27 Best universities for Aerospace 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 Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 515K citations received by 25.9K 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 Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Aerospace Engineering

#102 in Asia

#393 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Aerospace Engineering

#103 in Asia

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Aerospace Engineering

#104 in Asia

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#115 in Asia

#445 in the World

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

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Aerospace Engineering

#431 in Asia

#1252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Aerospace Engineering

#611 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

7. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Aerospace Engineering

#615 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

8. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Aerospace Engineering

#630 in Asia

#1638 in the World

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

9. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Aerospace Engineering

#634 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

10. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Aerospace Engineering

#637 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

11. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Aerospace Engineering

#650 in Asia

#1684 in the World

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

12. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Aerospace Engineering

#688 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

13. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#767 in Asia

#1920 in the World

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

14. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Aerospace Engineering

#832 in Asia

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

15. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Aerospace Engineering

#849 in Asia

#2087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

16. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Aerospace Engineering

#879 in Asia

#2140 in the World

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

17. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#929 in Asia

#2233 in the World

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

18. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Aerospace Engineering

#1017 in Asia

#2398 in the World

Founded: 2005

19. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#1075 in Asia

#2508 in the World

Founded: 2008

20. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Aerospace Engineering

#1120 in Asia

#2592 in the World

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

21. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#1147 in Asia

#2648 in the World

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

22. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#1153 in Asia

#2663 in the World

Founded: 2005

23. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Aerospace Engineering

#1352 in Asia

#3084 in the World

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

24. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Aerospace Engineering

#1424 in Asia

#3234 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

25. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Aerospace Engineering

#1449 in Asia

#3305 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

26. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Aerospace Engineering

#1516 in Asia

#3442 in the World

Founded: 2008

27. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Aerospace Engineering

#1666 in Asia

#3809 in the World

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

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