27 Best universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 199K citations received by 10.4K 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 Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#96 in Asia

#342 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

#113 in Asia

#394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Civil Engineering

#148 in Asia

#528 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

4. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Civil Engineering

#153 in Asia

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

5. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Civil Engineering

#467 in Asia

#1282 in the World

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

6. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Civil Engineering

#500 in Asia

#1359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

7. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Civil Engineering

#514 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

8. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Civil Engineering

#522 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

9. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Civil Engineering

#670 in Asia

#1718 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

#750 in Asia

#1863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

11. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Civil Engineering

#771 in Asia

#1910 in the World

Founded: 2003

12. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#811 in Asia

#1977 in the World

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

13. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Civil Engineering

#890 in Asia

#2124 in the World

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

14. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Civil Engineering

#892 in Asia

#2127 in the World

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

15. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Civil Engineering

#902 in Asia

#2153 in the World

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

16. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Civil Engineering

#1015 in Asia

#2399 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#1019 in Asia

#2411 in the World

Founded: 2008

18. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#1062 in Asia

#2487 in the World

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

19. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Civil Engineering

#1148 in Asia

#2684 in the World

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

20. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Civil Engineering

#1194 in Asia

#2774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 2,093
Founded: 1999

21. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#1242 in Asia

#2877 in the World

Founded: 2005

22. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Civil Engineering

#1255 in Asia

#2908 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

23. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Civil Engineering

#1363 in Asia

#3129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

24. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Civil Engineering

#1471 in Asia

#3364 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

25. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Civil Engineering

#1525 in Asia

#3500 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

26. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Civil Engineering

#1615 in Asia

#3641 in the World

Founded: 2008

27. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#1621 in Asia

#3651 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.