King Saud University (KSU, Arabia public university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1957 by King Saud bin Abdulaziz as Riyadh University, as the first university in the kingdom not dedicated to religious subjects. The university was created to meet the shortage of skilled workers in Saudi Arabia. It was renamed to King Saud University in 1982.
The student body of KSU today consists of about 35,810 students of both sexes. The female students have their own disciplinary panel,
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.
The university offers courses in the natural sciences, the humanities,
and professional studies, for which it charges no tuition. The medium of
instruction in undergraduate programs is English except for Arabic and Islamic subjects.
| Established | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | US $2.7 billion |
| President | Badran A. O. Alomar |
| Admin. staff | 4,849 |
| Students | 35,810 |
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 24.722°N 46.627°ECoordinates: 24.722°N 46.627°E |
| Campus | Urban, enclosed 2,224 acres (900 ha) (9 km²) |
| Former names | Riyadh University |
| Website | www.ksu.edu.sa |
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