26 Best universities for Structural 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 Structural Engineering. A graph of 315K citations received by 18.6K 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 Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Structural Engineering

#105 in Asia

#348 in the World

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

2. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Structural Engineering

#109 in Asia

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Structural Engineering

#127 in Asia

#419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Structural Engineering

#171 in Asia

#585 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Structural Engineering

#521 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

6. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Structural Engineering

#579 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

7. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Structural Engineering

#590 in Asia

#1464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

8. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Structural Engineering

#617 in Asia

#1523 in the World

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

9. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Structural Engineering

#638 in Asia

#1569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

10. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Structural Engineering

#644 in Asia

#1578 in the World

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

11. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Structural Engineering

#702 in Asia

#1691 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

12. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Structural Engineering

#738 in Asia

#1777 in the World

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

13. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Structural Engineering

#775 in Asia

#1851 in the World

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

14. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Structural Engineering

#946 in Asia

#2195 in the World

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

15. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Structural Engineering

#975 in Asia

#2244 in the World

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

16. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Structural Engineering

#999 in Asia

#2297 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

17. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Structural Engineering

#1049 in Asia

#2396 in the World

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

18. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Structural Engineering

#1051 in Asia

#2403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

19. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Structural Engineering

#1052 in Asia

#2405 in the World

Founded: 2005

20. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Structural Engineering

#1141 in Asia

#2576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

21. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Structural Engineering

#1300 in Asia

#2905 in the World

Founded: 2008

22. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Structural Engineering

#1480 in Asia

#3288 in the World

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

23. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Structural Engineering

#1497 in Asia

#3323 in the World

Founded: 2005

24. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Structural Engineering

#1509 in Asia

#3357 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

25. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Structural Engineering

#1597 in Asia

#3538 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

26. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Structural Engineering

#1628 in Asia

#3611 in the World

Founded: 2008

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