History
Qassim University established as a new university that carrying an academic and research legacy extends to more than four decades in the region, as some colleges received students since 1401 H. Qassim University was founded in implementation of the national plan to expand higher education and universities.
Education
Colleges:
- Sharia and Islamic Studies
- Applied College
- Humanities and Arabic Studies
- Science and Arts
- Engineering and Science
- Health
Research
Research centers:
- Sharia and Islamic Studies
- Applied College
- Health Sciences
- Basic Sciences
- Theoretical Sciences and Humanities
University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2025
601 200
2024
801 400
2023
1201
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.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2025
781 120
2024
901 -100
2023
801
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.
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2024
701 100
2023
801
2022
-
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.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2025
-
2024
1308 418
2023
1726
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.
Campus life
The distribution of Qassim University colleges allover Qassim region as follow:
- Main campus (15 colleges).
- Buraidah (4 colleges).
- Unayzah (5 colleges).
- Ar-Rass (4 colleges).
- Al-Midnab (One college).
- Al-Bukairiyah (2 colleges).
- Al-Baday'ah (One college).
- Riyadh Al-Khabra'a (One college).
- Uqlat Al-Suqour (One college).
- Al-Asyah (One college).
- Dhiriyah (One college).
- Oyoun Al-Gawa (One college).
- Al-Nabhaniya (One college).
Accreditation
Institutional accreditation by National Center for Academic Accreditation and Assessment May-2013 to April-2020. Full accreditation without conditions.