Which are the best Arab Region Universities in 2016: The Top 20
Three Saudi universities top Arab list
Three Saudi-based universities have won top spots in this year’s list of Best Arab Region Universities, compiled by US News & World Report, an American publisher of Best Colleges and Best Graduate Schools in the world.
King Saud University in Riyadh claims the top spot, followed by King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah and King Abdullah University of Science & Technology in Thuwal.
Egypt has the most universities in the overall rankings with 25 institutions earning a spot followed by Algeria with 20 universities, and Saudi Arabia with 16.
The rankings are based on research data from Elsevier’s Scopus, the world’s largest abstract and citation database, and metrics powered by SciVal analytics, part of the Elsevier Research Intelligence portfolio, and separate academic and employer reputation surveys conducted only in the Arab region by Ipsos in the Mena region.
Assisting in the research effort, Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development supported this year’s edition as a way to create global consistency and add value to higher education in the region. QF’s support also ensures that the Mena region can be ranked using relevant global criteria, which enables regional institutes to strengthen their international influence.
The Best Arab Region Universities rankings are led by Robert Morse, chief data strategist and head of educational research at U.S. News, who has played a significant role in the development of standardized data for U.S. higher education.
“The rankings offer prospective students, families, policymakers and employers a wealth of information on the schools in their region,” said Morse. “With the enhanced data, students can make more accurate comparisons between schools.”
Below are the Top 20 Arab Region Universities:
#1 King Saud University
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
Overall Score 100
#2 King Abdulaziz University
Saudi Arabia Jeddah
Overall Score 99.5
#3 King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
Saudi Arabia Thuwal
Overall Score 91.2
#4 Cairo University
Egypt Giza
Overall Score 82
#5 American University of Beirut
Lebanon Beirut
Overall Score 77.4
#6 King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Saudi Arabia Dhahran
Overall Score 74
#7 Ain Shams University
Egypt Cairo
Overall Score 71
#8 Alexandria University
Egypt Alexandria
Overall Score 65.6
#9 United Arab Emirates University
United Arab Emirates Al Ain
Overall Score 54.5
#10 Université de Sfax
Tunisia Sfax
Overall Score 58.8
#11 Université de Tunis El Manar
Tunisia Tunis Rommana
Overall Score 58
#12 Alfaisal University
Saudi Arabia Riyadh
Overall Score 57.8
#13 Mansoura University
Egypt Mansoura
Overall Score 57.4
#14 Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
Overall Score 57
#15 Kuwait University
Kuwait Kuwait City
Overall Score 56.7
#16 Sultan Qaboos University
Oman Muscat
Overall Score 56
#17 Jordan University of Science & Technology
Jordan Irbid
Overall Score 54
#18 Université de Monastir
Tunisia Monastir
Overall Score 53.6
#19 University of Jordan
Jordan Amman
Overall Score 53.4
#20 Assiut University
Egypt Assiut
Overall Score 53
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