27 Best universities for Telecommunications in Saudi Arabia

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 499K citations received by 33.7K 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

#91 in Asia

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#106 in Asia

#356 in the World

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

3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Telecommunications

#108 in Asia

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

4. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Telecommunications

#129 in Asia

#428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

5. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Telecommunications

#542 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

6. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Telecommunications

#555 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

7. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Telecommunications

#583 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

8. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Telecommunications

#638 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

9. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Telecommunications

#685 in Asia

#1649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

10. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Telecommunications

#734 in Asia

#1744 in the World

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

11. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#752 in Asia

#1777 in the World

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

12. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Telecommunications

#848 in Asia

#1960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

13. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Telecommunications

#854 in Asia

#1975 in the World

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

14. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Telecommunications

#913 in Asia

#2082 in the World

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

15. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Telecommunications

#949 in Asia

#2154 in the World

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

16. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#970 in Asia

#2192 in the World

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

17. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Telecommunications

#980 in Asia

#2214 in the World

Founded: 2005

18. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#1030 in Asia

#2306 in the World

Founded: 2008

19. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#1038 in Asia

#2321 in the World

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

20. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Telecommunications

#1165 in Asia

#2564 in the World

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

21. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Telecommunications

#1172 in Asia

#2581 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

22. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Telecommunications

#1197 in Asia

#2632 in the World

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

23. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Telecommunications

#1237 in Asia

#2713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

24. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Telecommunications

#1381 in Asia

#3044 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

25. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Telecommunications

#1450 in Asia

#3181 in the World

Founded: 2008

26. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Telecommunications

#1543 in Asia

#3388 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

27. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Telecommunications

#1569 in Asia

#3435 in the World

Founded: 2005

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