24 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Engineering. A graph of 297K citations received by 10.2K academic papers made by 24 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 Environmental Engineering

#39 in Asia

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Environmental Engineering

#54 in Asia

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Engineering

#60 in Asia

#157 in the World

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

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Environmental Engineering

#79 in Asia

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Environmental Engineering

#472 in Asia

#1204 in the World

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

6. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Environmental Engineering

#491 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

7. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Environmental Engineering

#667 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

8. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Environmental Engineering

#685 in Asia

#1608 in the World

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

9. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Environmental Engineering

#686 in Asia

#1612 in the World

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

10. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Environmental Engineering

#688 in Asia

#1620 in the World

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

11. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Environmental Engineering

#711 in Asia

#1656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

12. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Environmental Engineering

#740 in Asia

#1712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

13. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Environmental Engineering

#798 in Asia

#1848 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

14. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Environmental Engineering

#817 in Asia

#1887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

15. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Environmental Engineering

#939 in Asia

#2107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

16. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Environmental Engineering

#954 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Engineering

#1026 in Asia

#2285 in the World

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

18. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Environmental Engineering

#1090 in Asia

#2393 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

19. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Environmental Engineering

#1121 in Asia

#2446 in the World

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

20. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Engineering

#1132 in Asia

#2465 in the World

Founded: 2008

21. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Environmental Engineering

#1165 in Asia

#2533 in the World

Founded: 2008

22. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Environmental Engineering

#1326 in Asia

#2835 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

23. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Engineering

#1356 in Asia

#2898 in the World

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

24. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Engineering

#1390 in Asia

#2968 in the World

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

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