History
Dhofar University (DU) formally commenced its operations in September 2004 on the premises of the National College for Science and Technology, which was then officially incorporated into DU.
Education
- DU has three colleges, namely the College of Arts and Applied Sciences (CAAS), the College of Commerce and Business Administration (CCBA) and the College of Engineering (CE).
- The three colleges at DU offer forty-eight programs through their academic departments. CAAS offers twenty programs, which include: five Diplomas, ten Bachelor’s and five Master’s; CCBA offers fourteen programs, which include: six Diplomas, six Bachelor’s and two Master’s. CE offers fourteen programs, which include: six Diplomas, seven Bachelors and one Master’s. All these Diploma and Degree programs awarded by DU are duly approved by the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE).
Research
- DU recognizes Research as one of the main pillars of academic excellence. It is currently ranked 2nd in Research among all private Universities in Oman based on its ResearchGate (RG) score. Despite being a relatively new institution, from 2009 until 2015, DU has been awarded eight research grants from “The Research Council” in areas of Energy & Industry, Information Technology & Communication, Languages, Social Sciences and EcoHouse Project.
- The Department of Research (DR) strives to create a favorable research environment within DU which encourages, facilitates and promotes research activities across the University.
Dhofar University Key Statistics & Highlights
- #601 Ranking
- 43 Scholarships
- 444 Academic Staff
- 10,000 Students
- 600 Students (int'l)
- 5,600 Students (female)
- Private Institution Type
Dhofar University Overview
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Dhofar University Student Reviews & Awards
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- 4 Star 1 Review
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A college with strong experience
I admire that you navigate the seas, understand the directions of the stars and the winds, and work in a field that few dare to pursue. Improvement is the key to success, and through work, the areas that need development become clear.
The beginning of the journey!
In the beginning, I faced some difficulties in dealing with the university campus, but I have adapted to the situation and the study for me has become good and somewhat easy.. But the thing that I did not like is that the level of education is not as high as I would like to learn from.
Dhofar University Rankings
Study Portals Meta Ranking
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World University Rankings
By Times Higher Education
The university hasn’t moved up or down in the rankings over the past year.
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3 year trend World University Rankings
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| - | - | 601 |
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QS World University Rankings
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3 year trend QS World University Rankings
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| - | - | 851 |
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Student services
- The Student Affairs Department (SAD) is responsible for overseeing all students' affairs in the University by providing guidance, counseling, activities, and services to students at different levels. It also organizes and supports student activities.
- The office works with student groups to develop and carry-out a wide variety of community service projects throughout the year. The office can also assist students in planning and arranging many student functions on and off-campus.
Housing services
- The new campus has a capacity to accommodate up to 10,000 students comfortably.
- The University has 3 buildings in the campus for female students who come from distant places to study at DU. It provides them with subsidized furnished accommodation and local transportation.
- The University also provides security service and supervision of students where there are 8 of female supervisors and female security guards work 24 hours.
- Male students who come from distant places are also assisted in finding appropriate accommodation.
Library services
The University library is called Sheikh Musatheel bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Maashani’s Library. It is one of the founding academic and research pillars of the University. It contains all the written and electronic sources which are important not only for the university community and general public and any researcher anywhere.
ICT services
Academic computing capability is provided by numerous laboratories, and campus-wide networked facilities. All laboratories are networked and include access to local and remote servers as well as the Internet. All University buildings and labs are connected with a FIBER Optics network. E-mail services are available to all faculty, students and staff.
Campus life
- DU moved to its new campus in 2010. The new campus is well-planned and constructed while keeping in mind the future needs of the University. There is plenty of open space for further expansion. All the buildings on the campus are constructed in compliance with the Health and Safety aspects of Omani Health and Safety Laws.
- The new campus has an administration building, two big blocks of common classrooms, a main library building, a student activity center, a mosque, a female student hostel and housing for senior administrative staff. In addition, there are three separate buildings for the three Colleges and the Foundation Program (FP).
Accreditation
All degrees and diplomas awarded by Dhofar University are registered with the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) in the Sultanate of Oman.