King Saud University
Ranked FIRST
across
the Arab and Islamic world, the Middle East, and Africa
According to the famous international Spanish webometrics university ranking system
www.webometrics.info
King Saud University has been ranked among the best 400 international universities by featuring at rank 380 according to the famous international Spanish webometrics ranking system. KSU also ranks as first at the levels of the Arab and Islamic world, the Middle East, and Africa. At the Asian level, it ranks as 28. The following tables summarize King Saud University ranking at the international, Arab, Islamic, Middle Eastern, and African levels.
Table 1: Ranking of the Kingdom's universities and international universities according to the international Spanish webometrics (July 2008)
|
World ranking |
Country |
University name |
|
1 |
United States of America |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
|
2 |
United States of America |
University of Harvard |
|
3 |
United States of America |
University of Stanford |
|
4 |
United States of America |
University of California at Berkley |
|
5 |
United States of America |
Pennsylvania State University |
|
380 |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
King Saud University |
|
420 |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
King Fahd Oil and Minerals University |
|
2106 |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
King Abdulaziz University |
|
2646 |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
King Faysal University |
|
2829 |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Um Al-Qura University |
|
2957 |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Al Imam Mohamed bin Saud University |
|
4262 |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Islamic University for the medina Region |
|
4517 |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Open Arab University, KSA |
|
4769 |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
King Khalid University |
Table 2: Ranking King Saud University and Arab universities according to the Spanish webometrics (July 2008)
|
World ranking |
Arab ranking |
University name |
|
380 |
FIRST |
King Saud University |
|
420 |
SECOND |
King Fahd Oil and Minerals University |
|
1532 |
THIRD |
American University in Beirut |
|
1654 |
FOURTH |
American University in Cairo |
|
1714 |
FIFTH |
Birzeit University |
|
2106 |
SIXTH |
King Abdulaziz University |
|
2245 |
SEVENTH |
University of Jerusalem, Arab University at Jerusalem |
|
2272 |
EIGHTH |
United Arab Emirates Univeristy |
|
2436 |
NINTH |
Advanced Technology Colleges at the Emirates |
|
2607 |
TENTH |
Saint Joseph University in Beirut |
Table 3: Ranking King Saud University and universities in Islamic countries according to the Spanish webometrics (July 2008)
|
World ranking |
Islamic world ranking |
Country |
University name |
|
380 |
FIRST |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
King Saud University |
|
390 |
SECOND |
Turkey |
Middle East Technical University |
|
420 |
THIRD |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
King Fahd Oil and Minerals University |
|
455 |
FOURTH |
Turkey |
Bogazici Turkish University |
|
489 |
FIFTH |
Turkey |
Bilkent Turkish University |
|
554 |
SIXTH |
Turkey |
Istambul Technical University |
|
808 |
SEVENTH |
Turkey |
Ankara University |
|
846 |
EIGHTH |
Turkey |
Hacettepe University |
|
936 |
NINTH |
Turkey |
Agean University |
|
988 |
TENTH |
Turkey |
Ghazi University |
Table 4: Ranking King Saud University and universities in Middle Eastern countries according to the Spanish webometrics (July 2008)
|
World ranking |
Islamic world ranking |
Country |
University name |
|
380 |
FIRST |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
King Saud University |
|
390 |
SECOND |
Turkey |
Middle East Technical University |
|
420 |
THIRD |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
King Fahd Oil and Minerals University |
|
455 |
FOURTH |
Turkey |
Bogazici Turkish University |
|
489 |
FIFTH |
Turkey |
Bilkent Turkish University |
|
554 |
SIXTH |
Turkey |
Istambul Technical University |
|
808 |
SEVENTH |
Turkey |
Ankara University |
|
846 |
EIGHTH |
Turkey |
Hacettepe University |
|
936 |
NINTH |
Turkey |
Agean University |
|
988 |
TENTH |
Turkey |
Ghazi University |
Table 5: Ranking King Saud University and universities in Middle Eastern and African countries according to the Spanish webometrics (July 2008)
|
World ranking |
Middle East and Africa ranking |
Country |
University name |
|
380 |
FIRST |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
King Saud University |
|
385 |
SECOND |
Republic of South Africa |
Cape Town Bottom University |
|
390 |
THIRD |
Turkey |
Middle East Technical University |
|
420 |
FOURTH |
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
King Fahd Oil and Minerals University |
|
455 |
FIFTH |
Turkey |
Bogazici Turkish University |
|
489 |
SIXTH |
Turkey |
Bilkent Turkish University |
|
754 |
SEVENTH |
Republic of South Africa |
Stealing Bush University |
|
722 |
EIGHTH |
Republic of South Africa |
Rhodes University |
|
734 |
NINTH |
Republic of South Africa |
Pretoria University |
|
554 |
TENTH |
Turkey |
Istambul Technical University |