27 Best universities for Engineering in Saudi Arabia

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Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 4.47M citations received by 250K 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

#101 in Asia
#341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

3. King AbdulAziz University

For Engineering

#113 in Asia
#403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

5. King Khalid University

For Engineering

#515 in Asia
#1361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

6. Taif University

For Engineering

#592 in Asia
#1513 in the World
Enrollment
42,765
Founded
2003

7. Umm Al-Qura University

For Engineering

#631 in Asia
#1613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

8. Taibah University

For Engineering

#692 in Asia
#1721 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

9. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Engineering

#710 in Asia
#1753 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

10. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

For Engineering

#729 in Asia
#1784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2009

11. King Faisal University

For Engineering

#737 in Asia
#1798 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

12. Qassim University

For Engineering

#790 in Asia
#1895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

13. University of Tabuk

For Engineering

#922 in Asia
#2141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

14. Jazan University

For Engineering

#1019 in Asia
#2309 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
54,999
Founded
2005

15. Najran University

For Engineering

#1063 in Asia
#2411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
2006

16. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

For Engineering

#1064 in Asia
#2412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
85,367
Founded
1974

19. Majmaah University

For Engineering

#1105 in Asia
#2495 in the World
Enrollment
19,367
Founded
2009

20. Prince Sultan University

For Engineering

#1122 in Asia
#2526 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

21. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

For Engineering

#1231 in Asia
#2751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
2006

23. Alfaisal University

For Engineering

#1363 in Asia
#3023 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

25. Northern Borders University

For Engineering

#1527 in Asia
#3365 in the World
Enrollment
15,300
Founded
2007

26. Al Baha University

For Engineering

#1637 in Asia
#3606 in the World
Enrollment
22,914
Founded
2006

27. Effat University

For Engineering

#1752 in Asia
#3873 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, Dhahran, Jeddah, and Thuwal.