27 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 1.14M citations received by 62.4K 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 Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Electrical Engineering

#86 in Asia

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Electrical Engineering

#103 in Asia

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Electrical Engineering

#117 in Asia

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#128 in Asia

#389 in the World

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

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Electrical Engineering

#493 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Electrical Engineering

#518 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

7. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Electrical Engineering

#574 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

8. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Electrical Engineering

#613 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

9. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Electrical Engineering

#644 in Asia

#1565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

10. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Electrical Engineering

#682 in Asia

#1641 in the World

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

11. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Electrical Engineering

#708 in Asia

#1682 in the World

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

12. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Electrical Engineering

#744 in Asia

#1746 in the World

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

13. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Electrical Engineering

#802 in Asia

#1838 in the World

Founded: 2005

14. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Electrical Engineering

#821 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

15. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#844 in Asia

#1913 in the World

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

16. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Electrical Engineering

#920 in Asia

#2048 in the World

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

17. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Electrical Engineering

#969 in Asia

#2149 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

18. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Electrical Engineering

#981 in Asia

#2170 in the World

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

19. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#1002 in Asia

#2212 in the World

Founded: 2008

20. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#1060 in Asia

#2323 in the World

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

21. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Electrical Engineering

#1070 in Asia

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

22. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Electrical Engineering

#1209 in Asia

#2635 in the World

Founded: 2008

23. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#1215 in Asia

#2651 in the World

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

24. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Electrical Engineering

#1270 in Asia

#2757 in the World

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

25. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Electrical Engineering

#1415 in Asia

#3039 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

26. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Electrical Engineering

#1451 in Asia

#3119 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

27. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#1707 in Asia

#3674 in the World

Founded: 2005

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