26 Best universities for Renewable Energy 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 Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 275K citations received by 9.07K academic papers made by 26 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 Renewable Energy Engineering

#17 in Asia

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#34 in Asia

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#64 in Asia

#189 in the World

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

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#106 in Asia

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#260 in Asia

#700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

6. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#266 in Asia

#719 in the World

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

7. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#325 in Asia

#852 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

8. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#355 in Asia

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

9. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#376 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

10. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#439 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

11. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#480 in Asia

#1198 in the World

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

12. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#483 in Asia

#1203 in the World

Founded: 2005

13. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#529 in Asia

#1288 in the World

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

14. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#532 in Asia

#1301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

15. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#562 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

16. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#594 in Asia

#1420 in the World

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

17. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#632 in Asia

#1503 in the World

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

18. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#654 in Asia

#1550 in the World

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

19. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#793 in Asia

#1809 in the World

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

20. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#806 in Asia

#1832 in the World

Founded: 2008

21. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#836 in Asia

#1892 in the World

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

22. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#840 in Asia

#1896 in the World

Founded: 2008

23. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#847 in Asia

#1904 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

24. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#903 in Asia

#2007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

25. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#906 in Asia

#2013 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

26. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#988 in Asia

#2149 in the World

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

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