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Sultan Qaboos University
جامعة السلطان قابوس (Arabic)
Latin: Universitas Regis Qaboos
Mottoاقرأ
Motto in English
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TypePublic
Established1986
Vice-ChancellorHH Dr. Fahad bin Al-Julanda bin Majed Al Said
Undergraduates15,357
Location
Muscat
,
Oman
CampusUrban
Websitewww.squ.edu.om

Sultan Qaboos University is a public university located in al-Seeb, Oman. Established in 1986, it is one of the two public universities in the country and is named after Qaboos bin Said al-Said, the Sultan of Oman from 1970 until 2020.

Most students entering the university are selected based on their performance in high school final examinations. Student enrollment has grown from 500 in 1986 to more than 10,000 in 2005. More than half of the students live off campus due to space constraints. It currently has around 15,357 students of which 7,942 are female students and 7,415 are male students.[1]

Colleges

The university contains 9 colleges which are:[2]

Notable faculty

See also: Category:Academic staff of Sultan Qaboos University

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Sultan Qaboos University alumni

Ranking

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[3]801–900 (2022)
QS World[4]=454 (2024)
THE World[5]601–800 (2024)
USNWR Global[6]=750 (2023)

Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) is ranked number 1 in Oman.[7][8] SQU is ranked at number 379 in the world's top universities ranking by the London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).[9]

The university is also ranked number 10 in the QS Arab Region 2019 ranking, and also placed in the 151-200 bracket in the QS Subject Matter Ranking.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ The Report: Oman 2012. Oxford Business Group. 2012. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-907065-49-1.
  2. ^ "Colleges". www.squ.edu.om. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  3. ^ "Academic Ranking of World Universities 2022". shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ "QS World University Rankings: Sultan Qaboos University". Top Universities. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Sultan Qaboos University". Times Higher Education (THE). 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  6. ^ U.S. News. "Sultan Qaboos University". Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Oman | Ranking Web of Universities: Webometrics ranks 30000 institutions". www.webometrics.info. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  8. ^ uniRank
  9. ^ "Sultan Qaboos University". Top Universities. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  10. ^ "Sultan Qaboos University". Top Universities. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2019-06-20.

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