Dar Al Uloom University was established in 2008 with five colleges as one of the first private universities in the Kingdom, with facilities that meet all requirements of a modern university, including well equipped study halls, laboratories, sports halls, and other facilities, in two identical campuses, one for male students and the other for female students.

Currently, DAU has six colleges that offer distinguished academic programs at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels (see table below). All programs are aligned with the requirements of the Kingdom Vision 2030, the labor market, and the National Transformation Program.

Colleges at DAU and their academic programs are as follows:

• College of Medicine: The college offers a Bachelor degree of Medicine and is distinguished by having a university hospital (Riyadh Hospital) that provides a wide range of medical services, which include all general specialties and sub-specialties, with a capacity of 200 beds and 50 beds for critical care. The hospital has state-of-the-art facilities and equipment that meet local and international standards, catering to the needs of patients and supporting the educational process.

• College of Dentistry: The college offers a bachelor degree of Dentistry including six Saudi fellowships (Orthodontics, Dental Repair, Root Canal Treatment, Prosthodontics, Family Dentistry, and Advanced Dentistry), all accredited by the Commission for Health Specialties. Moreover, the College of Dentistry at DAU is accredited by the Commission as a training center for the Dental Assistants Diploma.

• College of Pharmacy and Applied Medical Sciences: Two undergraduate programs are currently offered: Bachelor of Nursing and Bachelor of Respiratory Therapy.

• College of Architecture and Digital Design: The college has three undergraduate programs: the Architecture Program, the Interior Design Program, and the Graphic Design Program. The College also offers three graduate programs: Master of Architecture, Master of Interior Design, and Master of Graphic Design.

• College of Business Administration: At the undergraduate level, the college offers four bachelor’s programs: Marketing, Finance and Banking, Human Resources Management, and Accounting. At the postgraduate level, three programs are offered: Master of Business Administration, Master of Management Information Systems, and Master of Project Management.

• College of Law: DAU’s College of Law is the first private law college in the Kingdom. At the undergraduate level, the college offers a Bachelor of Law. At the postgraduate level two programs are offered: Master of Public Law and Master of Private Law.

Until the end of the academic year 2022-2023, the number of DAU graduates reached 6,129 male and female students, of whom 4,283 graduated with a bachelor’s degree and 1,846 with a master’s degree.  Among the most notable achievements is DAU’s success in achieving full institutional accreditation and academic accreditation of most of our programs by the Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC-NCAAA).   

International accreditation is also a priority for DAU. Indeed, the Bachelor of Law program is accredited by the French Supreme Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education and the Bachelor of Architecture program has the American equivalent accreditation NAAB.

           Academic collaborations and partnerships with reputable international universities are also a priority for the university. The Bachelor of Nursing program is a joint program with the British University of Liverpool John Moores, and the Bachelor of Respiratory Therapy program is in partnership with Georgia State University in the USA.

Regarding local collaborations and partnerships, DAU signed 9 cooperation agreements with medical city hospitals to train students at DAU’s Medical Colleges. Another key agreement was reached with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. This agreement offers DAU Dental College a dental assistant qualification program for bachelor’s degree holders. Also, King Saud University has signed agreements to adopt its Study Plans for four programs at DAU. These programs are Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Law, Master of Public Law, and Master of Private Law. There are 8 other cooperation agreements signed with universities and colleges to exchange performance indicators and benchmarking.