27 Best universities for Management 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 Management. A graph of 430K citations received by 30K academic papers made by 27 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 Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Management

#80 in Asia

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Management

#101 in Asia

#427 in the World

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

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Management

#104 in Asia

#434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Management

#268 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Management

#540 in Asia

#1627 in the World

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

6. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Management

#581 in Asia

#1707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

7. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Management

#606 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

8. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Management

#636 in Asia

#1817 in the World

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

9. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Management

#677 in Asia

#1918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

10. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Management

#712 in Asia

#1987 in the World

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

11. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Management

#726 in Asia

#2012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

12. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Management

#749 in Asia

#2056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

13. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Management

#871 in Asia

#2295 in the World

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

14. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Management

#921 in Asia

#2385 in the World

Founded: 2005

15. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Management

#970 in Asia

#2483 in the World

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

16. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Management

#1002 in Asia

#2552 in the World

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

17. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Management

#1034 in Asia

#2635 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

18. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Management

#1078 in Asia

#2737 in the World

Founded: 2005

19. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Management

#1124 in Asia

#2821 in the World

Founded: 2008

20. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Management

#1137 in Asia

#2849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

21. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Management

#1237 in Asia

#3090 in the World

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

22. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Management

#1302 in Asia

#3220 in the World

Founded: 2008

23. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Management

#1454 in Asia

#3560 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

24. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Management

#1493 in Asia

#3647 in the World

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

25. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Management

#1508 in Asia

#3688 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

26. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Management

#1526 in Asia

#3727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

27. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Management

#1715 in Asia

#4166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,311
Founded: 1999

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