21 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Engineering. A graph of 195K citations received by 8.53K academic papers made by 21 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

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Environmental Engineering

#55 in Asia

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Engineering

#62 in Asia

#170 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

#92 in Asia

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Environmental Engineering

#523 in Asia

#1325 in the World

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

6. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Environmental Engineering

#553 in Asia

#1379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

7. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Environmental Engineering

#684 in Asia

#1630 in the World

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

8. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Environmental Engineering

#731 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

9. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Environmental Engineering

#740 in Asia

#1731 in the World

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

10. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Environmental Engineering

#745 in Asia

#1744 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

#779 in Asia

#1818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

12. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Environmental Engineering

#796 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

13. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Environmental Engineering

#833 in Asia

#1918 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

14. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Environmental Engineering

#902 in Asia

#2047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

15. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Environmental Engineering

#996 in Asia

#2220 in the World

Founded: 2005

16. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Environmental Engineering

#1089 in Asia

#2391 in the World

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

17. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Engineering

#1097 in Asia

#2405 in the World

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

18. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Environmental Engineering

#1115 in Asia

#2436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

19. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Environmental Engineering

#1133 in Asia

#2470 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

20. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Engineering

#1140 in Asia

#2483 in the World

Founded: 2008

21. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Environmental Engineering

#1239 in Asia

#2653 in the World

Founded: 2008

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.