Best Petroleum Engineering universities in Saudi Arabia [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 64.7K citations received by 3.72K academic papers made by 6 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 Petroleum Engineering

#5 in Asia

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Petroleum Engineering

#56 in Asia

#145 in the World

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

3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Petroleum Engineering

#58 in Asia

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

4. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Petroleum Engineering

#166 in Asia

#535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

5. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Petroleum Engineering

#294 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

6. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Petroleum Engineering

#526 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

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