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Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University – IMSIU

Location

Riyadh, SA, Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Ranking

# 901-950QS World University Rankings

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62Undergraduate programs

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69Postgraduate programs

International

2076International students

About Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University – IMSIU

Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU)is a comprehensive government higher education institution; with its main campuses in Riyadh, the Capital City of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one for male students and one for females.  The University was originally formed from the amalgamation of the Islamic Law College and the Arabic Language College in Riyadh and was officially established by royal decree in 1951. The university's strengths lies in its Islamic foundations and contribution to local and international society in almost all aspects.

The university has contributed largely to the country's leadership since many graduates have held high leading positions in the country. It is a tuition-free institution and it offers a scholarship ( http://cutt.us/WL3FL ) to students around the world, and at the moment there are more than 7405 international students studying at different colleges.

The university has 13 Colleges and 3 Institutes. It currently has more than 60609 students and 5310 faculty members.  IMSIU has a good employability rate of around 43%. The university as a cultural and intellectual institution aims to promote knowledge offering undergraduate as well as postgraduate studies. IMSIU also has internal TV Channel, College Studio and Miraat Aljamah (a weekly published newspaper). Some colleges have their own learning resources such as Virtual Court in the Higher Judicial Institute, and Hadith Lab in the College of Religion Fundamentals. IMSIU also has what is called Bawabat Al marifa (Knowledge Portal), which includes numerous numbers of published proceedings of IMSIU conferences and its publications.

All those colleges and institutions provide programs that contribute to the IMSIU’s Mission stated as: "The mission of IMSIU is to nurture the intellect, creativity and moral values of men and women for leadership and service to society through high-quality learning and research. Guided by its Islamic traditions, IMSIU integrates academic excellence and Islamic commitment to building a peaceful, prosperous and caring world.

IMSIU has 13 colleges that offer BA, MA, MSc and PhD degrees in Shari'ah, Religion Fundamentals, Arabic language, social sciences, media and communication, languages and translation, computer science and information science, economics and administrative sciences, medicine, and engineering. Postgraduate programs are supervised by the Deanship of Graduate Studies whose mission centers around offering advanced graduate programs in education, learning and research to contribute to the production and dissemination of knowledge.

About Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University – IMSIU

Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU)is a comprehensive government higher education institution; with its main campuses in Riyadh, the Capital City of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, one for male students and one for females.  The University was originally formed from the amalgamation of the Islamic Law College and the Arabic Language College in Riyadh and was officially established by royal decree in 1951. The university's strengths lies in its Islamic foundations and contribution to local and international society in almost all aspects.

The university has contributed largely to the country's leadership since many graduates have held high leading positions in the country. It is a tuition-free institution and it offers a scholarship ( http://cutt.us/WL3FL ) to students around the world, and at the moment there are more than 7405 international students studying at different colleges.

The university has 13 Colleges and 3 Institutes. It currently has more than 60609 students and 5310 faculty members.  IMSIU has a good employability rate of around 43%. The university as a cultural and intellectual institution aims to promote knowledge offering undergraduate as well as postgraduate studies. IMSIU also has internal TV Channel, College Studio and Miraat Aljamah (a weekly published newspaper). Some colleges have their own learning resources such as Virtual Court in the Higher Judicial Institute, and Hadith Lab in the College of Religion Fundamentals. IMSIU also has what is called Bawabat Al marifa (Knowledge Portal), which includes numerous numbers of published proceedings of IMSIU conferences and its publications.

All those colleges and institutions provide programs that contribute to the IMSIU’s Mission stated as: "The mission of IMSIU is to nurture the intellect, creativity and moral values of men and women for leadership and service to society through high-quality learning and research. Guided by its Islamic traditions, IMSIU integrates academic excellence and Islamic commitment to building a peaceful, prosperous and caring world.

IMSIU has 13 colleges that offer BA, MA, MSc and PhD degrees in Shari'ah, Religion Fundamentals, Arabic language, social sciences, media and communication, languages and translation, computer science and information science, economics and administrative sciences, medicine, and engineering. Postgraduate programs are supervised by the Deanship of Graduate Studies whose mission centers around offering advanced graduate programs in education, learning and research to contribute to the production and dissemination of knowledge.

Available programs

The undergraduate programs offered by Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University – IMSIU  focus on:

    BA Fundamentals of Religion
    BA in Arabic Language
    BA of Radio, Television and Film
    BA of Press and Electronic Publishing
    BA of Public Relations
    BA of Advertising and Marketing Communication
    BA of Graphics and Multimedia
    BA of Economy
    BA of Business Administration
    BA of Accounting
    BA of Banking
    BA of Finance and Investment
    BA of Insurance and Risk Management
    BA in Medicine and Surgery
    BA in Mechanical Engineering
    BA in Civil Engineering
    BA in Electrical Engineering
    BA in Chemical Engineering
    BA Languages and Translation
    BA of Psychology
    BA in Special Education
    BA of History and Civilization
    BA of Geography
    BA of Sociology
    BA of  Social Service
    BA of Sociology
    BSc of Information Management
    BSc of Information Technology
    BSc of Computer Science
    BSc of Applied Mathematics
    BSc in Physics
    BSc in Chemistry
    BSc in Biology

Diploma of Arabic Language Preparation

Diploma of Arabic Language and Islamic Sciences High

Diploma of Applied Linguistics BA of Law Systems

BA of Shari'a

Diploma in Arabic Language Preparation

Diploma of Teacher Qualification

Diploma of Language Preparation.



The postgraduate programs offered by Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University – IMSIU focus on: Shari'ah, Islam, Arabic languagesocial sciencesadvocacy and media studieslanguage and translationcomputer science and information scienceeconomics and administrative sciencesformal sciencemedicineengineering.

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Rankings & ratings

Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University – IMSIU is one of the top public universities in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is ranked #901-950 in QS World University Rankings 2025.

QS World University Rankings

  • 2022
    #1001-1200
  • 2023
    #1001-1200
  • 2024
    #1001-1200
  • 2025
    #901-950

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