27 Best universities for Acoustical Engineering in Saudi Arabia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 343K citations received by 19.4K 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 AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Acoustical Engineering

#110 in Asia

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Acoustical Engineering

#125 in Asia

#498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Acoustical Engineering

#144 in Asia

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Acoustical Engineering

#160 in Asia

#595 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Acoustical Engineering

#560 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Acoustical Engineering

#618 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 74,877
Founded: 2003

7. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Acoustical Engineering

#675 in Asia

#1734 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

8. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Acoustical Engineering

#718 in Asia

#1823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

9. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Acoustical Engineering

#760 in Asia

#1902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

10. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Acoustical Engineering

#770 in Asia

#1921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 50,054
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 2004

11. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Acoustical Engineering

#791 in Asia

#1961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

12. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Acoustical Engineering

#859 in Asia

#2092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1975

13. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Acoustical Engineering

#891 in Asia

#2159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

14. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Acoustical Engineering

#970 in Asia

#2296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 54,999
Founded: 2005

15. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Acoustical Engineering

#1070 in Asia

#2505 in the World

Founded: 2005

16. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Acoustical Engineering

#1145 in Asia

#2659 in the World

Founded: 2008

17. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Acoustical Engineering

#1184 in Asia

#2751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 85,367
Founded: 1974

18. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Acoustical Engineering

#1231 in Asia

#2839 in the World

Enrollment: 6,269
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1999

19. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Acoustical Engineering

#1336 in Asia

#3063 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

20. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Acoustical Engineering

#1347 in Asia

#3081 in the World

Founded: 2005

21. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Acoustical Engineering

#1352 in Asia

#3098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 2006

22. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Acoustical Engineering

#1465 in Asia

#3356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

23. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Acoustical Engineering

#1584 in Asia

#3642 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

24. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Acoustical Engineering

#1623 in Asia

#3731 in the World

Founded: 2008

25. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Acoustical Engineering

#1715 in Asia

#3930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2007

26. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Acoustical Engineering

#1763 in Asia

#4023 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

27. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Acoustical Engineering

#1918 in Asia

#4375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,311
Founded: 1999

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