15 Best universities for Library and Information science in Saudi Arabia

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Library and Information science. A graph of 33.1K citations received by 2.41K 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 AbdulAziz University

For Library and Information science

#60 in Asia
#546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

2. King Saud University

For Library and Information science

#100 in Asia
#750 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

For Library and Information science

#119 in Asia
#804 in the World
Enrollment
940
Founded
2009

4. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

For Library and Information science

#154 in Asia
#957 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1963

5. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Library and Information science

#487 in Asia
#1929 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

6. King Faisal University

For Library and Information science

#489 in Asia
#1933 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

7. Umm Al-Qura University

For Library and Information science

#632 in Asia
#2341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

9. Taibah University

For Library and Information science

#699 in Asia
#2520 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

10. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

For Library and Information science

#718 in Asia
#2552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2009

11. King Khalid University

For Library and Information science

#721 in Asia
#2559 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

12. Alfaisal University

For Library and Information science

#756 in Asia
#2644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

13. Qassim University

For Library and Information science

#798 in Asia
#2751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

14. Prince Sultan University

For Library and Information science

#814 in Asia
#2786 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

15. Taif University

For Library and Information science

#862 in Asia
#2878 in the World
Enrollment
42,765
Founded
2003

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.