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 (KFUPM) 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