About King Abdulaziz University:

King Abdulaziz University (KAU) is a public university in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Established initially in 1967 as a private university by a group of businessmen led by Muhammad Abu Bakr Bakhashab and including writer Hamza Bogary. In 1974, King Abdulaziz University was converted to a public university by a decision of the Council Ministers of Saudi Arabia under then-King Faisal's orders. It has 19 faculties: Engineering; Economics and Administration; Law; Applied Medical Sciences; Medicine; Arts and Humanities; Communication and Media; Computing and Information Technology; Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture; Nursing; Sciences; Pharmacy; Dentistry; Earth Sciences; Environmental Designs; Home Economics; Marine Sciences; Tourism; Maritime Studies.



World University Rankings

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
World University Rankings - - - - - - - - - - 162 142 140 133 137 138 98 109 113

By Fields

Field 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agriculture - - - - - - - - - - 197 188 199 211 176 107 84 92
Engineering - - - - - - - - 54 39 24 26 32 37 35 43 53 46
Life Sciences - - - - - - - - - 210 177 208 168 156 150 125 118 143
Medicine - - - - - - - - - - 451-500 401-450 401-450 - 401-450 351-400 401-450 351-400
Natural Sciences - - - - - - - 136 68 72 67 63 74 69 71 38 49 60
Social Sciences - - - - - - - - - - - - 351-400 301-350 269 213 209 200

By Subjects

Subject 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Agricultural Sciences - - - - - - - 93 141 192 174 137 79 68 76
Biology & Biochemistry - - - - - - - - 160 129 187 130 76 88 110
Chemistry - - - - - 43 44 33 35 42 44 42 42 47 45
Chemical Engineering - - - - - - 47 38 31 36 36 28 25 26 26
Civil Engineering - - - - - - 52 25 21 19 30 25 29 57 70
Clinical Medicine - - - - - - - - 451-500 401-450 451-500 401-450 401-450 401-450 351-400
Computer Science - - - - - - 18 13 15 17 17 12 22 19 17
Economics & Business - - - - - - - - - - - - 236 255 271
Electrical Engineering - - - - - - 66 48 38 38 43 31 36 60 65
Environment / Ecology - - - - - - - - - - 164 - 110 96 116
Geosciences - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Immunology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Materials Science - - - - - - 63 54 59 83 77 75 69 96 96
Mathematics - - - - 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 11 8
Mechanical Engineering - - - - - - - 17 16 18 20 19 23 26 19
Microbiology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Molecular Biology & Genetics - - - - - - - - 135 144 131 124 89 87 118
Neuroscience & Behavior - - - - - - - - - - 297 - - - -
Pharmacology & Toxicolog - - - - - - 189 161 174 139 110 85 68 54 64
Physics - - - - - - - - - - 129 101 84 118 153
Plant & Animal Science - - - - - - - - - - - 247 181 157 185
Psychiatry / Psychology - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Social Sciences, General - - - - - - - - - - - 267 225 188 196
Space Science - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Energy Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 78 72 35 43 51
Environmental Science & Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 70 76 69 68 81
Biomedical Engineering - - - - - - - - - - 86 68 61 56 71