King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
(KAUST)
About
The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is a public research university located in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2009, the university provides research and graduate training programs in English as the official language of instruction. It is named after King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until 2015.
Ranked Top 100 worldwide across 3 major ranking systems
Ranked in 26 subject rankings
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26 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
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|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Science & Engineering | 45 | 161.2 | 2025 |
| Chemical Engineering | 46 | 165.9 | 2025 |
| Remote Sensing | 47 | 103.2 | 2025 |
| Chemistry | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Earth Sciences | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Water Resources | 51-75 | - | 2025 |
| Statistics | 76-100 | - | 2025 |
| Oceanography | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Biotechnology | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Mathematics | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Atmospheric Science | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Instruments Science & Technology | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Transportation Science & Technology | 151-200 | - | 2023 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Biological Sciences | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Physics | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Ecology | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2025 |