Effat University was founded as Effat College in 1999 by HRH Queen Effat Al Thunayan Al Saud (God rest her soul) and achieved the university status in 2009, becoming the first private non-profit female university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Seen as the founding mother of education in the Kingdom, Queen Effat broke new ground in establishing it as one of the cornerstones on which our nation is built. Her legacy of excellence and passion for education lives on in Effat today, and we’re proud to be one of the most forward-looking universities for women in the Middle East.
