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 4.23M citations received by 234K 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 AbdulAziz University

For Physics

#101 in Asia
#379 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

2. King Saud University

For Physics

#104 in Asia
#386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

5. King Khalid University

For Physics

#473 in Asia
#1300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

6. Taif University

For Physics

#564 in Asia
#1492 in the World
Enrollment
42,765
Founded
2003

7. Taibah University

For Physics

#600 in Asia
#1551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

8. Umm Al-Qura University

For Physics

#661 in Asia
#1660 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

9. King Faisal University

For Physics

#713 in Asia
#1757 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

10. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Physics

#718 in Asia
#1765 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

12. Qassim University

For Physics

#768 in Asia
#1857 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

13. University of Tabuk

For Physics

#915 in Asia
#2153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

14. Jazan University

For Physics

#976 in Asia
#2265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
54,999
Founded
2005

15. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

For Physics

#992 in Asia
#2293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
85,367
Founded
1974

16. Najran University

For Physics

#1011 in Asia
#2340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
2006

19. Majmaah University

For Physics

#1049 in Asia
#2410 in the World
Enrollment
19,367
Founded
2009

20. Prince Sultan University

For Physics

#1087 in Asia
#2487 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

24. Alfaisal University

For Physics

#1458 in Asia
#3235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

25. Northern Borders University

For Physics

#1462 in Asia
#3246 in the World
Enrollment
15,300
Founded
2007

26. Al Baha University

For Physics

#1600 in Asia
#3573 in the World
Enrollment
22,914
Founded
2006

27. Effat University

For Physics

#1906 in Asia
#4318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,311
Founded
1999

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