26 Best Agricultural Science schools in Saudi Arabia

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 317K citations received by 18.8K 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

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Agricultural Science

#36 in Asia

#170 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Agricultural Science

#127 in Asia

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Agricultural Science

#244 in Asia

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Agricultural Science

#311 in Asia

#920 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Agricultural Science

#424 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

6. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Agricultural Science

#512 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

7. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Agricultural Science

#634 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

8. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Agricultural Science

#725 in Asia

#1859 in the World

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

9. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Agricultural Science

#787 in Asia

#1990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

10. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Agricultural Science

#808 in Asia

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

11. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Agricultural Science

#899 in Asia

#2204 in the World

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

12. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Agricultural Science

#918 in Asia

#2244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

13. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Agricultural Science

#930 in Asia

#2266 in the World

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

14. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Agricultural Science

#1005 in Asia

#2409 in the World

Founded: 2008

15. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Agricultural Science

#1076 in Asia

#2566 in the World

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

16. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Agricultural Science

#1208 in Asia

#2822 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Agricultural Science

#1261 in Asia

#2936 in the World

Founded: 2008

18. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Agricultural Science

#1316 in Asia

#3051 in the World

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

19. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Agricultural Science

#1394 in Asia

#3214 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

20. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Agricultural Science

#1487 in Asia

#3400 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

21. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Agricultural Science

#1567 in Asia

#3579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

22. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Agricultural Science

#1590 in Asia

#3614 in the World

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

23. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Agricultural Science

#1655 in Asia

#3753 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

24. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Agricultural Science

#1666 in Asia

#3777 in the World

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

25. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Agricultural Science

#1831 in Asia

#4089 in the World

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

26. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Agricultural Science

#1844 in Asia

#4115 in the World

Founded: 2005

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.