18 Best universities for Transportation 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 Transportation Engineering. A graph of 47.6K citations received by 2.62K academic papers made by 18 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 Transportation Engineering

#90 in Asia

#328 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Transportation Engineering

#125 in Asia

#448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Transportation Engineering

#138 in Asia

#490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Transportation Engineering

#244 in Asia

#810 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Transportation Engineering

#291 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

6. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Transportation Engineering

#350 in Asia

#1057 in the World

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

7. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Transportation Engineering

#417 in Asia

#1181 in the World

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

8. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Transportation Engineering

#454 in Asia

#1270 in the World

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

9. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Transportation Engineering

#469 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

10. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Transportation Engineering

#495 in Asia

#1351 in the World

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

11. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Transportation Engineering

#575 in Asia

#1507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

12. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Transportation Engineering

#599 in Asia

#1553 in the World

Founded: 2008

13. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Transportation Engineering

#602 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

14. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Transportation Engineering

#634 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Founded: 2003

15. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Transportation Engineering

#644 in Asia

#1633 in the World

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

16. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Transportation Engineering

#708 in Asia

#1742 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Transportation Engineering

#740 in Asia

#1799 in the World

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

18. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Transportation Engineering

#749 in Asia

#1815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

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