27 Best universities for Economics in Saudi Arabia

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Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 1.06M citations received by 55K academic papers made by 27 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 Economics

#57 in Asia
#386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

2. King AbdulAziz University

For Economics

#61 in Asia
#408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

4. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Economics

#328 in Asia
#1279 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

6. Qassim University

For Economics

#345 in Asia
#1324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

8. King Faisal University

For Economics

#388 in Asia
#1423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

9. Prince Sultan University

For Economics

#416 in Asia
#1490 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

11. King Khalid University

For Economics

#432 in Asia
#1531 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

12. Umm Al-Qura University

For Economics

#483 in Asia
#1653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

13. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

For Economics

#501 in Asia
#1691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
85,367
Founded
1974

14. Taibah University

For Economics

#559 in Asia
#1819 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

16. Jazan University

For Economics

#644 in Asia
#1990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
54,999
Founded
2005

19. Alfaisal University

For Economics

#865 in Asia
#2461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

20. Najran University

For Economics

#892 in Asia
#2513 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
2006

21. Majmaah University

For Economics

#907 in Asia
#2550 in the World
Enrollment
19,956
Founded
2009

22. University of Tabuk

For Economics

#981 in Asia
#2701 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

23. Northern Borders University

For Economics

#1052 in Asia
#2850 in the World
Enrollment
15,300
Founded
2007

25. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

For Economics

#1168 in Asia
#3099 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
5,820
Founded
2006

26. Effat University

For Economics

#1211 in Asia
#3192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
2,093
Founded
1999

27. Al Baha University

For Economics

#1357 in Asia
#3493 in the World
Enrollment
22,914
Founded
2006

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