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 7.65M citations received by 327K 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

#95 in Asia
#306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

2. King AbdulAziz University

For Engineering

#108 in Asia
#361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

5. King Khalid University

For Engineering

#422 in Asia
#1157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

7. Umm Al-Qura University

For Engineering

#569 in Asia
#1446 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

8. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

For Engineering

#610 in Asia
#1529 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2009

9. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Engineering

#612 in Asia
#1532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

10. King Faisal University

For Engineering

#635 in Asia
#1570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

11. Taibah University

For Engineering

#648 in Asia
#1597 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

12. Qassim University

For Engineering

#668 in Asia
#1640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

13. Jazan University

For Engineering

#853 in Asia
#1982 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
54,999
Founded
2005

14. University of Tabuk

For Engineering

#861 in Asia
#1997 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

17. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

For Engineering

#947 in Asia
#2159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
85,367
Founded
1974

18. Prince Sultan University

For Engineering

#976 in Asia
#2215 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

19. Najran University

For Engineering

#978 in Asia
#2217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
2006

20. Majmaah University

For Engineering

#1016 in Asia
#2301 in the World
Enrollment
19,956
Founded
2009

21. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

For Engineering

#1177 in Asia
#2612 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
5,820
Founded
2006

23. Alfaisal University

For Engineering

#1292 in Asia
#2848 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

25. Northern Borders University

For Engineering

#1394 in Asia
#3055 in the World
Enrollment
15,300
Founded
2007

26. Al Baha University

For Engineering

#1481 in Asia
#3244 in the World
Enrollment
22,914
Founded
2006

27. Effat University

For Engineering

#1698 in Asia
#3691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
2,093
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.