27 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in Saudi Arabia

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 362K citations received by 22.2K 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 Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Aerospace Engineering

#99 in Asia

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Aerospace Engineering

#102 in Asia

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Aerospace Engineering

#103 in Asia

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

4. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#114 in Asia

#450 in the World

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

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Aerospace Engineering

#460 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Aerospace Engineering

#639 in Asia

#1676 in the World

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

7. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Aerospace Engineering

#641 in Asia

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

8. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Aerospace Engineering

#646 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

9. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Aerospace Engineering

#654 in Asia

#1709 in the World

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

10. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Aerospace Engineering

#672 in Asia

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

11. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Aerospace Engineering

#691 in Asia

#1779 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

12. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Aerospace Engineering

#700 in Asia

#1801 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

13. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#861 in Asia

#2121 in the World

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

14. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Aerospace Engineering

#865 in Asia

#2127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

15. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Aerospace Engineering

#909 in Asia

#2208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

16. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#939 in Asia

#2271 in the World

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

17. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Aerospace Engineering

#964 in Asia

#2322 in the World

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

18. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Aerospace Engineering

#1065 in Asia

#2500 in the World

Founded: 2005

19. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#1160 in Asia

#2691 in the World

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

20. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#1200 in Asia

#2770 in the World

Founded: 2005

21. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Aerospace Engineering

#1206 in Asia

#2783 in the World

Founded: 2008

22. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Aerospace Engineering

#1207 in Asia

#2786 in the World

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

23. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Aerospace Engineering

#1427 in Asia

#3270 in the World

Founded: 2008

24. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Aerospace Engineering

#1445 in Asia

#3306 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

25. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Aerospace Engineering

#1465 in Asia

#3352 in the World

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

26. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Aerospace Engineering

#1523 in Asia

#3484 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

27. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Aerospace Engineering

#1699 in Asia

#3869 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 Dhahran, Jeddah, Thuwal, and Riyadh.