22 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 60.9K citations received by 4.43K academic papers made by 22 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

#69 in Asia
#444 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

For Software Engineering

#76 in Asia
#478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1963

3. King AbdulAziz University

For Software Engineering

#94 in Asia
#548 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

5. Umm Al-Qura University

For Software Engineering

#241 in Asia
#1048 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

6. Prince Sultan University

For Software Engineering

#272 in Asia
#1148 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

7. King Faisal University

For Software Engineering

#325 in Asia
#1282 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

8. University of Tabuk

For Software Engineering

#343 in Asia
#1325 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

9. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

For Software Engineering

#427 in Asia
#1490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2009

10. Taif University

For Software Engineering

#454 in Asia
#1549 in the World
Enrollment
42,765
Founded
2003

11. Qassim University

For Software Engineering

#487 in Asia
#1616 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

12. Taibah University

For Software Engineering

#535 in Asia
#1708 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

13. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

For Software Engineering

#545 in Asia
#1735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
85,367
Founded
1974

14. King Khalid University

For Software Engineering

#569 in Asia
#1791 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

15. Alfaisal University

For Software Engineering

#639 in Asia
#1923 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

16. Al Baha University

For Software Engineering

#677 in Asia
#1998 in the World
Enrollment
22,914
Founded
2006

17. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Software Engineering

#696 in Asia
#2041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

18. Jazan University

For Software Engineering

#747 in Asia
#2125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
54,999
Founded
2005

20. Al Jouf University

For Software Engineering

#825 in Asia
#2254 in the World
Founded
2005

21. Majmaah University

For Software Engineering

#921 in Asia
#2391 in the World
Enrollment
19,367
Founded
2009

22. Najran University

For Software Engineering

#924 in Asia
#2396 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
2006

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