What are the key facts about University of Business and Technology?
The key facts about UBT in one table, from the Ministry of Education list1 and the university's official pages34; each one is detailed in the sections below.
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | University of Business and Technology |
| Also called | جامعة الاعمال والتكنولوجيا, UBT |
| Type and city | Private, Jeddah |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Majors | 21 bachelor's programmes in 4 colleges |
| Fees start at | SR 1,760 per credit hour |
| Admission rules | 7 published |
| Official website | https://www.ubt.edu.sa/ar-sa/ |
What colleges and majors does University of Business and Technology offer?
UBT spreads 21 bachelor's programmes over 4 colleges3. The largest is the College of Business Administration with 10, and the smallest is the Jeddah College of Law with 1.
| Major | College | About the major |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | College of Business Administration | Accounting guide |
| Business Analytics & Management Information Systems | College of Business Administration | Information systems guide |
| Finance | College of Business Administration | Finance guide |
| Marketing | College of Business Administration | Marketing guide |
| Human Resource Management | College of Business Administration | Human resources guide |
| Supply Chain Management | College of Business Administration | Supply chain management guide |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management | College of Business Administration | Tourism and hospitality guide |
| Retail Management | College of Business Administration | - |
| Sports Management | College of Business Administration | - |
| Insurance & Risk Management | College of Business Administration | - |
| Civil Engineering | College of Engineering | Civil engineering guide |
| Electrical Engineering | College of Engineering | Electrical engineering guide |
| Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering | Industrial engineering guide |
| Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering | Mechanical engineering guide |
| Safety Engineering | College of Engineering | - |
| Software Engineering | College of Engineering | Software engineering guide |
| Architectural Engineering | College of Engineering | Architecture guide |
| Advertising Communications | Jeddah College of Advertising | Media and communication guide |
| Creative Advertising Design | Jeddah College of Advertising | Graphic design guide |
| Advertising Management | Jeddah College of Advertising | - |
| Law | Jeddah College of Law | Law guide |
16 of these majors have a full tiswa guide on the courses and the job market, linked in the last column. The names are copied as UBT writes them on its own page3.
What are the admission requirements at University of Business and Technology?
The University of Business and Technology is a private university in Jeddah offering 21 bachelor majors in 4 colleges: business administration, engineering, Jeddah College of Advertising and Jeddah College of Law. Here are the majors by college, the admission average for each college, the English test, and fees per credit hour and per programme, as published by the university.
UBT publishes the following admission rules4, which we carry over as the official page states them:
- A secondary school average of at least 70% for all colleges.
- The College of Engineering requires 75% from the science track.
- English: IELTS 5 academic or TOEFL iBT 4 on the new scale (59 on the old scale), or the university placement test.
- A mathematics placement test for all admitted students.
- A non-refundable 1,000 SAR admission fee plus VAT; after payment you get final admission and your university number.
- Documents: original secondary certificate, ID or residence permit, a medical report with tests, and a TOEFL or IELTS certificate if you have one.
- You must not have been dismissed from another university for disciplinary reasons, and must be medically fit.
These are the admission conditions for each major or college4: the high-school track, the weighting of the score, the minimum, and whatever else is asked.
| Major | Track | Score weights | Minimum | Other conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Business Analytics & Management Information Systems | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Finance | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Marketing | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Human Resource Management | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Supply Chain Management | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Retail Management | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Sports Management | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Insurance & Risk Management | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Civil Engineering | - | - | high-school percentage 75% | - |
| Electrical Engineering | - | - | high-school percentage 75% | - |
| Industrial Engineering | - | - | high-school percentage 75% | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | - | high-school percentage 75% | - |
| Safety Engineering | - | - | high-school percentage 75% | - |
| Software Engineering | - | - | high-school percentage 75% | - |
| Architectural Engineering | - | - | high-school percentage 75% | - |
| Advertising Communications | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Creative Advertising Design | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Advertising Management | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
| Law | - | - | high-school percentage 70% | - |
Does UBT require Qudrat and Tahsili?
The published direct-admission criteria for the Saudi curriculum use the secondary average and an English test: 70% for business, advertising and law, and 75% from the science track for engineering. The university does not list Qudrat or Tahsili in these criteria.4
What if I have no IELTS or TOEFL?
