27 Best universities for Physics in Saudi Arabia

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Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 7.12M citations received by 304K 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

For Physics

#96 in Asia
#339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

2. King AbdulAziz University

For Physics

#97 in Asia
#346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

5. King Khalid University

For Physics

#395 in Asia
#1105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

7. Taibah University

For Physics

#551 in Asia
#1435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

8. Umm Al-Qura University

For Physics

#573 in Asia
#1487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

10. King Faisal University

For Physics

#631 in Asia
#1584 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

11. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Physics

#635 in Asia
#1590 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

12. Qassim University

For Physics

#653 in Asia
#1622 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

14. Jazan University

For Physics

#831 in Asia
#1953 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
54,999
Founded
2005

15. University of Tabuk

For Physics

#859 in Asia
#2017 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

16. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

For Physics

#874 in Asia
#2056 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
85,367
Founded
1974

18. Najran University

For Physics

#951 in Asia
#2192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
2006

19. Prince Sultan University

For Physics

#967 in Asia
#2226 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

20. Majmaah University

For Physics

#983 in Asia
#2255 in the World
Enrollment
19,956
Founded
2009

21. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

For Physics

#1139 in Asia
#2569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
5,820
Founded
2006

23. Northern Borders University

For Physics

#1363 in Asia
#3001 in the World
Enrollment
15,300
Founded
2007

25. Alfaisal University

For Physics

#1402 in Asia
#3093 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

26. Al Baha University

For Physics

#1439 in Asia
#3181 in the World
Enrollment
22,914
Founded
2006

27. Effat University

For Physics

#1885 in Asia
#4199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
2,093
Founded
1999

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