Sohar University

Sohar University
جامعة صحار
TypePrivate
Established2001
Vice-ChancellorDr Hamdan Sulaiman Al Fazari
Academic staff
284 (2024/2025)
Administrative staff
291 (2024/2025)
Total staff
575 (2024/2025)
Students13099 (2024/2025)
Undergraduates12920
Postgraduates159
20
Address
Sohar University
,
Sohar
,
311
,
Oman

24°17′52″N 56°46′49″E / 24.2979°N 56.7803°E / 24.2979; 56.7803
Websitewww.su.edu.om

Sohar University (جامعة صحار ) was established in 2001 as the first private university in Oman.[citation needed] It was granted degree awarding powers by the Oman Ministry of Higher Education, with the authority to provide programs and courses whose successful completion leads to academic awards.