27 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 1.84M citations received by 132K 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 Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#64 in Asia

#530 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#85 in Asia

#635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#173 in Asia

#967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#292 in Asia

#1324 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#580 in Asia

#2085 in the World

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

6. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#601 in Asia

#2124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

7. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#608 in Asia

#2152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

8. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#614 in Asia

#2167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

9. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#615 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Founded: 2005

10. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#616 in Asia

#2173 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#688 in Asia

#2375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

12. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#700 in Asia

#2395 in the World

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

13. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#747 in Asia

#2494 in the World

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

14. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#768 in Asia

#2549 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

15. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#778 in Asia

#2568 in the World

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

16. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#851 in Asia

#2723 in the World

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

17. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1008 in Asia

#3022 in the World

Founded: 2008

18. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1056 in Asia

#3131 in the World

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

19. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1168 in Asia

#3387 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

20. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1220 in Asia

#3490 in the World

Founded: 2005

21. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1258 in Asia

#3570 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

22. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1358 in Asia

#3768 in the World

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

23. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1572 in Asia

#4208 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

24. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1578 in Asia

#4224 in the World

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

25. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1582 in Asia

#4241 in the World

Founded: 2008

26. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1594 in Asia

#4264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

27. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1660 in Asia

#4396 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Saudi Arabia