Alfaisal University is a private university in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located in the compound enclosing the vicinity of the al-Ma'dhar Palace.

Established in 2002, the institute offers courses in various subjects up to post graduation and is named after King Faisal bin Abdulalziz.

The Board of Trustees includes representatives from five firms, four international firms, and a representative from the Ministry of Education.

[citation needed] It is ranked 1805 internationally and 7 nationally on CWUR.

They don't show up in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.