12 Best universities for Human Resource Management 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 Human Resource Management. A graph of 25.9K citations received by 1.53K academic papers made by 12 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 Human Resource Management

#69 in Asia

#425 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Human Resource Management

#109 in Asia

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Human Resource Management

#228 in Asia

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

4. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Human Resource Management

#265 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

5. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Human Resource Management

#268 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

6. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Human Resource Management

#282 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

7. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Human Resource Management

#303 in Asia

#1224 in the World

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

8. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Human Resource Management

#304 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Founded: 2005

9. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Human Resource Management

#306 in Asia

#1229 in the World

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

10. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Human Resource Management

#378 in Asia

#1352 in the World

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

11. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Human Resource Management

#452 in Asia

#1497 in the World

Founded: 2008

12. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Human Resource Management

#477 in Asia

#1540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

The best cities to study Human Resource Management in Saudi Arabia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Ahsa, and Abha.

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