It is a public research university based in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2006, it is the only university in the province and one of the largest non-profit public higher education institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Jazan University includes many scientific and literary majors that are taught there, the number of faculties reaches 23 colleges; The most popular faculties are the faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Faculty of Business Administration, and the Social Sciences and Humanities programs. The university is enrolled by nearly 60,000 students.