Umm al-Qura University

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Umm Al-Qura University
جامعة أم القرى
Jāmiʿah ʾUmm Al-Qurā

Motto	Honored Education, Honored Place
Type	Public
Established	1949 (College), 1981 (University)
Budget	SR 3.5 billion (US$ ~900 million)
Academic staff	5,000+
Undergraduates	100,000+
Postgraduates	10,000+
Location	Mecca , Mecca Province , Saudi Arabia
Campus	Abidiyyah (Mecca), Aziziyah (Mecca), Al-Zahir (Mecca), Al-Lith, Al-Qundufah, Jamoom
Website	uqu.edu.sa

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Umm al-Qura University (UQU; Arabic: جامعة أم القرى, romanized: Jāmiʿah ʾUmm al-Qurā, lit. 'Mother of All Settlements') is a public university in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The university was established as the College of Sharia (Islamic law) in 1949 during the reign of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud before being joined by new colleges and renamed as Umm al-Qura through a royal decree in 1981.^[1][2]

UQU started primarily as an Islamic university offering degrees in Islamic Law and Arabic language studies. It now offers more courses in such diverse subjects as Technology Management, Business Management, Islamic Economics, Marketing, Engineering, Technology, Medicine, Education, Architecture, as well various Applied, Social and Engineering Sciences. In 2015, the UQU annual budget hovered around SR 3 billion (US$801,399,900).