Prince Sultan College was founded in 1998 and opened its doors to students the following year. The Ministry of Higher Education PSC was promoted to Prince Sultan University in 2003.
It was inaugurated by HRH Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud who was the Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Inspector General. PSU is a non-profit institutions established in Riyadh by the Al-Riyadh Philanthropic Society for Science and licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education.