Saudi universities near top 100 in the world

Saudi Arabia is a rising star in global higher education, according to a new league table published on Wednesday.

The kingdom’s higher education institutions are leading the way for the Arab world, as King Abdulaziz University nears the top 100 list of the best universities.

Times Higher Education released the results of its World University Rankings 2023, which showed the UK’s University of Oxford retaining its top spot for the seventh consecutive year.

King Abdulaziz University has risen from 190 in 2022 to a joint-101 spot in the 2023 table, making it the highest ranked university in the Middle East and achieving the best ranking ever by a Middle Eastern university in this table.

King Abdulaziz University tied with Switzerland's University of Basel for the 101 spot.