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{{distinguish|King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences}}

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| mottoeng = Leadership and Excellence

| image = King Saud University logo.png

| image_size = ~~200px~~150px

| established = {{Start date and age|6 November 1957|df=yes}}

| founder = [[Saud of Saudi Arabia|Saud bin Abdulaziz]]

| endowment = US$2.7 billion (2013)<ref name="Endowments">{{cite web |title=50 Richest Universities in the World: University Endowment Rankings |url=https://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com/wealthiest-universities-in-the-world/ |website=Nonprofit Colleges Online |access-date=21 September 2020 |language=en |date=21 April 2014}}</ref>

| president = ~~Badran A~~Dr. OAbdullah S. Al ~~Omar~~-Salman

| type = [[Public university]]

| city = [[Riyadh]]

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| website = {{~~url~~URL|https://ksu.edu.sa/en/}}

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'''King Saud University''' ('''KSU''', {{lang-ar|جامعة الملك سعود|Jāmiʿa al-Malik Saʿūd}}) is a [[public university]] in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. Established in 1957 by [[Saud of Saudi Arabia|King Saud bin Abdulalziz]] to address the country's skilled worker shortage, it is the first university in [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="topuniversities1">{{cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/institution/king-saud-university |title=Top Universities|publisher=Top Universities|date=12 November 2009|access-date=16 November 2010}}</ref> It was known as '''Riyadh University''' from 1964 until it was reverted to its inceptive name in 1982.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://countrystudies.us/saudi-arabia/31.htm |title=Saudi Arabia - EDUCATION |publisher=Countrystudies.us |access-date=16 November 2010}}</ref> It was converted into an independent non-profit academic institution in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Writer |last2=Gazette |first2=Saudi |title=King Saud University transforms into independent non-profit academic institution |url=https://www.zawya.com/en/business/education/king-saud-university-transforms-into-independent-non-profit-academic-institution-qqhc77gn |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=www.zawya.com |language=en}}</ref>

The student body of KSU today consists of 40,000 male and female students, 7% of which are international.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/king-saud-university|title=King Saud University|website=Timeshighereducation.com|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> The female students have their own disciplinary panel,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksu.edu.sa/Students/Female%20Students/OlyashahCenter/Aboutcenter/Pages/Committees.aspx|title=King Saud University >Committees > About center KSU -|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907011058/http://ksu.edu.sa/Students/Female%20Students/OlyashahCenter/Aboutcenter/Pages/Committees.aspx|archive-date=7 September 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksu.edu.sa/Students/Female%20Students/OlyashahCenter/Aboutcenter/Pages/default.aspx|title=King Saud University > Home > About center KSU -|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230060107/http://www.ksu.edu.sa/Students/Female%20Students/OlyashahCenter/Aboutcenter/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=30 December 2011}}</ref> The university offers courses in the [[natural sciences]], the [[humanities]], and [[professional studies]], and many courses are tuition-free.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/king-saud-university|title=King Saud University|website=Topuniversities.com|access-date=28 September 2017}}</ref> The medium of instruction in undergraduate programs is [[English language|English]] and [[Arabic]] depending on the chosen major. Among Arab universities, its medical programs are highly regarded.

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| Abdullah Al Othman || 2007|| 2012

| Badran Al Omar || 2012|| ~~present~~2024

| Abdullah Al-Salman || 2024|| present

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=== University Entrance Gate (Faith & Knowledge) ===

[[File:~~Kings~~King Saud University Entrance Gate, Riyadh.jpg|thumb|King Saud University Entrance Gate by [[Basil Al Bayati]]]]

As well as designing the mosque, Basil Al Bayati also designed the entrance gates to the university which are based upon the theme of faith and knowledge; two pillars of Islam that must be taken together, "Knowledge cannot do without faith nor can faith ignore knowledge for Islam calls always for faith and knowledge to run in parallel."<ref name=conceptualist>

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{{Infobox university rankings

| ARWU_W =~~101-150~~101–150 (2022) | ARWU_W_ref =<ref>[{{cite web | url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/institution/king-saud-university] | title=ShanghaiRanking-Univiersities }}</ref>

| QS_W = =203 (2024) | QS_W_ref =<ref name="QS_KSU">{{~~Cite~~cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/king-saud-university|title=QS World University Rankings: King Saud University|date=29 June 2023|website=Top Universities|access-date=29 June 2023}}</ref>

| THE_W =~~251–300~~401–500 (~~2023~~2024) | THE_W_ref =<ref name="THE_KSU">{{~~Cite~~cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/king-saud-university|title=King Saud University|date=28 September 2023|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>

| USNWR_W =213 (2023) | USNWR_W_ref =<ref name="usnews.com">[https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/king-saud-university-503764] {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>

