More than a dozen Arab universities made Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings ' list of the 800 best universities around the world. THE World University Rankings for 2015-'16 featured universities from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon,Egypt, Oman, Jordan, UAE, and Qatar, whose Qatar University appeared for the first time .
King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia topped the list of Arab universities, followed by the American University of Beirut.
The ranking were based on the number of full-time students, student-to-staff ratio, rate of international students, and female-to-male ratio. Other criteria, specific to performance, included teaching, international outlook, research, citations, and industry income.
1. King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia)
2. American University of Beirut (Lebanon)
3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia)
4. King Saud University (Saudi Arabia)
5. United Arab Emirates University (UAE)
6. Alexandria University (Egypt)
7. American University of Sharjah (UAE)
8. Cairo University (Egypt)
9. University of Jordan (Jordan)
10. Jordan University of Science and Technology (Jordan)
11. Qatar University (Qatar)
12. Suez Canal University (Egypt)
13. Sultan Qaboos University (Oman)
