List of Saudi Arabian universities: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Saudi Arabia has eight major universities.

• King Saud University in Riyadh, founded in 1957
• Islamic University of Medina, founded in 1961
• King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, founded in 1967
• Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, given university status in 1974
• King Faisal University in Dammam and Hofuf, founded in 1975
• King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran, given university status in 1975
• Umm Al-Qura University in Mecca, founded in 1979
• King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz University, founded in May 1998