| CWTS_W = 111 (2023) | CWTS_W_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2023/list |title=CWTS Leiden Ranking }}</ref>

| THE_Asia =38 (2023) | THE_Asia_ref =<ref name="timeshighereducation.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/king-saud-university |title=King Saud University |date=11 November 2023 }}</ref>

| QS_Arab =4 (2024) | QS_Arab_ref =<ref name="topuniversities.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/king-saud-university |title=King Saud University }}</ref>

|THE_Arab=7 (2022)|THE_Arab_ref=<ref name="timeshighereducation.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/king-saud-university |title=King Saud University |date=11 November 2023 }}</ref>|USNWR_Asia=32 (2023)|USNWR_Asia_ref=<ref name="usnews.com">[https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/king-saud-university-503764] {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>}}

The university offers a broad range of undergraduate courses in the natural sciences, the social sciences, the humanities and professional studies. Tuition is completely free and generous scholarships are available for Saudi and international students. The medium of instruction in undergraduate programs is English and Arabic. Applicants are required to pass an Arabic examination if they are from a non-Arabic speaking country. English-language support at all levels is provided by the Languages Unit.

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;Science Colleges

*College of [[Architecture]] and [[Planning]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ksu.edu.sa/sites/Colleges/ArchitectureandPlanning/default.aspx |title=Home - KSU:Colleges:College of Architecture and Planning |publisher=KSU |date=8 November 2007 |access-date=16 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231165555/http://www.ksu.edu.sa/sites/Colleges/ArchitectureandPlanning/default.aspx |archive-date=31 December 2009 }}</ref>

*College of [[Business Administration]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.ksu.edu.sa/BusinessAdministration/Pages/default.aspx |title=College of Business Administration |publisher=King Saud University |access-date=1 September 2012}}</ref>

*College of [[Engineering]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ksu.edu.sa/sites/Colleges/Engineering/default.aspx |title=King Saud University - College of Engineering - Main Page- KSU - college of engineering |publisher=KSU |access-date=16 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513000116/http://www.ksu.edu.sa/sites/Colleges/Engineering/default.aspx |archive-date=13 May 2009 }}</ref>

*College of [[Science]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ksu.edu.sa/sites/Colleges/CollegeofScinces/default.aspx |title=home3 |publisher=Ksu.edu.sa |access-date=16 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031190607/http://www.ksu.edu.sa/sites/Colleges/CollegeofScinces/default.aspx |archive-date=31 October 2009 }}</ref>

*College of Foods And Agriculture,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ksu.edu.sa/sites/Colleges/FoodsAndAgriculture/default.aspx |title=King Saud University > > |publisher=Ksu.edu.sa |date=13 February 2010 |access-date=16 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090314114327/http://www.ksu.edu.sa/sites/Colleges/FoodsAndAgriculture/default.aspx |archive-date=14 March 2009 }}</ref>

*College of [[Computer]] and Information Sciences,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ksu.edu.sa/sites/Colleges/ComputerSciences/default.aspx |title=CCIS - Home Page |publisher=Ksu.edu.sa |date=20 September 2010 |access-date=16 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228062805/http://www.ksu.edu.sa/sites/Colleges/ComputerSciences/default.aspx |archive-date=28 December 2008 }}</ref>

;Health Colleges

[[File:King saud university medical college.jpg|thumb|College of Medicine]]

*[[King Saud University College of Medicine|College of Medicine]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.ksu.edu.sa/Medicine/Pages/cdefault.aspx |title=College Of Medicine, King Saud University |publisher=Colleges.ksu.edu.sa |access-date=16 November 2010}}</ref>

*College of [[Dentistry]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.ksu.edu.sa/Dentistry/default.aspx |title=Home - KSU:Colleges:College of Dentistry |publisher=Colleges.ksu.edu.sa |access-date=16 November 2010}}</ref>

*College of [[Pharmacy]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.ksu.edu.sa/CollegeofPharmacy/default.aspx |title=Home - KSU:Colleges:College of Pharmacy |publisher= https://pharmacy.ksu.edu.sa/en|date=28 October 2008 |access-date=16 November 2010}}</ref>

*College of Applied Medical Sciences,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cams.ksu.edu.sa/ar|title=الصفحة الرئيسية | كلية العلوم الطبية التطبيقية|website=cams.ksu.edu.sa}}</ref>

*College of [[Nursing]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.ksu.edu.sa/Nursing/Pages/CollegeOverveiw.aspx |title=College Overview KSU:Colleges:College of Nursing KSU |publisher=Colleges.ksu.edu.sa |access-date=16 November 2010}}</ref>

*College of Prince Sultan for Emergency Medical Services,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.ksu.edu.sa/HealthScience/default.aspx |title=Home - College of Health Science |publisher=Colleges.ksu.edu.sa |access-date=16 November 2010}}</ref>

