24 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 85.2K citations received by 4.59K academic papers made by 24 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

#89 in Asia

#659 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Communications and Public Relations

#97 in Asia

#694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Communications and Public Relations

#209 in Asia

#1079 in the World

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

4. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Communications and Public Relations

#251 in Asia

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

5. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Communications and Public Relations

#270 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

6. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Communications and Public Relations

#338 in Asia

#1475 in the World

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

7. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Communications and Public Relations

#395 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

8. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Communications and Public Relations

#429 in Asia

#1730 in the World

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

9. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Communications and Public Relations

#434 in Asia

#1745 in the World

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

10. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Communications and Public Relations

#439 in Asia

#1760 in the World

Founded: 2005

11. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Communications and Public Relations

#467 in Asia

#1823 in the World

Founded: 2008

12. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Communications and Public Relations

#503 in Asia

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

13. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Communications and Public Relations

#582 in Asia

#2105 in the World

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

14. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Communications and Public Relations

#634 in Asia

#2198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

15. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Communications and Public Relations

#638 in Asia

#2206 in the World

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

16. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Communications and Public Relations

#681 in Asia

#2333 in the World

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

17. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Communications and Public Relations

#774 in Asia

#2559 in the World

Founded: 2005

18. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Communications and Public Relations

#801 in Asia

#2609 in the World

Founded: 2003

19. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Communications and Public Relations

#810 in Asia

#2624 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

20. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Communications and Public Relations

#832 in Asia

#2672 in the World

Founded: 2008

21. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Communications and Public Relations

#847 in Asia

#2704 in the World

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

22. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Communications and Public Relations

#895 in Asia

#2814 in the World

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

23. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Communications and Public Relations

#924 in Asia

#2887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

24. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Communications and Public Relations

#978 in Asia

#3001 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

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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