26 Best universities for Electronic 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 Electronic Engineering. A graph of 230K citations received by 15.8K 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 Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Electronic Engineering

#99 in Asia

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Electronic Engineering

#105 in Asia

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

3. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#125 in Asia

#398 in the World

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

4. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Electronic Engineering

#168 in Asia

#519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

5. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Electronic Engineering

#583 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

6. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Electronic Engineering

#596 in Asia

#1428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

7. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Electronic Engineering

#610 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

8. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Electronic Engineering

#620 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

9. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#704 in Asia

#1616 in the World

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

10. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Electronic Engineering

#823 in Asia

#1839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

11. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Electronic Engineering

#853 in Asia

#1899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

12. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Electronic Engineering

#865 in Asia

#1929 in the World

Founded: 2005

13. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Electronic Engineering

#879 in Asia

#1968 in the World

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

14. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Electronic Engineering

#945 in Asia

#2079 in the World

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

15. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Electronic Engineering

#1022 in Asia

#2247 in the World

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

16. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#1043 in Asia

#2284 in the World

Founded: 2008

17. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#1090 in Asia

#2366 in the World

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

18. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Electronic Engineering

#1136 in Asia

#2439 in the World

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

19. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Electronic Engineering

#1138 in Asia

#2441 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

20. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Electronic Engineering

#1161 in Asia

#2488 in the World

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

21. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Electronic Engineering

#1190 in Asia

#2554 in the World

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

22. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#1287 in Asia

#2747 in the World

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

23. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Electronic Engineering

#1307 in Asia

#2788 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

24. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Electronic Engineering

#1378 in Asia

#2904 in the World

Founded: 2008

25. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Electronic Engineering

#1393 in Asia

#2927 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

26. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Electronic Engineering

#1510 in Asia

#3141 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 Dhahran, Thuwal, Riyadh, and Jeddah.