26 Best universities for Electronic 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 Electronic Engineering. A graph of 382K citations received by 19.5K 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

#96 in Asia

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Electronic Engineering

#103 in Asia

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#121 in Asia

#370 in the World

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

4. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Electronic Engineering

#164 in Asia

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

5. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Electronic Engineering

#537 in Asia

#1283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

6. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Electronic Engineering

#539 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Founded: 2003

7. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Electronic Engineering

#557 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

8. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Electronic Engineering

#647 in Asia

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

9. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#652 in Asia

#1493 in the World

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

10. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Electronic Engineering

#706 in Asia

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

11. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Electronic Engineering

#760 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Founded: 2005

12. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Electronic Engineering

#794 in Asia

#1745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

13. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Electronic Engineering

#818 in Asia

#1791 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

#902 in Asia

#1957 in the World

Founded: 2008

15. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Electronic Engineering

#925 in Asia

#2022 in the World

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

16. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Electronic Engineering

#939 in Asia

#2055 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

#994 in Asia

#2166 in the World

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

18. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Electronic Engineering

#1008 in Asia

#2189 in the World

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

19. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Electronic Engineering

#1014 in Asia

#2203 in the World

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

20. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Electronic Engineering

#1096 in Asia

#2355 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

21. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Electronic Engineering

#1171 in Asia

#2493 in the World

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

22. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Electronic Engineering

#1235 in Asia

#2609 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

23. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Electronic Engineering

#1295 in Asia

#2739 in the World

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

24. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Electronic Engineering

#1364 in Asia

#2877 in the World

Founded: 2008

25. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Electronic Engineering

#1388 in Asia

#2915 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

26. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Electronic Engineering

#1560 in Asia

#3222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 5,820
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.