LONDON, October 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Top universities in the Arab Region revealed 

#QSWUR 

QS Quacquarelli Symonds, global higher education analysts, have today released the third edition of the QS University Rankings: Arab Region. The table is the most extensive guide to the performance of 100 universities in 15 Arabic-speaking countries. This year's ranking sees King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) lose its top spot for the first time ever. It is replaced by Lebanon's American University of Beirut.

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Key Highlights  

• Saudi Arabia is still home to three of the region's top four universities. KFUPM remains 2^nd; it is followed by King Saud University (3^rd) and King Abdul Aziz University (4^th);
• There is one new entrant into the top ten: Oman's Sultan Qaboos University (now 10^th);
• Saudi Arabia is the most-represented nation in the rankings, with 21 universities among the top 100;
• It is followed by Egypt and Jordan (13 universities each), the United Arab Emirates (12 universities), Iraq (11 universities), and Lebanon (8 universities);
• United Arab Emirates University enters the top five, rising from 6^th to 5^th;

   
               Table 1: QS World University Rankings 2018: Arab Region (Top 10)
            2018                 2017            Institution Name      Country/ Territory
             1                    2           AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF
                                              BEIRUT (AUB)                     LB
             2                    1           KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF
                                              PETROLEUM & MINERALS
                                              (KFUPM)                          SA
             3                    3           KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
                                              (KSU)                            SA
             4                    4           KING ABDUL AZIZ
                                              UNIVERSITY (KAU)                 SA
             5                    6           UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
                                              UNIVERSITY                       AE
             6                    5           AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN
                                              CAIRO                            EG
             7                    9           QATAR UNIVERSITY                 QA
             8                    7           AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF
                                              SHARJAH                          AE
             9                    8           UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN             JO
             10                   11          SULTAN QABOOS
                                              UNIVERSITY                       OM
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Methodology 

QS use a unique methodology to calculate this ranking. The methodology is designed to account for the unique challenges facing the region's universities, and features 9 indicators. These indicators are:

1. Academic Reputation;
2. Employer Reputation;
3. Faculty/Student Ratio;
4. Citations per Faculty;
5. Citations per Paper;
6. International Faculty Ratio;
7. Staff with PhD;
8. International Student Ratio;
9. Web Impact.

A detailed methodology document can be found at http://www.TopUniversities.com.

The full rankings can be found at http://www.TopUniversities.com.

SOURCE QS Quacquarelli Symonds