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Umm Al-Qura University

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Mecca, Saudi Arabia
401每500th in World University Rankings 2025
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    About

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    Umm al-Qura University is an Islamic public university located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The university was initially founded as the College of Sharia in 1941 before being renamed to Umm al-Qura University 1981. It started off by primarily offering courses in Islamic studies and Arabic language but has since expanded to offer undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees in a wide range of disciplines such as technology, business management, Islamic economics, marketing, engineering, technology, medicine, education, architecture, and engineering sciences. Umm al-Qura University, popularly referred to as UQU teaches most of its programmes in English and its academic programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), Accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and the National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA). The university has academic partnerships with universities across eight different countries in the world. Some of these include Purdue University, Tufts University, and the King*s College London. UQU has a spacious campuse and branch colleges. The university has a number of research centres such as the Institute of Consulting Research and Studies and the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, as well as amenities like cafeterias, residential halls, gymnasiums and libraries.

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    Key Student Statistics

    A breakdown of student statistics at Umm Al-Qura University

    gender ratio
    Student gender ratio
    54 F : 46 M (1)
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    International student percentage
    8% (1)
    student per staff
    Students per staff
    12.2 (1)
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    Student total
    32557 (1)

    Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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    Subjects Taught at Umm Al-Qura University

    See below for a range of subjects taught at Umm Al-Qura University

    Life Sciences401每500th

    • Biological Sciences

    Education401每500th

    • Education

    Clinical and Health501每600th

    • Medicine and Dentistry
    • Other Health

    Computer Science401每500th

    • Computer Science

    Engineering301每400th

    • General Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

    Social Sciences601每800th

    • Sociology
    • Geography
    • Communication and Media Studies

    Physical Sciences501每600th

    • Chemistry
    • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
    • Physics and Astronomy
    • Mathematics and Statistics