27 Best universities for Telecommunications 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 Telecommunications. A graph of 735K citations received by 40.1K 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 Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Telecommunications

#87 in Asia

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#106 in Asia

#336 in the World

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

3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Telecommunications

#114 in Asia

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

4. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Telecommunications

#124 in Asia

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

5. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Telecommunications

#505 in Asia

#1277 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

6. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Telecommunications

#541 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

7. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Telecommunications

#579 in Asia

#1417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

8. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Telecommunications

#611 in Asia

#1482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

9. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Telecommunications

#627 in Asia

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

10. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#697 in Asia

#1632 in the World

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

11. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Telecommunications

#732 in Asia

#1707 in the World

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

12. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Telecommunications

#775 in Asia

#1788 in the World

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

13. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Telecommunications

#809 in Asia

#1862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

14. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Telecommunications

#832 in Asia

#1913 in the World

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

15. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Telecommunications

#838 in Asia

#1920 in the World

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

16. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Telecommunications

#855 in Asia

#1955 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#892 in Asia

#2015 in the World

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

18. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#916 in Asia

#2061 in the World

Founded: 2008

19. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#1007 in Asia

#2236 in the World

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

20. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Telecommunications

#1062 in Asia

#2347 in the World

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

21. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Telecommunications

#1065 in Asia

#2354 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

22. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Telecommunications

#1232 in Asia

#2687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,311
Founded: 1999

23. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Telecommunications

#1248 in Asia

#2719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

24. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Telecommunications

#1296 in Asia

#2809 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

25. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Telecommunications

#1354 in Asia

#2946 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

26. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#1377 in Asia

#2988 in the World

Founded: 2005

27. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Telecommunications

#1448 in Asia

#3144 in the World

Founded: 2008

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