27 Best universities for Child Psychology in Saudi Arabia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Child Psychology. A graph of 143K citations received by 10.2K 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 Child Psychology

#29 in Asia

#378 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Child Psychology

#64 in Asia

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Child Psychology

#277 in Asia

#1282 in the World

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

4. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Child Psychology

#286 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Child Psychology

#307 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#310 in Asia

#1385 in the World

Founded: 2005

7. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#342 in Asia

#1446 in the World

Founded: 2008

8. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Child Psychology

#367 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

9. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Child Psychology

#380 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

10. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Child Psychology

#431 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

11. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#470 in Asia

#1761 in the World

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

12. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Child Psychology

#502 in Asia

#1829 in the World

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

13. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Child Psychology

#507 in Asia

#1840 in the World

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

14. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Child Psychology

#508 in Asia

#1841 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

15. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Child Psychology

#540 in Asia

#1915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

16. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Child Psychology

#739 in Asia

#2336 in the World

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

17. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Child Psychology

#760 in Asia

#2379 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

18. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#780 in Asia

#2418 in the World

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

19. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Child Psychology

#798 in Asia

#2463 in the World

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

20. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Child Psychology

#828 in Asia

#2538 in the World

Founded: 2005

21. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Child Psychology

#853 in Asia

#2592 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

22. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Child Psychology

#859 in Asia

#2605 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

23. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#950 in Asia

#2796 in the World

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

24. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Child Psychology

#1031 in Asia

#2953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

25. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Child Psychology

#1099 in Asia

#3121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

26. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Child Psychology

#1180 in Asia

#3286 in the World

Founded: 2008

27. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Child Psychology

#1308 in Asia

#3505 in the World

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

The best cities to study Child Psychology in Saudi Arabia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Al-Ahsa.

Psychology subfields in Saudi Arabia

Clinical Psychology25

Cognitive Science27

Education Majors27

Neuroscience27

Occupational Therapy12

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology7