About
Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) is a public university located in al-Seeb, Oman. Established in 1986, it is one of the two public universities in the country and is named after Qaboos bin Said al-Said, the Sultan of Oman from 1970 until 2020.
Ranked Top 334 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 46 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
QS
=334
33
42.3
2026
THE
501–600
100
43.6
2026
ARWU
801-900
100
2022
US News
=584
58
49.9
2026
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Key Facts
7,375
Students
8.3 : 1
Student-Staff Ratio
4%
Int'l Students
50 : 50
Female : Male
Historical Trend
QS
THE
ARWU
US News
:
Score:
Top Subjects
17
Petroleum Engineering
=25
Nursing
=44
Library & Information Management
151-200
Nursing
151-200
Education & Training
201-300
Water Resources
201-250
Agriculture & Forestry
201-250
Accounting & Finance
251-300
English Language & Literature
251-300
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
258
Clinical Medicine
259
Engineering & Technology
301–400
Clinical & Health
301-400
Environmental Science & Engineering
301-400
Economics
Subject Rankings
QS
25 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum Engineering | 17 | 73.7 | 2026 |
| Nursing | =25 | 82.5 | 2026 |
| Library & Information Management | =44 | 62.3 | 2026 |
| Education & Training | 151-200 | - | 2026 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | 201-250 | - | 2026 |
| Accounting & Finance | 201-250 | - | 2026 |
| English Language & Literature | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 251-300 | - | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 259 | 66.8 | 2026 |
| Linguistics | 301-350 | - | 2026 |
| Chemical Engineering | 301-350 | - | 2026 |
| Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering | 301-350 | - | 2026 |
| Environmental Sciences | 301-350 | - | 2026 |
| Business & Management Studies | 301-350 | - | 2026 |
| Social Sciences & Management | =305 | 64.1 | 2026 |
| Computer Science & Information Systems | 351-400 | - | 2026 |
| Economics & Econometrics | 351-400 | - | 2026 |
| Law & Legal Studies | 351-400 | - | 2026 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | 401-450 | - | 2026 |
| Natural Sciences | 401-450 | - | 2026 |
| Medicine | 401-450 | - | 2026 |
| Chemistry | 401-450 | - | 2026 |
| Mathematics | 401-450 | - | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 451-500 | - | 2026 |
| Biological Sciences | 551-600 | - | 2026 |
ARWU
12 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Water Resources | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Economics | 301-400 | - | 2024 |
| Education | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Chemical Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2023 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2018 |
| Biological Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2022 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Clinical Medicine | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Public Health | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Management | 401-500 | - | 2023 |
US News
5 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 258 | 49.9 | 2026 |
| Energy and Fuels | =375 | 49.9 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =573 | 49.9 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =613 | 49.9 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | =658 | 49.9 | 2026 |
THE
4 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical & Health | 301–400 | 40.1 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 501–600 | 36.5 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 501–600 | 35.5 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 501–600 | 24.6 | 2026 |