| Sultan Qaboos University | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1986 |
| Type | Public |
| Location | Muscat, Oman |
| Website | http://www.squ.edu.om |
Sultan Qaboos University, located in the city of Al Khoudh, in the Capital Region of Muscat, Oman, is the only public university in the Sultanate of Oman. Named after Qaboos bin Sa’id Al ‘Bu Sa’id, the Sultan of Oman, the university opened in 1986. At the time, it comprised five colleges: Agriculture, Art and Islamic Studies and Science, Education, Engineering, and Medicine. With growth and reorganization it now has nine colleges: Agriculture, Art, Commerce and Economics, Education, Engineering, Law and Islamic studies, Medicine, Nursing, and Science.
Most students entering the university are selected based on their performance in High school final examinations. Student enrollment has grown from 500 in 1986 to more than 10,000 in 2005. More than half of the students live off campus due to space constraints. It currently has around 15000 students. Female students form about half of the total population.