26 Best Agricultural Science schools in Saudi Arabia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Science. A graph of 599K citations received by 25.4K academic papers made by 26 universities in Saudi Arabia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. King Saud University

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Agricultural Science

#31 in Asia

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

2. King AbdulAziz University

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Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Agricultural Science

#126 in Asia

#438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

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Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Agricultural Science

#279 in Asia

#811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

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Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Agricultural Science

#325 in Asia

#915 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. King Faisal University

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Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Agricultural Science

#378 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

6. Taif University

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Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Agricultural Science

#467 in Asia

#1229 in the World

Founded: 2003

7. King Khalid University

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Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Agricultural Science

#548 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

8. Qassim University

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Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Agricultural Science

#643 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 50,054
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 2004

9. University of Tabuk

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Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Agricultural Science

#682 in Asia

#1691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

10. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

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Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Agricultural Science

#711 in Asia

#1755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

11. Umm Al-Qura University

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Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Agricultural Science

#815 in Asia

#1973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

12. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Agricultural Science

#825 in Asia

#1991 in the World

Founded: 2008

13. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

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Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Agricultural Science

#833 in Asia

#2012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1975

14. Jazan University

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Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Agricultural Science

#899 in Asia

#2141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 54,999
Founded: 2005

15. Taibah University

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Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Agricultural Science

#958 in Asia

#2261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 74,877
Founded: 2003

16. Al Jouf University

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Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Agricultural Science

#1101 in Asia

#2583 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Shaqra University

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Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Agricultural Science

#1150 in Asia

#2684 in the World

Founded: 2008

18. Prince Sultan University

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Agricultural Science

#1251 in Asia

#2881 in the World

Enrollment: 6,269
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1999

19. Al Baha University

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Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Agricultural Science

#1297 in Asia

#2961 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

20. Majmaah University

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Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Agricultural Science

#1357 in Asia

#3073 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

21. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Agricultural Science

#1482 in Asia

#3348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 85,367
Founded: 1974

22. Najran University

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Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Agricultural Science

#1536 in Asia

#3460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 2006

23. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

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Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Agricultural Science

#1539 in Asia

#3467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 5,820
Founded: 2006

24. Northern Borders University

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Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Agricultural Science

#1606 in Asia

#3608 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

25. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Agricultural Science

#1886 in Asia

#4194 in the World

Founded: 2005

26. Alfaisal University

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Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Agricultural Science

#1917 in Asia

#4253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Agricultural Science in Saudi Arabia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Riyadh, Jeddah, Dhahran, and Thuwal.