15 Best universities for Project Management in Saudi Arabia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Project Management. A graph of 50.2K citations received by 3.06K academic papers made by 15 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 Project Management

#42 in Asia

#333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Project Management

#43 in Asia

#342 in the World

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

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Project Management

#60 in Asia

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Project Management

#215 in Asia

#1032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

5. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Project Management

#294 in Asia

#1282 in the World

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

6. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Project Management

#315 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

7. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Project Management

#358 in Asia

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

8. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Project Management

#403 in Asia

#1549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

9. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Project Management

#441 in Asia

#1633 in the World

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

10. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Project Management

#444 in Asia

#1642 in the World

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

11. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Project Management

#471 in Asia

#1696 in the World

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

12. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Project Management

#536 in Asia

#1827 in the World

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

13. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Project Management

#575 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

14. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Project Management

#714 in Asia

#2160 in the World

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

15. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Project Management

#795 in Asia

#2281 in the World

Founded: 2008

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

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