26 Best universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 175K citations received by 9.81K 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 Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#96 in Asia

#347 in the World

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

2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Civil Engineering

#110 in Asia

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Civil Engineering

#147 in Asia

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

4. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Civil Engineering

#154 in Asia

#545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

5. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Civil Engineering

#486 in Asia

#1340 in the World

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

6. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Civil Engineering

#523 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

7. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Civil Engineering

#535 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

8. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Civil Engineering

#556 in Asia

#1491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

9. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Civil Engineering

#709 in Asia

#1808 in the World

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

10. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Civil Engineering

#766 in Asia

#1911 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

11. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Civil Engineering

#791 in Asia

#1958 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

12. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#876 in Asia

#2109 in the World

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

13. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Civil Engineering

#901 in Asia

#2161 in the World

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

14. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Civil Engineering

#917 in Asia

#2198 in the World

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

15. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Civil Engineering

#942 in Asia

#2247 in the World

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

16. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Civil Engineering

#1061 in Asia

#2491 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#1083 in Asia

#2555 in the World

Founded: 2008

18. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#1111 in Asia

#2610 in the World

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

19. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Civil Engineering

#1196 in Asia

#2785 in the World

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

20. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Civil Engineering

#1205 in Asia

#2811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

21. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#1287 in Asia

#2991 in the World

Founded: 2005

22. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Civil Engineering

#1304 in Asia

#3024 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

23. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Civil Engineering

#1406 in Asia

#3226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

24. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Civil Engineering

#1499 in Asia

#3440 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

25. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Civil Engineering

#1569 in Asia

#3563 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

26. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#1607 in Asia

#3625 in the World

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

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