Umm Al-Qura University — student housing nearby (2026)

Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia

QS #622World University Rankings
★ 4.0Google campus rating
638published reviews

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Hafiz Bilal Ahmad ★★★★★ · Google review · 2 years ago

Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) is a large public university in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The university was established as the College of Sharia (Islamic Law) in 1949 before being joined by new colleges and renamed as Umm Al-Qura by royal decree in 1981. UQU started primarily as an Islamic university offer

Nusrat jahan Sayyed ★★★★★ · Google review · 5 months ago

In sha Allah I'll study in this beautiful university in such a most beautiful place all around the world

UdRvC V ★ · Google review · 8 months ago

DON'T TAKE ENGLISH IN HERE. The doctors don't know what humanity is. Doctor sultan Al sharif is the worst doctor on mankind. the university is not that bad when it comes to the looks. but beware the doctors.

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