- Student-faculty ratios: 10.4
- Male to female ratio: 59 : 41
- School nature: Public
- Website: http://ksu.edu.sa/en/
- Address: Riyadh, 11451,Saudi Arabia
- Phone: -
King Saud University is a public university located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was the first university to be established in the country, originally named Riyadh University, in 1957. It became King Saud University in 1982. The university has a total of 18 libraries, two university hospitals and a mosque. Tuition to the university is free, and scholarships are also available for Saudi and international students. All programmes are taught in English and Arabic and applicants are required to pass an Arabic examination if they are from a non-Arabic speaking country. The university has four colleges: science, health, humanities and community. Within these colleges there are smaller colleges for each subject.
- Total number of students 35,826
- Number of international students 4,077
- Total number of academic staff 3,283
- Number of international staff 1,397
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 6,719
- Number of master's degrees awarded 897
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 106
- Number of research only staff 407
- Number of new undergraduate students 8,163
- Number of new master's students 1,978
- Number of new doctoral students 398
- Global score 52.3
- Global research reputation #380
- Regional research reputation #73
- Publications #154
- Books #647
- Conferences #273
- Normalized citation impact #950
- Total citations #258
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #272
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #918
- International collaboration #549
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #16
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #298
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #774
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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10.4
No. of students per staff
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10%
Percentage of International Students
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38,971
Number of FTE Students
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59 : 41
Student Ratio of Females to Males
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2014
351-400
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2016
501-600
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2017
501—600
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2018
501–600
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2019
501–600
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2020
501–600
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Asia University Rankings
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2013
77
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2014
58
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2015
72
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2016
96
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2017
=56
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2018
59
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2019
67
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2018
301–400
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2019
301–400
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Engineering & technology
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2018
301–400
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2019
251–300
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Life sciences
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2018
301–400
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2019
401–500
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Physical sciences
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2018
401–500
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2019
401–500
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Social sciences
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2018
201–250
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2019
301–400
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Business & Economics
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2019
176–200
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Computer Science
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2019
301–400
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Education
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2019
201–250
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
54
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
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2019
=97
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
101–200
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#102 Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences overall score 53.4
- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation #173
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation #19
- Agricultural Sciences publications #77
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact #184
- Agricultural Sciences total citations #116
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #140
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #175
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration #128
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #3
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #96
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #124
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#172 Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score 44.3
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation #382
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation #79
- Biology and Biochemistry publications #114
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact #357
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations #167
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #163
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #338
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration #230
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #2
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #113
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #187
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#126 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 63.9
- Chemistry global research reputation #174
- Chemistry regional research reputation #69
- Chemistry publications #37
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #721
- Chemistry total citations #98
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #79
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #523
- Chemistry international collaboration #330
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #5
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #424
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #826
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#309 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score 50.4
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #263
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation #41
- Clinical Medicine publications #209
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #811
- Clinical Medicine total citations #340
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #329
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #744
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #412
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #57
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #423
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #750
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#95 Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score 53.4
- Computer Science global research reputation #212
- Computer Science regional research reputation #61
- Computer Science publications #69
- Computer Science normalized citation impact #153
- Computer Science total citations #89
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #91
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #156
- Computer Science international collaboration #156
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #7
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #66
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #83
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#121 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 66.3
- Engineering global research reputation #253
- Engineering regional research reputation #60
- Engineering publications #158
- Engineering normalized citation impact #327
- Engineering total citations #161
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #163
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #345
- Engineering international collaboration #256
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #12
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #49
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #53
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#296 Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score 37.0
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation #261
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation #28
- Environment/Ecology total citations #258
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #241
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #313
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration #207
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #4
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #289
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #323
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#234 Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score 40.9
- Materials Science global research reputation #324
- Materials Science regional research reputation #119
- Materials Science publications #87
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #365
- Materials Science total citations #129
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #155
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #402
- Materials Science international collaboration #140
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #3
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #128
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #221
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#49 Mathematics
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- Mathematics overall score 67.2
- Mathematics global research reputation #151
- Mathematics regional research reputation #23
- Mathematics publications #89
- Mathematics normalized citation impact #33
- Mathematics total citations #48
- Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #79
- Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #128
- Mathematics international collaboration #302
- Mathematics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #29
- Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #14
- Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #14
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#178 Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score 34.8
- Microbiology global research reputation #127
- Microbiology regional research reputation #21
- Microbiology publications #38
- Microbiology normalized citation impact #266
- Microbiology total citations #154
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #190
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #248
- Microbiology international collaboration #118
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #3
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #219
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #250
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#266 Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score 35.1
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation #163
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation #4
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications #251
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact #362
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations #327
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #290
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #328
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration #323
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #21
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #375
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #390
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#62 Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 59.1
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #115
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation #32
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #8
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #288
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #40
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #72
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #268
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #151
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #3
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #136
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #241
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#497 Physics
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- Physics overall score 41.6
- Physics global research reputation #463
- Physics regional research reputation #62
- Physics publications #423
- Physics normalized citation impact #639
- Physics total citations #557
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #546
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #606
- Physics international collaboration #402
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration #93
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #543
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #584
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#184 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score 54.1
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #322
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #70
- Plant and Animal Science publications #88
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #236
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #83
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #125
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #330
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration #199
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #5
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #64
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #136
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#400 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 27.1
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #369
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #45
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #542
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #305
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #490
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #489
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #400
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #301
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #7
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #431
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #339