19 Best universities for Library and Information science 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 Library and Information science. A graph of 49.9K citations received by 3.33K 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

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Library and Information science

#77 in Asia

#661 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

#125 in Asia

#838 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

4. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Library and Information science

#158 in Asia

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

5. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Library and Information science

#342 in Asia

#1531 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

#399 in Asia

#1672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

7. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Library and Information science

#422 in Asia

#1737 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

#536 in Asia

#2040 in the World

Founded: 2005

9. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Library and Information science

#578 in Asia

#2158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

10. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Library and Information science

#600 in Asia

#2205 in the World

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

11. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Library and Information science

#648 in Asia

#2314 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

12. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Library and Information science

#654 in Asia

#2331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

13. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Library and Information science

#726 in Asia

#2562 in the World

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

14. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Library and Information science

#739 in Asia

#2586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

15. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Library and Information science

#785 in Asia

#2691 in the World

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

16. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Library and Information science

#790 in Asia

#2704 in the World

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

17. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Library and Information science

#820 in Asia

#2781 in the World

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

18. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Library and Information science

#907 in Asia

#3006 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

#979 in Asia

#3139 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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