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

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

{{Infobox university

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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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| free =

| logo =

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

}}

'''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 |~~last~~author=Staff Writer ~~|first=Staff~~ |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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{{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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== Notable alumni ==

[[File:Mohammad bin Salman October 2019 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia]] and [[Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia|Prime Minister]], [[Mohammad bin Salman]], graduated with a law degree from King Saud University.]]

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

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

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*[[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>

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* [[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>

== See also ==

* [[List of Islamic educational institutions]]

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

* [[List of universities in Saudi Arabia]]