24 Best universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 114K citations received by 7.96K academic papers made by 24 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

#100 in Asia

#374 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

#101 in Asia

#378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Civil Engineering

#162 in Asia

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Civil Engineering

#224 in Asia

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Civil Engineering

#546 in Asia

#1494 in the World

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

6. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Civil Engineering

#557 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

7. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Civil Engineering

#603 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

8. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Civil Engineering

#637 in Asia

#1689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

9. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Civil Engineering

#807 in Asia

#2008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

10. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Civil Engineering

#827 in Asia

#2051 in the World

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

11. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Civil Engineering

#913 in Asia

#2220 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

12. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Civil Engineering

#957 in Asia

#2298 in the World

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

13. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#985 in Asia

#2351 in the World

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

14. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Civil Engineering

#1025 in Asia

#2435 in the World

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

15. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Civil Engineering

#1105 in Asia

#2602 in the World

Founded: 2005

16. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Civil Engineering

#1126 in Asia

#2648 in the World

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

17. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Civil Engineering

#1137 in Asia

#2682 in the World

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

18. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#1210 in Asia

#2835 in the World

Founded: 2008

19. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#1226 in Asia

#2874 in the World

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

20. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Civil Engineering

#1227 in Asia

#2876 in the World

Founded: 2005

21. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Civil Engineering

#1300 in Asia

#3025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

22. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Civil Engineering

#1341 in Asia

#3108 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

23. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Civil Engineering

#1406 in Asia

#3241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

24. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Civil Engineering

#1476 in Asia

#3359 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

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