جامعة الملك سعود | |
Former names | Riyadh University (1964–1982) |
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Motto | ريادة وتميز |
Motto in English | Leadership and Excellence |
Type | Public university |
Established | 6 November 1957 |
Founder | Saud bin Abdulaziz |
Endowment | US$2.7 billion (2013)[1] |
President | Dr. Abdullah S. Al-Salman |
Administrative staff | 4,952 |
Students | 61,412 (2022)[2] |
Location | , 24°43′19″N 46°37′37″E / 24.722°N 46.627°E |
Campus | Urban, 2,224 acres (900 ha) |
Language | English, Arabic |
Website | ksu |
King Saud University (KSU, Arabic: جامعة الملك سعود, romanized: Jāmiʿa al-Malik Saʿūd) is a public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Established in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in Saudi Arabia.[3] It was known as Riyadh University from 1964 until it was reverted to its inceptive name in 1982.[4] It was converted into an independent non-profit academic institution in 2023.[5]
The student body of KSU today consists of 40,000 male and female students, 7% of which are international.[6] The female students have their own disciplinary panel,[7] and there is a center supervising the progress of female students, either personally by female faculty members or by male faculty members via a closed television network.[8] The university offers courses in the natural sciences, the humanities, and professional studies, and many courses are tuition-free.[9] The medium of instruction in undergraduate programs is English and Arabic depending on the chosen major. Among Arab universities, its medical programs are highly regarded.