25 Best universities for Geotechnical 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 325K citations received by 15.3K academic papers made by 25 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#82 in Asia

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#91 in Asia

#267 in the World

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

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#115 in Asia

#351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Geotechnical Engineering

#119 in Asia

#361 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Geotechnical Engineering

#421 in Asia

#1119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Geotechnical Engineering

#641 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

7. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Geotechnical Engineering

#659 in Asia

#1623 in the World

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

8. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#666 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

9. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Geotechnical Engineering

#681 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

10. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#741 in Asia

#1787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

11. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#772 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

12. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Geotechnical Engineering

#807 in Asia

#1917 in the World

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

13. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Geotechnical Engineering

#839 in Asia

#1979 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

14. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#844 in Asia

#1986 in the World

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

15. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Geotechnical Engineering

#875 in Asia

#2049 in the World

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

16. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Geotechnical Engineering

#899 in Asia

#2110 in the World

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

17. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Geotechnical Engineering

#954 in Asia

#2217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

18. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1101 in Asia

#2524 in the World

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

19. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1156 in Asia

#2623 in the World

Founded: 2005

20. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1207 in Asia

#2711 in the World

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

21. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1217 in Asia

#2732 in the World

Founded: 2008

22. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1234 in Asia

#2770 in the World

Founded: 2008

23. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1439 in Asia

#3201 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

24. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1543 in Asia

#3384 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

25. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1545 in Asia

#3388 in the World

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

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