King Saud University (KSU) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1957 as Riyadh University by King Saud bin Abdulaziz as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's first university. The institution was established to address Saudi Arabia's need of trained professionals. In 1982, it was renamed King Saud University

KSU now has a student body of 40,000 male and female students, including 7% of international students. Female students have their own disciplinary panel, and there is a center that monitors their progress, either physically by female faculty members or via a restricted television network by male faculty members. Many of the university's courses are tuition-free, and it provides courses in natural sciences, humanities, and professional studies. Depending on the major, undergraduate programs use English or Arabic as the language of teaching. Its medical programs are well rated among Arab colleges.

Undergraduate courses in scientific sciences, social sciences, humanities, and professional studies are available at the institution. For Saudi and foreign students, tuition is absolutely free, and numerous scholarships are offered. English and Arabic are the languages of instruction in undergraduate programs. If the applicant is from a non-Arabic speaking country, they must pass an Arabic exam. The Languages Unit provides English language assistance at all levels.

• Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Website: http://www.ksu.edu.sa/en/
  

The King Abdullah Institution of Science and Technology (KAUST) is a Saudi Arabian private research university in Thuwal. The institution, which was founded in 2009, offers research and graduate training programs in English as the primary language of teaching.

KAUST is Saudi Arabia's first mixed-gender university campus. In 2013, the institution was ranked among the world's top 500 research and citation records. The institution was placed 19th in the world of the fastest emerging universities for high quality research output in the 2016 Nature Index Rising Stars. Since 2015, KAUST has been listed as the eighth fastest growing young university (aged 50 and under) in terms of research output, as evaluated by fractional count (FC).

KAUST is Saudi Arabia's first mixed-gender university campus. The Saudi government hopes that the mixed-gender institution will contribute to the modernization of the Kingdom's very traditional society. On-site religious police are not present. In coeducational sessions, women are not compelled to wear veils and are permitted to mix freely with males.

KAUST is the world's biggest LEED Platinum campus and Saudi Arabia's first LEED certified project. It was also named one of the 2010 Top Ten Green Projects by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE). It was designed by international architecture firm Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum. For achievements in library architecture, the university library earned the 2011 AIA/ALA Library Building Award.

• Location: Thuwal, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
• Website: http://www.kaust.edu.sa/

In Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) is a non-profit institution. Science, engineering, business, and management studies at Saudi Arabian institutions are highly recognized in the kingdom and around the region. According to the QS World University Rankings, KFUPM was rated 163rd in the world in 2022, and the third in the Arab area.

The American National Academy of Inventors placed the institution fourth among the top 100 global colleges for awarding US Utility Patents in 2019, and 14th in 2020. Stanford University has published a list of the top 2% of the most-cited scientists across a variety of fields. There are 186,177 researchers on the list, with 81 of them conducting research at KFUPM.

Many research connections with world-renowned universities such as MIT, Georgia Tech, Caltech, and Stanford University have been established at KFUPM. It also has tight relationships and collaborations with major industry players and enterprises such as Saudi Aramco, SABIC, power and telecommunications firms, local financial institutions, and government bodies.

• Location: Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
• Website: http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/Default_en.aspx

King Abdulaziz University (KAU) is a Saudi Arabian state university in Jeddah. It was founded in 1967 by a group of businesspeople led by Muhammad Abu Bakr Bakhashab and includes writer Hamza Bogary as a private university. Under the command of then-King Faisal, King Abdulaziz University was turned to a public university in 1974 by a vote of the Saudi Arabian Council of Ministers. Times Higher Education has recognized it as the best Arab university in 2021. Four main rating tables have ranked King Abdulaziz University among the top 200 universities in the world.

Between 2004 and 2014, King Abdulaziz University implemented a campaign to attract overseas students, and almost 150 research projects or fields were accepted. The institution has established worldwide research partnerships, including a cooperative moon research program with the Astronomic Observatory of Oukameden in Morocco. The institution contains 13 research centers, most of which are focused on medicine (medical genomics and osteoperosis), the environment and energy, climate change, and desalination.

Since 2020, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, it has been rated between 101 and 150. In addition, King Abdulaziz University is placed 51 in the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking for 2020. According to the London-based Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, King Abdulaziz University is placed 143rd among the world's best universities in 2021.

• Location: Jeddah, Makkah,Saudi Arabia
• Website: http://www.kau.edu.sa/

Alfaisal University is a coeducational, private, non-profit (teaching-oriented) higher education institution in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The King Faisal Foundation established it in 2002. In 2008, the first students were accepted. Alfaisal presently has around 2500 students enrolled. Saudi nationals make up 67 percent of the student body, with students from more than 40 other countries accounting for the remaining 33 percent. There are almost 200 academic members, including foreign professors from 31 nations. Representatives from five enterprises, four overseas firms, and a representative from the Ministry of Education make up the Board of Trustees.

Alfaisal, a genuinely aesthetically spectacular campus located on the austere grounds of His Majesty the Late King Faisal's palace in Riyadh's capital, is the crown gem of the globally renowned King Faisal Foundation. Alfaisal's undergraduates are enrolled in one of the University's five colleges: Business, Engineering, Medicine, Science, and Pharmacy, with over 3,000 students representing over 40 countries. Students can continue their education on campus by earning a master's degree in business, engineering, nanoscience, biomedical science, or health sciences.

