27 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 525K citations received by 35.3K 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

#318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mechanical Engineering

#113 in Asia

#425 in the World

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

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Mechanical Engineering

#142 in Asia

#531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Mechanical Engineering

#167 in Asia

#618 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Mechanical Engineering

#615 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Mechanical Engineering

#663 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

7. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Mechanical Engineering

#714 in Asia

#1825 in the World

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

8. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Mechanical Engineering

#730 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

9. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Mechanical Engineering

#738 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

10. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Mechanical Engineering

#749 in Asia

#1886 in the World

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

11. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Mechanical Engineering

#815 in Asia

#2029 in the World

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

12. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Mechanical Engineering

#844 in Asia

#2078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

13. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Mechanical Engineering

#910 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

14. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Mechanical Engineering

#941 in Asia

#2278 in the World

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

15. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mechanical Engineering

#980 in Asia

#2350 in the World

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

16. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Mechanical Engineering

#1017 in Asia

#2432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

17. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mechanical Engineering

#1028 in Asia

#2457 in the World

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

18. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Mechanical Engineering

#1045 in Asia

#2486 in the World

Founded: 2005

19. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mechanical Engineering

#1190 in Asia

#2801 in the World

Founded: 2005

20. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mechanical Engineering

#1234 in Asia

#2892 in the World

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

21. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Mechanical Engineering

#1265 in Asia

#2959 in the World

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

22. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Mechanical Engineering

#1273 in Asia

#2979 in the World

Founded: 2008

23. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Mechanical Engineering

#1327 in Asia

#3101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

24. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Mechanical Engineering

#1480 in Asia

#3441 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

25. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Mechanical Engineering

#1623 in Asia

#3795 in the World

Founded: 2008

26. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Mechanical Engineering

#1683 in Asia

#3934 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

27. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Mechanical Engineering

#1837 in Asia

#4278 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.