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Established in 1957, King Saud University is the largest educational institution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and generally considered the premier institute for academics and research in Arab and Muslim countries. As the oldest university in the Kingdom, it has educated many of the nation’s political, business and academic elite, including members of the Saudi Royal family. In recent years, the University has augmented its international stature, due to an unprecedented commitment to academics and research. King Saud University’s faculty of distinguished scholars and researchers, as well as its state-of-the-art facilities, have enabled KSU to establish research collaboration with many of the world’s finest universities, scientific institutes and corporations. While top international arbiters of quality universities ranked it as the premier Arab university in 2010, King Saud University continues to establish itself as one of the world’s best universities. In 2010, KSU was ranked as the world’s 221st best university by the QS World University Rankings, 164th by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, 391st by the Shanghai Ranking and 221st by U.S. News and World Report magazine.