public status, renaming (official ksu.edu.sa pages did not give a university-wide student total)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Saud_University)

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