• Location: Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
• Website: https://www.alfaisal.edu/en/
  

King Khalid University is a Saudi Arabian public university located in Abha. In 1998, HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the Southern Region's Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University and King Saud University to unite into one institution known as 'King Khalid University.

Under the direction of the late King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King Khalid University was founded in 1998. New institutions, including female colleges, were established over time. There are 29 colleges as of 2019, covering a wide range of fields such as engineering, computer science, and medicine. The rising population of the southern area necessitated the establishment of King Khalid University. Previously, students in higher education had to go to other Saudi institutions' satellite campuses. Approximately 60,000 students attend King Khalid University as of 2019.

It was recently rated fourth among Saudi Arabian universities in terms of overall performance. Quacquarelli Symonds placed King Khalid University 24th in the MENA area for overall performance in 2019. (QS). King Khalid University was recently placed 448th in the QS World University Rankings on an international basis. The university's strategic strategy calls for a rise in its ranking to the top 200 by 2030.

• Location: Abha, al-Namas, 'Asir Province, Saudi Arabia
• Website: https://www.kku.edu.sa/en/
  

Najran University is a Saudi Arabian state-funded public research university that offers degrees in medicine, engineering, theology, computer science, and the humanities. Nano-Technology Research Center, Engineering and Scientific Research Center, Center for Sensors and Electronic Devices, and others are among the research centers and labs housed there. King Khalid University established Najran University as a community college. On November 11, 2006, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz issued a royal command to transform Najran's community college into a self-sustaining university.

Najran University has an expansive campus that covers 18 million square meters, making it one of the largest university campuses on the Arabian Peninsula. In 2006, King Abdullah issued a royal order establishing the institution. There are 15 academic departments at the university, with a total of 25 majors. The total number of pupils enrolled is close to 12,000 people.

• Location: Najran, Saudi Arabia
• Website: http://portal.nu.edu.sa/

Taif University is located in Hawiyya, an outlying neighborhood of Taif some 25 kilometers due north, within the grounds of King Saud's Palace. The 380,000-square-meter site comprises of three palaces that have been restored and remodeled in a way that blends modernity and technology with magnificent antiquity and traditional architecture on the one hand and traditional architecture on the other. The Government Palace houses the College of Education and the Central Library, while the University Administration is housed in the Residential Palace, which is connected to the Government Palace by a 200-meter hallway. The Heritage Museum will be housed in the third palace, which used to belong to the King's mother.

The university's main campus, which opened in 2003, is housed inside the grounds of King Saud's Palace in Hawiyya, a Taif neighborhood. Outside of Taif, the University of Tunisia has a few colleges. It began as a college that was a part of King Abdulaziz University and subsequently became a part of Umm Al Qura University before becoming a university of its own and offers courses in a variety of subjects of study.

• Location: Al Hawiyah, Ta'if, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
• Website: http://tu.edu.sa/

Taibah University is a Saudi Arabian university founded in 2003 in Medina. The number of students at TaibahU has increased dramatically (Men & Women). In 2003, there were 7761 students enrolled. There are now 69210 students registered in TaibahU's various majors. The university offers a total of 89 academic programs, including 6 associate degrees, 47 bachelor's degrees, 36 postgraduate studies, and seven degrees: the participant - the bachelor's degree - the general diploma - the higher diploma - the master's degree - the doctorate.

The Deanship of Community Service and Continuous Education at Taibah University was established in 2009 under the name of The Deputyship of Community Service and Continuous Education. It was founded to give training courses and workshops under the supervision of an elite group of university academics with various specialities, in collaboration with

Taibah Institution's science department and other relevant authorities both inside and outside the university. In 2003, the deputyship was changed to deanship under the name of (The deanship of Parallel and Continuous Education). Its goal is to improve the university's community service role.

• Location: Madina, Saudi Arabia
• Website: https://www.taibahu.edu.sa/Pages/AR/Home.aspx

The university was founded in 1975 by the Royal Decree No. H / 67 1395 e in the eastern region of the country. In its first year, it leased buildings, and in subsequent years it used some prefabricated buildings for the colleges. The institution was established in 1975 by Royal Decree No. H / 67 1395 e in the country's eastern area. It rented structures in the first year, and in later years, it used prefabricated buildings for the institutions.

One of the university's key aims was for scientific research to be one of the essential criteria for addressing society's challenges. The university has sought to revitalize and strengthen scientific research in various fields and disciplines since its inception, and has completed more than forty national research projects through intensive activity carried out by colleges and research centers, as well as coordination with other centers from outside the university. It has also published over 2,000 scientific papers in both national and international publications.

Conferences and symposia in scientific and cultural enrichment, as well as community service, have received special attention at the University. It has hosted over 66 local and international conferences and symposia. In addition, its academic members have presented at over 300 scientific conferences and symposiums both domestically and internationally.

• Location: Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
• Website: http://www.kfu.edu.sa/