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University · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

King Saud University

University in Saudi Arabia

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About

instance of
8 more
inception
  • 1957
founder
named after
native label
  • جامعة الملك سعود (ar)
motto text
  • اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ (ar) · part of: Al-ʻAlaq

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
coordinate location
  • 24.7220, 46.6270
official website

People and numbers

count of students
  • 61,412 · 2013
employees
  • 6,322 · 2013
position held by head of the organization

Rankings and recognition

ranking
  • 90 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2024
  • 143 · QS World University Rankings · 2026
Earlier figures (13)
  • 200 · QS World University Rankings · 2025
  • 203 · QS World University Rankings · 2024
  • 237 · QS World University Rankings · 2023
  • 277 · QS World University Rankings · 2022
  • 287 · QS World University Rankings · 2021
  • 281 · QS World University Rankings · 2020
  • 256 · QS World University Rankings · 2019
  • 221 · QS World University Rankings · 2018
  • 227 · QS World University Rankings · 2017
  • 237 · QS World University Rankings · 2016
  • 249 · QS World University Rankings · 2015
  • 253 · QS World University Rankings · 2014
  • 197 · QS World University Rankings · 2012

Structure and memberships

child organization or unit
member of
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Wikimedia and technical details (9)
Commons category
  • King Saud University
topic's main category
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category for employees of the organization
IPv6 routing prefix
  • 2001:1490:102::/48
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social media followers
  • 525,544 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 18916965 · 4 February 2023
Earlier figures (3)
  • 481,678 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 18916965 · 26 February 2022
  • 431,566 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 18916965 · 10 January 2021
  • 397,303 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 18916965 · 28 April 2020
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X (Twitter) username
  • _ksu · has characteristic: verified account or profile · number of subscribers: 397,303 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 18916965 · 28 April 2020
  • _KSU
YouTube channel ID
  • UCb60XLNuuc5TjZZ5xvqBOYQ · subject named as: جامعة الملك سعود · YouTube handle: pdksuchannel · 10 September 2026
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