27 Best universities for Environmental Management 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 Environmental Management. A graph of 847K citations received by 26.1K 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 Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Environmental Management

#42 in Asia

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Management

#76 in Asia

#243 in the World

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

3. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Environmental Management

#80 in Asia

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Environmental Management

#105 in Asia

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Environmental Management

#452 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Environmental Management

#519 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

7. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Environmental Management

#549 in Asia

#1427 in the World

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

8. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Environmental Management

#626 in Asia

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

9. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Environmental Management

#630 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

10. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Environmental Management

#654 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Founded: 2003

11. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Environmental Management

#710 in Asia

#1745 in the World

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

12. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Environmental Management

#790 in Asia

#1890 in the World

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

13. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Environmental Management

#840 in Asia

#1987 in the World

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

14. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Environmental Management

#875 in Asia

#2054 in the World

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

15. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Environmental Management

#950 in Asia

#2199 in the World

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

16. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Management

#1064 in Asia

#2458 in the World

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

17. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Environmental Management

#1069 in Asia

#2469 in the World

Founded: 2005

18. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Management

#1078 in Asia

#2489 in the World

Founded: 2008

19. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Management

#1111 in Asia

#2568 in the World

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

20. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Environmental Management

#1133 in Asia

#2612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

21. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Environmental Management

#1150 in Asia

#2660 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

22. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Environmental Management

#1304 in Asia

#2975 in the World

Founded: 2008

23. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Environmental Management

#1453 in Asia

#3309 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

24. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Environmental Management

#1559 in Asia

#3562 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

25. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Management

#1579 in Asia

#3598 in the World

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

26. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Environmental Management

#1745 in Asia

#3980 in the World

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

27. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Environmental Management

#1779 in Asia

#4041 in the World

Founded: 2005

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