Eleven universities are helping 572,000 graduate and 224,854 post-graduate students to finish their studies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
In 1424-1425 AH, there were 314 colleges (as part of these universities) offering bachelor degrees, with 25,167 teaching staff.
There were 118 faculties at universities, assisted by 12,149 teachers.
The number of teachers' colleges working under the Ministry of Higher Education amounted to 18 with 33,300 students, while the number of the students of the colleges of technical education and vocational training reached 39,500.
The number of girls colleges amounted to 102 with 351,000 female students.
There were 8,155 students in health colleges and institutes.
The Makkah-based Umm Al Qura University was established in 1369 AH, while the Madinah-based Islamic University was established in 1381 AH.
Nearly 85 percent of students at the Islamic University of Madinah are non-Saudis, from 105 nationalities and Muslim minorities.
The Riyadh-based Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University was established in 1373 AH.
The Riyadh-based King Saud University was established in 1377 AH. It now has more than 53,000 students.
The Jeddah-based King Abdulaziz University was established in 1384 AH as a non-governmental university, but in 1391 AH it became a governmental university. The university has about 53,000 students.
The Dhahran-based King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals began as a college in 1383 AH, but it was developed into a university in 1395 AH. The university has ten colleges, with more than 10,000 students.
On 11/3/1419 AH, a Royal decree was issued to establish the King Khaled University in Abha.
In 1424 AH, a Royal approval was issued for the establishment of three other universities, namely: Qassim University, Taif University and Taiba University.
The Saudi universities have been contributing to the development of scientific research and have been active at scientific conferences.
Meanwhile, an approval was issued for the establishment of non-profitable private colleges in some regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
