Prince Sultan University

Prince Sultan University aspires to become the leading non-profit, private university in the Middle East, providing a quality education equal to other reputable universities in the world. Prince Sultan University aims to provide the Middle East with a quality education to the highest international standards.

In its efforts towards a successful and responsible life-long learning, PSU integrates modern technology, pedagogy and human values for the advancement of scientific research, productivity and leadership towards a more meaningful social life.

PSU is committed to an effective management of institutional resources to optimize its multiple role as catalyst for new learning opportunities, national and international partnerships, continuous studies, professional growth, community service and diversity in educational horizons for the good of humanity.

Prince Sultan University was inaugurated in 1999 by the late Crown Prince HRH Sultan bin Abdulaziz, who was then Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General. It had been established earlier by the Al-Riyadh Philanthropic Society for Science (RPSS) under the auspices of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, when he was the Governor of Riyadh Region and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the RPSS. Thus, King Salman was instrumental in establishing PSU, and has remained its enthusiastic patron ever since.

The idea behind PSU’s establishment originated with the Riyadh business community. It was dedicated to HRH Sultan bin Abdulaziz to celebrate his homecoming after successful medical treatment abroad. HRH congratulated the community on its initiative, and pledged his continuous support to the institution. This support was exemplified by a generous donation and by HRH’s inclusion of PSU in his subsequent agreement with the University of Oxford.

PSU was originally founded as a private college (1999) but was raised to the status of university by the Ministry of Higher Education (2003). As a non-profit-making institution, it was the first private university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As such, it introduced private higher education in the Kingdom when it was most needed. It received its first enrollment at the start of academic year 1999/2000 (1420/1421 AH). This consisted ​of 152 students, taught by 16 faculty members. Now the University has over 4000 students, and over 400 diversified faculty members (as of 2015/2016). It consists of 5 colleges: Business, Computer and Information Science, Engineering, Law and Humanities. PSU is the first private university to have been granted institutional accreditation.

Prince Sultan University aims to provide the Middle East with a quality education to the highest international standards.

In its efforts towards a successful and responsible life-long learning, PSU integrates modern technology, pedagogy and human values for the advancement of scientific research, productivity and leadership towards a more meaningful social life.

PSU is committed to an effectiv​e managemen​t of institutional resources to optimize its multiple role as catalyst for new learning opportunities, national and international partnerships, continuous studies, professional growth, community service and diversity in educational horizons for the good of humanity.