The university runs an English placement test for applicants without IELTS or TOEFL, scheduled after you apply. Accepted scores must be from the last two years.4
How much are UBT fees?
Fees are per credit hour: 1,760 SAR in business and general courses, and 2,415 SAR in engineering requirements. The published bachelor totals are 226,600 SAR for business, 220,240 for advertising, 230,560 for law, 315,340 for engineering and 339,255 for architecture over five years.2
Is UBT co-educational?
UBT is a private university in Jeddah that admits men and women, with campuses in North Obhur and the Corniche; you visit one to match your original certificate after admission.4
Compare the programme total, not just the hourly price: engineering costs about 90,000 SAR more than business. Get IELTS or TOEFL early to skip the English levels.
How much are University of Business and Technology fees?
This is the UBT fee table as the university publishes it2. It has 8 lines, all in Saudi riyals.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Business administration, per credit hour | SR 1,760 per credit hour |
| Business administration, whole bachelor (four years) | SR 226,600 for the whole degree |
| Advertising, per credit hour in major courses | SR 1,700 per credit hour |
| Advertising, whole bachelor (four years) | SR 220,240 for the whole degree |
| Law, whole bachelor (131 hours, four years) | SR 230,560 for the whole degree |
| Engineering, per credit hour in college and major courses | SR 2,415 per credit hour |
| Engineering (civil, electrical, industrial, mechanical, safety, software), whole bachelor (four years) | SR 315,340 for the whole degree |
| Architectural engineering, whole bachelor (five years) | SR 339,255 for the whole degree |
The dearest programme in the table is Architectural engineering at SR 339,255 and the cheapest is Advertising at SR 220,240, a 54% gap.
Where else can you study the UBT majors?
If UBT does not admit you, the same majors appear at other universities on our list:
- Accounting: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), AOU (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Jazan University (Jazan), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), SEU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), Sulaiman Alrajhi University (Al-Bukayriyah), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UPM (Madinah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
- Information systems: AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), AOU (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), Dar Al-Hekma University (Jeddah), IMSIU (Riyadh), Jazan University (Jazan), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
- Finance: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), Dar Al-Hekma University (Jeddah), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), Jazan University (Jazan), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), SEU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), Sulaiman Alrajhi University (Al-Bukayriyah), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UPM (Madinah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
- Marketing: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), AOU (Riyadh), Dar Al-Hekma University (Jeddah), IMSIU (Riyadh), Jazan University (Jazan), UJ (Jeddah), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
- Human resources: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), IMSIU (Riyadh), UJ (Jeddah), KKU (Abha), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah) and UQU (Makkah)
- Supply chain management: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), UJ (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), Majmaah University (Majmaah), PNU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), Taibah University (Madinah) and Mustaqbal University (Buraidah)
- Tourism and hospitality: University of Bisha (Bisha), Jazan University (Jazan), UJ (Jeddah), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), PNU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), Taibah University (Madinah), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
- Civil engineering: University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), Jazan University (Jazan), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UPM (Madinah) and UQU (Makkah)
- Electrical engineering: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), Jazan University (Jazan), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KAUST (Thuwal), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UPM (Madinah) and UQU (Makkah)
- Industrial engineering: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), Jazan University (Jazan), UJ (Jeddah), KAU (Jeddah), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), PNU (Riyadh), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
- Mechanical engineering: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), Jazan University (Jazan), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KAUST (Thuwal), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
- Software engineering: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KSU (Riyadh), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), REU (Riyadh), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UPM (Madinah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
- Architecture: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), Dar Al-Hekma University (Jeddah), IAU (Dammam), IMSIU (Riyadh), Jazan University (Jazan), KAU (Jeddah), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), QU (Buraidah), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UOH (Hail), UPM (Madinah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
- Media and communication: University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), SEU (Riyadh), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
- Graphic design: Dar Al-Hekma University (Jeddah), IMSIU (Riyadh), UJ (Jeddah), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif) and UQU (Makkah)
- Law: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), Dar Al-Hekma University (Jeddah), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), Jazan University (Jazan), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), SEU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
Where does the UBT information on this page come from?
Every figure and name on this page was copied by hand from official pages. These are the sources we used,:
- ubt.edu.sa
Before you apply, read the unified admission guide and the university transfer guide.