9 Middle East universities, 3 in Saudi Arabia make world’s top 300 schools

Beatrice Farhat

Jun 29, 2023

People walk past the main gate to the campus of the American University of Beirut (AUB) in the heart of the Lebanese capital, on January 13, 2022. - Power shortages and soaring petrol prices mean many Lebanese students can neither afford to reach their classes nor study from home, a conundrum that is ravaging a generation's future. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images) — People walk past the main gate to the campus of the American University of Beirut (AUB) in the heart of the Lebanese capital, on January 13, 2022. AUB ranked 226 in QS world university rankings. — ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images

BEIRUT — Dozens of universities in the Middle East and North Africa region were featured in a global university ranking released this week, with nine of them making it to the top 300 universities worldwide.

The 2024 edition of the QS World University Rankings ranked 1,500 universities in 104 locations around the globe based on various metrics including employability, sustainability and international research networking.

In the Middle East and North Africa region, 121 universities from 18 countries featured in the ranking, with nine universities making it into the top 300 institutions. While Saudi Arabia dominated the list with three universities, institutions from Israel, Lebanon, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates also made their way to the top 300.

The list of the universities in the Middle East and North Africa region in the top 300 and their global rankings are as follows:

9 Middle East universities, 3 in Saudi Arabia make world’s top 300 schools

Nearly 150 universities from the MENA region are featured in a list of the world’s top universities.

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