;Humanities Colleges

*College of [[Arts]],

*College of [[Education]],

*[[:ar:كلية الحقوق والعلوم السياسية بجامعة الملك سعود|College of Law and Political Science]],

*College of Languages and Translation,

*College of [[Tourism]] & Archaeology,

*Arabic Language Institute,

*College of Teaching

*College of Physical Education & Sports

;Community Colleges

*College of Applied Studies and Community Service,

*Community College in Riyadh

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*[[Riyadh Techno Valley]] Program

*Ayat Al Quran electronic <ref>{{cite web | url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sa.edu.ksu.Ayat | title=Ayat - al Quran - Apps on Google Play }}</ref>

== Notable alumni ==▼

{{alumni|date=June 2018}}▼

*[[Abdulaziz bin Saud Al Saud]], Interior Minister

*[[Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud]], Sports Minister

*[[Abdullah bin Bandar Al Saud]], Minister of the National Guard

*[[Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli]], Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture

*[[Ahmed Al Khateeb]], Tourism Minister

*[[Badr bin Abdullah Al Saud]], Culture Minister

*[[Bandar Alkhorayef]], Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources

*[[Fahad Al-Jalajel]], Health Minister

*[[Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud]], Minister of Foreign Affairs

* [[Habib Rizieq]] Former FPI leader, Islamic organization in Indonesia▼

* [[Hafiz Saeed]], Pakistani Islamist militant.▼

* [[Haifa al-Mogrin]], Saudi ~~Arabia's~~permanent ~~Permanent Delegate~~representative to [[UNESCO.]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-05-02|title=Who's Who: Princess Haifa Al-Mogrin, KSA's permanent representative to UNESCO|url=https://arab.news/jcgxw|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Arab News|language=en}}</ref>▼

*[[Hamad bin Mohammed Al Al-Sheikh]], Education Minister

*[[Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf]], former Finance and Foreign Minister

* Zafar Iqbal Shehbaz, Co-Founder of [[Lashkar-e-Tayyiba]]<ref name="Zafar Iqbal">{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/summaries/individual/zafar-iqbal |title=Zafar Iqbal |publisher=[[United Nations]] |date=14 March 2012}}</ref>

*[[Mohammad bin Salman]], Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia<ref>{{cite web|title=Council of Ministers: Membership| url= http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/Biographies-of-Ministers.aspx |work= saudiembassy.net| publisher= Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington DC|access-date=25 January 2015|url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110616222323/http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/Biographies-of-Ministers.aspx|archive-date=16 June 2011}}</ref>

*[[Saleh Abdullah Kamel]], Founder and Chairman of [[Dallah Al-Baraka]]<ref>{{cite news|author=Khitam Al Amir|title=Saleh Abdullah Kamel: Saudi billionaire dies at 79|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saleh-abdullah-kamel-saudi-billionaire-dies-at-79-1.1589844260764|accessdate=19 May 2020|work=Gulf News|date=19 May 2020}}</ref>

*[[Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser]], Transport Minister

*[[Tawfig Al-Rabiah]], Minister of Hajj and Umrah

==Notable faculty==

* [[Saad Albazei]], Professor of English and Comparative Literature

* [[Mujahid Kamran]], he was an associate professor at King Saud University from 2001 to 2004.

* Robert Seeds, (son of Sir [[William Seeds]]), Lecturer, Head of English Department and Professor from 1959-1974<ref>"The Times" May 9, 1967 p.VII-VIII </ref><ref>"Not Just Oil and Camels" The Listener Magazine,October 14, 1965 p.568,569</ref>

▲== Notable alumni ==

▲{{alumni|date=June 2018}}

▲* [[Haifa al-Mogrin]],Saudi Arabia's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-05-02|title=Who's Who: Princess Haifa Al-Mogrin, KSA's permanent representative to UNESCO|url=https://arab.news/jcgxw|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Arab News|language=en}}</ref>

* [[Mohammad bin Salman]], Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.

* [[Saleh Abdullah Kamel]], Dallah Albaraka Group Chirman.{{citation needed|reason=linked article does not mention this university|date=June 2018}}

▲* [[Habib Rizieq]] Former FPI leader, Islamic organization in Indonesia

▲* [[Hafiz Saeed]], Pakistani Islamist militant.

* Isaak Diqs, author, graduated with B.A. in 1965.<ref>Isaak Diqs: “A Bedouin Boyhood” Publisher: Allen & Unwin, London,{{OCLC|1075091586}},{{OCLC|551726168}}</ref>

* [[Abdulah Al-Sadhan]] Saudi Actor

== See also ==

* [[List of Islamic educational institutions]]

* [[List of things named after Saudi Kings]]

* [[List of universities in Saudi Arabia]]