19 Best universities for Accounting 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 Accounting. A graph of 34.8K citations received by 3.38K academic papers made by 19 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 Accounting

#87 in Asia

#549 in the World

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

2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Accounting

#89 in Asia

#556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Accounting

#137 in Asia

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Accounting

#208 in Asia

#982 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Accounting

#379 in Asia

#1471 in the World

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

6. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Accounting

#419 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

7. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Accounting

#440 in Asia

#1607 in the World

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

8. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Accounting

#442 in Asia

#1610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

9. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Accounting

#456 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

10. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Accounting

#495 in Asia

#1748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

11. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Accounting

#534 in Asia

#1824 in the World

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

12. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Accounting

#607 in Asia

#2004 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

13. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Accounting

#657 in Asia

#2088 in the World

Founded: 2008

14. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Accounting

#706 in Asia

#2190 in the World

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

15. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Accounting

#736 in Asia

#2255 in the World

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

16. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Accounting

#810 in Asia

#2385 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Accounting

#820 in Asia

#2410 in the World

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

18. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Accounting

#848 in Asia

#2449 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

19. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Accounting

#898 in Asia

#2528 in the World

Founded: 2008

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