Sana'a University: Statistics

Quick Review

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private
partnership

Highest Degree

Doctorate

Website

su.edu.ye

Acceptance rate

49%*

* Sana'a University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Research profile

Sana'a University has published 5,781 scientific papers with 92,826 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Pathology, Computer Science, and Genetics.

Publications

5,781

Citations

92,826

Sana'a University majors

by publication & citation count

Annual publication & citation counts

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Sana'a University.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Notable alumni

1. Tawakkol Karman

   

   Born in

   Yemen

   Years

   1979-.. (age 47)

   Occupations

   human rights defenderpeace activistjournalistpolitician

   Biography

   Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Khalid Karman is a Yemeni journalist, politician, and human rights activist. She co-founded and leads 'Women Journalists Without Chains', a group established in 2005 to advocate for press freedom and human rights. She became the international public face of the 2011 Yemeni uprising that was part of the Arab Spring movement. She was often referred as the 'Iron Woman' and the 'Mother of the Revolution" in Yemen. She is a co-recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for "non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work". She became the first Yemeni, the first Arab woman, and the second Muslim woman to win a Nobel Prize.

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2. Rashad al-Alimi

   

   Born in

   Yemen

   Years

   1954-.. (age 72)

   Occupations

   writerpolitician

   Biography

   Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi is a Yemeni politician, and the president of the Presidential Leadership Council since April 2022.

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3. Saleh as-Sammad

   

   Born in

   Yemen

   Years

   1979-2018 (aged 39)

   Occupations

   teacherpolitician

   Biography

   Saleh Ali al-Sammad was a Yemeni political figure from the Houthi movement who served as the chairman of Yemen's Supreme Political Council and the de facto president of Yemen until his assassination by a Saudi air strike.

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4. Sultan Bin Ali Al-Aradah

   

   Years

   1958-.. (age 68)

   Occupations

   politicianmilitary officer

   Biography

   Sultan Ali Al-Aradah is a Yemeni politician and general who has served as one of the 8 members of the Presidential Leadership Council since 2022. The PLC is the internationally recognized executive of Yemen. Aradah concurrently serves as the governor of Marib Governorate, having held that role since 2012.

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5. Abdulmalik al-Mekhlafi

   

   Born in

   Yemen

   Years

   1959-.. (age 67)

   Enrolled in Sana'a University

   Studied in 1984

   Occupations

   senior advisor

   Biography

   Abdulmalik Abduljalil Al-Mekhlafi is a former advisor to the president of the Republic of Yemen. He formerly served as deputy prime minister and foreign minister.

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6. Jalal al-Ruwaishan

   

   Born in

   Yemen

   Years

   1963-.. (age 63)

   Occupations

   politicianmilitary officer

   Biography

   Jalal Ali bin Ali Al-Rowaishan is the former interior minister of the internationally recognised Yemeni government from 9 November 2014 to 2015. In October 2016, he was said to be killed by an airstrike by Saudi warplanes but the Houthis did not say whether Rowaishan was in the building at the time of the attack.

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7. Safa Karman

   

   Born in

   Yemen

   Years

   1987-.. (age 39)

   Occupations

   journalist

   Biography

   Safa Karman is an investigative journalist, a political commentator, and a researcher. She earned her Master in Laws degree from Harvard Law School in May 2018, marking the first degree ever awarded by Harvard Law to a Yemeni citizen.

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8. Razia Al-Mutawakil

   

   Years

   1976-.. (age 50)

   Occupations

   human rights defender

   Biography

   Radhya Al-Mutawakel is a human rights defender and the Yemeni co-founder and chairperson of Mwatana Organisation For Human Rights, an independent organisation working to defend and protect human rights in Yemen. Al-Mutawakel and Mwatana's recent work has focused on documenting alleged human rights abuses by all parties to the current conflict in Yemen, including by the United States, the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi forces. She has briefed the UN Security Council on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, becoming the first person to do so, and has written widely and appeared in a range of media outlets, including Vice News, the Guardian, and The New Internationalist, talking about human rights violations during the conflict.

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