Alfaisal University
Alfaisal University is a private university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in the compound enclosing the vicinity of the al-Ma'dhar Palace. Established in 2002, the institute offers courses in various subjects up to post graduation and is named after King Faisal bin Abdulalziz.
It was founded in 2002 by the King Faisal Foundation. The first students were admitted in 2008. Alfaisal's total enrollment now exceeds 2500. The enrollment is 67% Saudi National with the remaining 33% being students from over 40 other nations. The total number of faculty is nearly 200 with international faculty from 31 countries.
The Board of Trustees includes representatives from five firms, four international firms, and a representative from the Ministry of Education.
Ranking
It is ranked 1805 internationally and 7 nationally . It is ranked 5442 internationally and 23 nationally . They don't show up in the .It is ranked between 801-850 on QS world university rankings.
Alfaisal University is ranked between .
It is also ranked 9th by the Times Higher Education in its category where Caltech is ranked 1st, and also ranked 20th by the Times Higher Education in its category . A reference to the different ranks of this University in THE is made in the Asia Times article, "".