19 Best universities for Library and Information science 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 Library and Information science. A graph of 60K citations received by 3.46K 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 AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Library and Information science

#54 in Asia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Library and Information science

#75 in Asia

#652 in the World

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

3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Library and Information science

#119 in Asia

#823 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

4. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Library and Information science

#157 in Asia

#989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

5. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Library and Information science

#340 in Asia

#1513 in the World

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

6. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Library and Information science

#387 in Asia

#1635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

7. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Library and Information science

#402 in Asia

#1667 in the World

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

8. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Library and Information science

#509 in Asia

#1964 in the World

Founded: 2005

9. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Library and Information science

#570 in Asia

#2124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

10. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Library and Information science

#591 in Asia

#2171 in the World

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

11. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Library and Information science

#625 in Asia

#2255 in the World

Founded: 2003

12. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Library and Information science

#629 in Asia

#2261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

13. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Library and Information science

#706 in Asia

#2475 in the World

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

14. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Library and Information science

#733 in Asia

#2554 in the World

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

15. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Library and Information science

#735 in Asia

#2563 in the World

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

16. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Library and Information science

#739 in Asia

#2568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

17. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Library and Information science

#798 in Asia

#2704 in the World

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

18. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Library and Information science

#910 in Asia

#2998 in the World

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

19. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Library and Information science

#985 in Asia

#3145 in the World

Founded: 2008

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

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