The Royal decree dated 2009, which the university was established upon, stated to include all colleges in a number of provinces. In 2011, Rector of the university announced that the university name is changed to be Salman bin Abdul Aziz University. Then, in 2015 King Salman bin Abdul Aziz ordered to change the university’s name to Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University.
The university has a sizeable number of colleges:
The International Cooperation and Scientific Societies Department of Salman Bin Abdulaziz University (SAU) is conducive and eagerly willing to maintain cooperative relationships with the universities and organizations of the world for academic excellence in teaching and research. The present world is transforming from conventional orthodox societies to a knowledge world which aspires and demands the cooperative relationships among the nations to upbringing knowledge societies. In pursuing this aspiration, Salman Bin Abdulaziz University is a step ahead to appreciate and welcome all collaborative efforts which yield knowledge enrichment and technology transfers.
Studyportals ranking look at the scores of the most used ranking systems and present you with one number of how well this University performs.
By U.S. News & World Report
Dropped 24 places compared to 2026
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 492 | 487 | 511 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By Times Higher Education
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2027 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 601 | 401 | - |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By Shanghai Jiao Tong University
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2026 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 601 | 701 | - |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By TopUniversities
Climbed 44 places compared to 2026
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| - | 721 | 677 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
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