27 Best universities for Child Psychology 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 Child Psychology. A graph of 171K citations received by 11.3K 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

#27 in Asia

#360 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Child Psychology

#63 in Asia

#564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Child Psychology

#254 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

4. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Child Psychology

#273 in Asia

#1249 in the World

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

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Child Psychology

#292 in Asia

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#296 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Founded: 2005

7. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#300 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Founded: 2008

8. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Child Psychology

#328 in Asia

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

9. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Child Psychology

#359 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Founded: 2003

10. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Child Psychology

#398 in Asia

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

11. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#439 in Asia

#1659 in the World

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

12. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Child Psychology

#473 in Asia

#1737 in the World

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

13. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Child Psychology

#480 in Asia

#1761 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

#482 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

15. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Child Psychology

#529 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

16. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Child Psychology

#713 in Asia

#2258 in the World

Founded: 2005

17. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Child Psychology

#715 in Asia

#2262 in the World

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

18. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Child Psychology

#721 in Asia

#2271 in the World

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

19. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#728 in Asia

#2283 in the World

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

20. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Child Psychology

#777 in Asia

#2366 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

21. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Child Psychology

#791 in Asia

#2398 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

22. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Child Psychology

#798 in Asia

#2427 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

23. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#894 in Asia

#2655 in the World

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

24. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Child Psychology

#995 in Asia

#2861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

25. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Child Psychology

#1100 in Asia

#3067 in the World

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

26. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Child Psychology

#1188 in Asia

#3271 in the World

Founded: 2008

27. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Child Psychology

#1296 in Asia

#3460 in the World

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

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

Psychology subfields in Saudi Arabia

Clinical Psychology25

Cognitive Science27

Education Majors27

Neuroscience27

Occupational Therapy12

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology7