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King Saud University (جامعة الملك سعود) is Saudi Arabia's oldest and premier university, located in the capital Riyadh. The university was founded by King Saud in 1957, and was renamed Riyadh University by King Faisal before reverting to the original name in 1982.Citation: King Saud University: [Development of the University][1] Retrieved on 2007-07-08)^{[citation needed]} It was created to meet Saudi Arabia's shortage of skilled workers. Today the school has over 70,000 students, both male and female, although, with the exception of medical students, female students attend a different campus.

The school's current main campus was constructed in the 1980s by Blount International, a construction firm led by Winton M. Blount headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, after the firm was awarded the world's then largest fixed-price contract in history for the sum of approximately $2 billion.^{[citation needed]}

The Dean of Student Affairs is Fahd Al-Musnad, while the Vice-Dean is Mohammad Al-Bishr.

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-(Health Colleges) College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, College of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences In AlKh

-(Humanities Colleges) College of Arts, College of Education, College of Business Administration, College of Law and Political Science, College of Languages, College of Tourism & Archaeology, Arabic Language Institute, College of Teaching

-(Community Colleges) College of Applied Studies and Community Service, Community College in ALRiyadh

Although primarily for Saudi students, the University also offers foreigners the opportunity to enroll in the College of Education or Arts, subject to certain criteria.

The University offers students housing within the student housing complex (Sakan At-Tulab), currently managed by Faisal Al-Turky. Saudi students must however make a payment of around 400$ each semester to live in student housing, while foreign students are given housing with no charge.

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