26 Best universities for Electronic 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 Electronic Engineering. A graph of 337K citations received by 18.5K academic papers made by 26 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 Electronic Engineering

#95 in Asia

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Electronic Engineering

#103 in Asia

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#120 in Asia

#378 in the World

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

4. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Electronic Engineering

#161 in Asia

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

5. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Electronic Engineering

#547 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

6. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Electronic Engineering

#553 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

7. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Electronic Engineering

#569 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

8. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Electronic Engineering

#634 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

9. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#669 in Asia

#1531 in the World

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

10. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Electronic Engineering

#754 in Asia

#1688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

11. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Electronic Engineering

#798 in Asia

#1765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

12. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Electronic Engineering

#812 in Asia

#1785 in the World

Founded: 2005

13. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Electronic Engineering

#847 in Asia

#1875 in the World

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

14. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#931 in Asia

#2051 in the World

Founded: 2008

15. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Electronic Engineering

#939 in Asia

#2064 in the World

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

16. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Electronic Engineering

#958 in Asia

#2099 in the World

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

17. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#1029 in Asia

#2242 in the World

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

18. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Electronic Engineering

#1033 in Asia

#2247 in the World

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

19. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Electronic Engineering

#1057 in Asia

#2291 in the World

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

20. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Electronic Engineering

#1118 in Asia

#2410 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

21. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Electronic Engineering

#1171 in Asia

#2504 in the World

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

22. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Electronic Engineering

#1239 in Asia

#2626 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

23. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#1295 in Asia

#2749 in the World

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

24. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Electronic Engineering

#1376 in Asia

#2902 in the World

Founded: 2008

25. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Electronic Engineering

#1397 in Asia

#2934 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

26. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Electronic Engineering

#1563 in Asia

#3234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

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