27 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 1.89M citations received by 77.3K 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

#80 in Asia

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Electrical Engineering

#101 in Asia

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Electrical Engineering

#111 in Asia

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#119 in Asia

#341 in the World

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

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Electrical Engineering

#428 in Asia

#1096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Electrical Engineering

#454 in Asia

#1162 in the World

Founded: 2003

7. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Electrical Engineering

#520 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

8. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Electrical Engineering

#580 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

9. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Electrical Engineering

#590 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

10. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Electrical Engineering

#622 in Asia

#1491 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

#671 in Asia

#1576 in the World

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

12. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Electrical Engineering

#700 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Founded: 2005

13. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Electrical Engineering

#711 in Asia

#1653 in the World

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

14. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#746 in Asia

#1719 in the World

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

15. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Electrical Engineering

#749 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

16. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#803 in Asia

#1803 in the World

Founded: 2008

17. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Electrical Engineering

#862 in Asia

#1911 in the World

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

18. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Electrical Engineering

#869 in Asia

#1926 in the World

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

19. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Electrical Engineering

#893 in Asia

#1973 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

20. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#978 in Asia

#2128 in the World

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

21. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Electrical Engineering

#1017 in Asia

#2204 in the World

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

22. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Electrical Engineering

#1165 in Asia

#2528 in the World

Founded: 2008

23. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Electrical Engineering

#1190 in Asia

#2570 in the World

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

24. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#1211 in Asia

#2614 in the World

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

25. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Electrical Engineering

#1274 in Asia

#2740 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

26. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Electrical Engineering

#1328 in Asia

#2855 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

27. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electrical Engineering

#1507 in Asia

#3204 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.