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Sultan Qaboos University

Muscat, Oman · Suburban

PublicCoedResearch
Acceptance
35.0%
QS World
#360
Tuition/yr
$10,000
Students
17,000
Founded
1986

About

Oman's flagship national university in the foothills outside Muscat, with the Sultanate's leading medical school, engineering college and marine-science programs. A serene, well-funded campus that tops Gulf public-university rankings.

University type
Public
Acceptance rate
35.0%
Total enrolment
17,000
Student : faculty
15:1
Founded
1986

Courses & majors

Medicine & Health SciencesEngineeringScienceAgricultural & Marine SciencesEconomics & Political ScienceEducationLawArts & Social SciencesNursing

Cost of studying

Tuition / yr
$10,000
Cost of attendance
$18,000
Application fee
$30

Rankings

#360
QS World
#800
Times Higher Ed
#1
National

Scholarships & financial aid

Free for admitted Omanis; internationals pay fees with occasional bilateral scholarship seats.

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