27 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in Saudi Arabia

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 582K citations received by 27.2K 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

#98 in Asia

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Aerospace Engineering

#103 in Asia

#399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Aerospace Engineering

#104 in Asia

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#115 in Asia

#441 in the World

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

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Aerospace Engineering

#406 in Asia

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Aerospace Engineering

#578 in Asia

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

7. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Aerospace Engineering

#599 in Asia

#1573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

8. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Aerospace Engineering

#626 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Founded: 2003

9. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Aerospace Engineering

#629 in Asia

#1623 in the World

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

10. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Aerospace Engineering

#639 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 5,820
Founded: 2006

11. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Aerospace Engineering

#648 in Asia

#1663 in the World

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

12. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Aerospace Engineering

#680 in Asia

#1728 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

13. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#740 in Asia

#1857 in the World

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

14. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Aerospace Engineering

#808 in Asia

#2000 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

15. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Aerospace Engineering

#837 in Asia

#2046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

16. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Aerospace Engineering

#854 in Asia

#2075 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

#905 in Asia

#2169 in the World

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

18. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Aerospace Engineering

#991 in Asia

#2339 in the World

Founded: 2005

19. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#1002 in Asia

#2353 in the World

Founded: 2008

20. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Aerospace Engineering

#1079 in Asia

#2506 in the World

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

21. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#1093 in Asia

#2533 in the World

Founded: 2005

22. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#1131 in Asia

#2603 in the World

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

23. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Aerospace Engineering

#1315 in Asia

#2979 in the World

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

24. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Aerospace Engineering

#1400 in Asia

#3162 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

25. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Aerospace Engineering

#1409 in Asia

#3181 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

26. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Aerospace Engineering

#1458 in Asia

#3304 in the World

Founded: 2008

27. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Aerospace Engineering

#1657 in Asia

#3780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 2,093
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.