26 Best universities for Systems Engineering in Saudi Arabia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Systems Engineering. A graph of 296K citations received by 11.1K 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 Systems Engineering

#34 in Asia

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Systems Engineering

#72 in Asia

#333 in the World

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

3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Systems Engineering

#109 in Asia

#463 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

4. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Systems Engineering

#118 in Asia

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

5. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Systems Engineering

#439 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

6. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Systems Engineering

#471 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

7. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Systems Engineering

#529 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

8. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Systems Engineering

#538 in Asia

#1580 in the World

Founded: 2003

9. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Systems Engineering

#544 in Asia

#1589 in the World

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

10. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Systems Engineering

#582 in Asia

#1659 in the World

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

11. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Systems Engineering

#629 in Asia

#1763 in the World

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

12. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Systems Engineering

#646 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

13. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Systems Engineering

#668 in Asia

#1849 in the World

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

14. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Systems Engineering

#702 in Asia

#1918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 5,820
Founded: 2006

15. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Systems Engineering

#709 in Asia

#1934 in the World

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

16. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Systems Engineering

#790 in Asia

#2099 in the World

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

17. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Systems Engineering

#823 in Asia

#2167 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

18. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Systems Engineering

#878 in Asia

#2274 in the World

Founded: 2005

19. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Systems Engineering

#942 in Asia

#2393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

20. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Systems Engineering

#1034 in Asia

#2618 in the World

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

21. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Systems Engineering

#1059 in Asia

#2667 in the World

Founded: 2008

22. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Systems Engineering

#1174 in Asia

#2893 in the World

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

23. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Systems Engineering

#1175 in Asia

#2894 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

24. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Systems Engineering

#1191 in Asia

#2927 in the World

Founded: 2005

25. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Systems Engineering

#1308 in Asia

#3148 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

26. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Systems Engineering

#1335 in Asia

#3195 in the World

Founded: 2008

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