The university is located in Riyadh, and has expanded to open educational centers in the regions according to the university's approved plan. It aims to obtain academic accreditations internally and externally, which helps raise the quality of its outputs.

The university also provides higher education based on the best models of education based on e-learning applications and technologies and blended learning, which combines education by direct attendance, attendance via technology, and the transfer and localization of pioneering knowledge in cooperation with universities, institutions and faculty members internally and internationally, with high-quality educational content from sources of academic quality, and its localization in a manner that suits the requirements of Saudi society, in addition to its support for the message and concept of lifelong learning for all members of Saudi society.

The Saudi Electronic University, is a Saudi Arabian university that grants both undergraduate and graduate degrees. It was established by royal decree on 8 October 2011 to provide a combination of online and regular education known as blended learning