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Universities in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has 36 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1957. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES36
OLDEST1957
FOUNDED 1900+34
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18990 · 0%
1900 or later34 · 94%
Date unknown2 · 6%
Oldest universities in Saudi Arabia
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1957King Saud University
1961Islamic University of Madinah
1963King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
1967King Abdulaziz University
1970Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University
1974Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
1975King Faisal University
1984Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Al Malaz Campus
1986Dammam College of Technology
1998King Khalid University
1999Dar Al-Hekma University
1999Effat University
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