27 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 769K citations received by 41.8K academic papers made by 27 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 Mechanical Engineering

#93 in Asia

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mechanical Engineering

#111 in Asia

#411 in the World

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

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Mechanical Engineering

#138 in Asia

#515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Mechanical Engineering

#159 in Asia

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Mechanical Engineering

#540 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Mechanical Engineering

#606 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

7. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Mechanical Engineering

#656 in Asia

#1702 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

8. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Mechanical Engineering

#663 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

9. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Mechanical Engineering

#684 in Asia

#1747 in the World

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

10. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Mechanical Engineering

#702 in Asia

#1780 in the World

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

11. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Mechanical Engineering

#736 in Asia

#1848 in the World

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

12. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Mechanical Engineering

#767 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

13. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Mechanical Engineering

#833 in Asia

#2062 in the World

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

14. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Mechanical Engineering

#887 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

15. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mechanical Engineering

#932 in Asia

#2269 in the World

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

16. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mechanical Engineering

#962 in Asia

#2329 in the World

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

17. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Mechanical Engineering

#988 in Asia

#2375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

18. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Mechanical Engineering

#994 in Asia

#2384 in the World

Founded: 2005

19. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mechanical Engineering

#1152 in Asia

#2701 in the World

Founded: 2005

20. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mechanical Engineering

#1180 in Asia

#2760 in the World

Founded: 2008

21. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Mechanical Engineering

#1208 in Asia

#2818 in the World

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

22. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Mechanical Engineering

#1218 in Asia

#2837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

23. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mechanical Engineering

#1235 in Asia

#2873 in the World

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

24. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Mechanical Engineering

#1362 in Asia

#3171 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

25. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Mechanical Engineering

#1607 in Asia

#3749 in the World

Founded: 2008

26. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Mechanical Engineering

#1635 in Asia

#3812 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

27. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Mechanical Engineering

#1826 in Asia

#4260 in the World

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

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