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 929K citations received by 51.4K 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

#59 in Asia
#396 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

2. King AbdulAziz University

For Economics

#64 in Asia
#422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

4. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Economics

#346 in Asia
#1344 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

5. Qassim University

For Economics

#362 in Asia
#1377 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

8. King Faisal University

For Economics

#405 in Asia
#1488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

10. Prince Sultan University

For Economics

#430 in Asia
#1542 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

11. King Khalid University

For Economics

#448 in Asia
#1586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

12. Umm Al-Qura University

For Economics

#498 in Asia
#1701 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

13. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

For Economics

#527 in Asia
#1760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
85,367
Founded
1974

14. Taibah University

For Economics

#586 in Asia
#1880 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

15. Taif University

For Economics

#636 in Asia
#1996 in the World
Enrollment
42,765
Founded
2003

16. Jazan University

For Economics

#679 in Asia
#2065 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
54,999
Founded
2005

19. Alfaisal University

For Economics

#883 in Asia
#2512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

20. Najran University

For Economics

#892 in Asia
#2536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
2006

21. Majmaah University

For Economics

#932 in Asia
#2621 in the World
Enrollment
19,956
Founded
2009

22. University of Tabuk

For Economics

#1037 in Asia
#2843 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

23. Northern Borders University

For Economics

#1103 in Asia
#2980 in the World
Enrollment
15,300
Founded
2007

25. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

For Economics

#1189 in Asia
#3163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
2006

26. Effat University

For Economics

#1212 in Asia
#3215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,311
Founded
1999

27. Al Baha University

For Economics

#1403 in Asia
#3619 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.