21 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 32.4K citations received by 3.17K academic papers made by 21 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 Communications and Public Relations

#97 in Asia

#774 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Communications and Public Relations

#126 in Asia

#888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Communications and Public Relations

#204 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

4. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Communications and Public Relations

#231 in Asia

#1264 in the World

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

5. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Communications and Public Relations

#349 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

6. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Communications and Public Relations

#380 in Asia

#1702 in the World

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

7. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Communications and Public Relations

#427 in Asia

#1823 in the World

Founded: 2005

8. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Communications and Public Relations

#514 in Asia

#2019 in the World

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

9. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Communications and Public Relations

#523 in Asia

#2047 in the World

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

10. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Communications and Public Relations

#526 in Asia

#2055 in the World

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

11. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Communications and Public Relations

#554 in Asia

#2112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

12. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Communications and Public Relations

#590 in Asia

#2193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

13. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Communications and Public Relations

#625 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Founded: 2008

14. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Communications and Public Relations

#761 in Asia

#2612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

15. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Communications and Public Relations

#777 in Asia

#2641 in the World

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

16. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Communications and Public Relations

#790 in Asia

#2670 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Communications and Public Relations

#791 in Asia

#2671 in the World

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

18. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Communications and Public Relations

#809 in Asia

#2698 in the World

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

19. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Communications and Public Relations

#849 in Asia

#2779 in the World

Founded: 2008

20. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Communications and Public Relations

#942 in Asia

#2945 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

21. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Communications and Public Relations

#943 in Asia

#2948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

The best cities to study Communications and Public Relations in Saudi Arabia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Riyadh, Jeddah, Dhahran, and Al-Ahsa.

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