26 Best universities for Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 1.71M citations received by 70.3K academic papers made by 26 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 Chemical Engineering

#76 in Asia

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Chemical Engineering

#81 in Asia

#169 in the World

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

3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Chemical Engineering

#87 in Asia

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

4. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Chemical Engineering

#112 in Asia

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Chemical Engineering

#362 in Asia

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Chemical Engineering

#570 in Asia

#1243 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

7. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Chemical Engineering

#608 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

8. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Chemical Engineering

#615 in Asia

#1328 in the World

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

9. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Chemical Engineering

#640 in Asia

#1378 in the World

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

10. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Chemical Engineering

#641 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

11. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Chemical Engineering

#650 in Asia

#1393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

12. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Chemical Engineering

#661 in Asia

#1421 in the World

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

13. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Chemical Engineering

#836 in Asia

#1755 in the World

Founded: 2005

14. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Chemical Engineering

#859 in Asia

#1789 in the World

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

15. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Chemical Engineering

#860 in Asia

#1792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

16. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Chemical Engineering

#863 in Asia

#1801 in the World

Founded: 2008

17. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Chemical Engineering

#870 in Asia

#1812 in the World

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

18. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Chemical Engineering

#883 in Asia

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

19. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Chemical Engineering

#902 in Asia

#1856 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

20. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Chemical Engineering

#969 in Asia

#1983 in the World

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

21. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Chemical Engineering

#1148 in Asia

#2319 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

22. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Chemical Engineering

#1282 in Asia

#2598 in the World

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

23. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Chemical Engineering

#1380 in Asia

#2787 in the World

Founded: 2008

24. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Chemical Engineering

#1437 in Asia

#2893 in the World

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

25. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Chemical Engineering

#1468 in Asia

#2961 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

26. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Chemical Engineering

#1545 in Asia

#3116 in the World

Founded: 2005

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