27 Best universities for Telecommunications 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 Telecommunications. A graph of 830K citations received by 42.2K 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

#85 in Asia

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#105 in Asia

#327 in the World

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

3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Telecommunications

#117 in Asia

#375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

4. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Telecommunications

#119 in Asia

#381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

5. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Telecommunications

#494 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Founded: 2003

6. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Telecommunications

#538 in Asia

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

7. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Telecommunications

#563 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

8. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Telecommunications

#585 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

9. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Telecommunications

#617 in Asia

#1488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

10. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#662 in Asia

#1570 in the World

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

11. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Telecommunications

#728 in Asia

#1687 in the World

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

12. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Telecommunications

#747 in Asia

#1728 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

#788 in Asia

#1815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

14. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Telecommunications

#807 in Asia

#1854 in the World

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

15. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Telecommunications

#819 in Asia

#1881 in the World

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

16. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Telecommunications

#823 in Asia

#1889 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#855 in Asia

#1942 in the World

Founded: 2008

18. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#876 in Asia

#1978 in the World

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

19. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#999 in Asia

#2207 in the World

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

20. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Telecommunications

#1030 in Asia

#2266 in the World

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

21. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Telecommunications

#1040 in Asia

#2286 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

22. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Telecommunications

#1225 in Asia

#2670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 2,093
Founded: 1999

23. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Telecommunications

#1242 in Asia

#2700 in the World

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

24. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Telecommunications

#1283 in Asia

#2775 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

25. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Telecommunications

#1299 in Asia

#2815 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

26. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#1384 in Asia

#2991 in the World

Founded: 2005

27. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Telecommunications

#1443 in Asia

#3116 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.