27 Best universities for Child Psychology 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 Child Psychology. A graph of 79.9K citations received by 7.46K 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

#32 in Asia

#424 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Child Psychology

#60 in Asia

#607 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Child Psychology

#352 in Asia

#1534 in the World

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

4. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#364 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Founded: 2005

5. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Child Psychology

#422 in Asia

#1708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

6. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Child Psychology

#427 in Asia

#1719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

7. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Child Psychology

#429 in Asia

#1724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

8. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Child Psychology

#461 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

9. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Child Psychology

#495 in Asia

#1870 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

10. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#504 in Asia

#1899 in the World

Founded: 2008

11. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Child Psychology

#520 in Asia

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

12. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Child Psychology

#642 in Asia

#2204 in the World

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

13. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Child Psychology

#657 in Asia

#2231 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

#665 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

15. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#666 in Asia

#2253 in the World

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

16. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Child Psychology

#715 in Asia

#2355 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

17. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#738 in Asia

#2414 in the World

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

18. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Child Psychology

#900 in Asia

#2741 in the World

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

19. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Child Psychology

#976 in Asia

#2910 in the World

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

20. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Child Psychology

#1044 in Asia

#3035 in the World

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

21. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Child Psychology

#1087 in Asia

#3124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

22. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Child Psychology

#1100 in Asia

#3148 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

23. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Child Psychology

#1116 in Asia

#3183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

24. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Child Psychology

#1135 in Asia

#3216 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

25. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Child Psychology

#1172 in Asia

#3274 in the World

Founded: 2005

26. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Child Psychology

#1182 in Asia

#3292 in the World

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

27. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Child Psychology

#1307 in Asia

#3501 in the World

Founded: 2008

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 Psychology23

Cognitive Science27

Education Majors26

Neuroscience27

Occupational Therapy8

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4