27 Best universities for Engineering in Saudi Arabia

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 6.6M citations received by 306K 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 Saud University

For Engineering

#96 in Asia
#312 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

2. King AbdulAziz University

For Engineering

#107 in Asia
#367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

5. King Khalid University

For Engineering

#444 in Asia
#1215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

6. Taif University

For Engineering

#543 in Asia
#1408 in the World
Enrollment
42,765
Founded
2003

7. Umm Al-Qura University

For Engineering

#585 in Asia
#1483 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

8. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Engineering

#631 in Asia
#1583 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

9. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

For Engineering

#640 in Asia
#1601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2009

10. King Faisal University

For Engineering

#657 in Asia
#1630 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

11. Taibah University

For Engineering

#661 in Asia
#1638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

12. Qassim University

For Engineering

#698 in Asia
#1711 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

13. University of Tabuk

For Engineering

#888 in Asia
#2070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

14. Jazan University

For Engineering

#896 in Asia
#2079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
54,999
Founded
2005

17. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

For Engineering

#995 in Asia
#2265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
85,367
Founded
1974

18. Najran University

For Engineering

#1001 in Asia
#2277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
2006

19. Prince Sultan University

For Engineering

#1019 in Asia
#2306 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

20. Majmaah University

For Engineering

#1040 in Asia
#2353 in the World
Enrollment
19,956
Founded
2009

21. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

For Engineering

#1200 in Asia
#2671 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
2006

23. Alfaisal University

For Engineering

#1310 in Asia
#2893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

25. Northern Borders University

For Engineering

#1458 in Asia
#3206 in the World
Enrollment
15,300
Founded
2007

26. Al Baha University

For Engineering

#1519 in Asia
#3337 in the World
Enrollment
22,914
Founded
2006

27. Effat University

For Engineering

#1706 in Asia
#3740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,311
Founded
1999

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