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 565K citations received by 39.5K 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

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

For Economics

#73 in Asia
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

5. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Economics

#412 in Asia
#1544 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

7. Qassim University

For Economics

#443 in Asia
#1633 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

8. Prince Sultan University

For Economics

#456 in Asia
#1659 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

10. King Faisal University

For Economics

#542 in Asia
#1831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

11. King Khalid University

For Economics

#555 in Asia
#1867 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

12. Umm Al-Qura University

For Economics

#592 in Asia
#1940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

13. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

For Economics

#604 in Asia
#1958 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
85,367
Founded
1974

14. Taibah University

For Economics

#648 in Asia
#2050 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

15. Taif University

For Economics

#745 in Asia
#2243 in the World
Enrollment
42,765
Founded
2003

16. Jazan University

For Economics

#765 in Asia
#2286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
54,999
Founded
2005

18. Alfaisal University

For Economics

#976 in Asia
#2736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

20. Najran University

For Economics

#1059 in Asia
#2906 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
2006

21. Majmaah University

For Economics

#1075 in Asia
#2939 in the World
Enrollment
19,367
Founded
2009

22. University of Tabuk

For Economics

#1219 in Asia
#3229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

23. Effat University

For Economics

#1270 in Asia
#3348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,311
Founded
1999

24. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

For Economics

#1288 in Asia
#3388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
2006

26. Northern Borders University

For Economics

#1359 in Asia
#3558 in the World
Enrollment
15,300
Founded
2007

27. Al Baha University

For Economics

#1639 in Asia
#4160 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 Thuwal.