27 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 1.64M citations received by 73.4K 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

#82 in Asia

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Electrical Engineering

#104 in Asia

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Electrical Engineering

#112 in Asia

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#118 in Asia

#351 in the World

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

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Electrical Engineering

#449 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Electrical Engineering

#465 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

7. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Electrical Engineering

#541 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

8. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Electrical Engineering

#592 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

9. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Electrical Engineering

#608 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

10. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Electrical Engineering

#654 in Asia

#1561 in the World

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

11. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Electrical Engineering

#686 in Asia

#1618 in the World

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

12. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Electrical Engineering

#721 in Asia

#1688 in the World

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

13. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Electrical Engineering

#732 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Founded: 2005

14. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Electrical Engineering

#767 in Asia

#1755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

15. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#783 in Asia

#1783 in the World

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

16. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#871 in Asia

#1947 in the World

Founded: 2008

17. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Electrical Engineering

#881 in Asia

#1968 in the World

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

18. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Electrical Engineering

#897 in Asia

#1987 in the World

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

19. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Electrical Engineering

#921 in Asia

#2025 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

20. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#1029 in Asia

#2245 in the World

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

21. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Electrical Engineering

#1040 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

22. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Electrical Engineering

#1193 in Asia

#2588 in the World

Founded: 2008

23. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Electrical Engineering

#1209 in Asia

#2625 in the World

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

24. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#1228 in Asia

#2656 in the World

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

25. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Electrical Engineering

#1331 in Asia

#2886 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

26. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Electrical Engineering

#1356 in Asia

#2926 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

27. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#1508 in Asia

#3219 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.