25 Best universities for Software Engineering in Saudi Arabia

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Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 111K citations received by 5.75K academic papers made by 25 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 Saud University

For Software Engineering

#58 in Asia
#392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

2. King AbdulAziz University

For Software Engineering

#81 in Asia
#477 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

For Software Engineering

#84 in Asia
#482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1963

5. Umm Al-Qura University

For Software Engineering

#207 in Asia
#924 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

6. Prince Sultan University

For Software Engineering

#259 in Asia
#1055 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

7. Taif University

For Software Engineering

#302 in Asia
#1189 in the World
Founded
2003

8. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

For Software Engineering

#323 in Asia
#1252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2009

9. King Faisal University

For Software Engineering

#330 in Asia
#1268 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

10. Qassim University

For Software Engineering

#357 in Asia
#1323 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

11. King Khalid University

For Software Engineering

#367 in Asia
#1341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

12. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

For Software Engineering

#372 in Asia
#1351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
85,367
Founded
1974

13. University of Tabuk

For Software Engineering

#413 in Asia
#1431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

14. Taibah University

For Software Engineering

#493 in Asia
#1579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

15. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Software Engineering

#548 in Asia
#1719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

17. Jazan University

For Software Engineering

#662 in Asia
#1921 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
54,999
Founded
2005

18. Al Baha University

For Software Engineering

#702 in Asia
#2019 in the World
Enrollment
22,914
Founded
2006

19. Najran University

For Software Engineering

#809 in Asia
#2225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
2006

20. Alfaisal University

For Software Engineering

#832 in Asia
#2262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

21. Al Jouf University

For Software Engineering

#842 in Asia
#2281 in the World
Founded
2005

22. Northern Borders University

For Software Engineering

#846 in Asia
#2288 in the World
Enrollment
15,300
Founded
2007

23. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

For Software Engineering

#877 in Asia
#2342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
5,820
Founded
2006

24. Majmaah University

For Software Engineering

#893 in Asia
#2371 in the World
Enrollment
19,956
Founded
2009

25. Shaqra University

For Software Engineering

#903 in Asia
#2391 in the World
Founded
2008

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