27 Best universities for Social 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 243K citations received by 16.9K 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

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Social Psychology

#52 in Asia

#456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#75 in Asia

#593 in the World

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

3. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Social Psychology

#152 in Asia

#877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Social Psychology

#372 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

5. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#448 in Asia

#1687 in the World

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

6. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#450 in Asia

#1690 in the World

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

7. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Social Psychology

#452 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

8. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#546 in Asia

#1905 in the World

Founded: 2005

9. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Social Psychology

#559 in Asia

#1923 in the World

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

10. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Social Psychology

#577 in Asia

#1956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

11. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Social Psychology

#587 in Asia

#1979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

12. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Social Psychology

#629 in Asia

#2078 in the World

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

13. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Social Psychology

#690 in Asia

#2218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

14. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Social Psychology

#774 in Asia

#2401 in the World

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

15. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Social Psychology

#834 in Asia

#2537 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

16. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#865 in Asia

#2607 in the World

Founded: 2008

17. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Social Psychology

#891 in Asia

#2662 in the World

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

18. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Social Psychology

#1112 in Asia

#3128 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

19. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Social Psychology

#1155 in Asia

#3201 in the World

Founded: 2005

20. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#1242 in Asia

#3361 in the World

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

21. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Social Psychology

#1258 in Asia

#3400 in the World

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

22. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Social Psychology

#1304 in Asia

#3485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

23. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Social Psychology

#1314 in Asia

#3499 in the World

Founded: 2008

24. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Social Psychology

#1382 in Asia

#3643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

25. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Social Psychology

#1484 in Asia

#3847 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

26. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Social Psychology

#1611 in Asia

#4122 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

27. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Social Psychology

#1616 in Asia

#4134 in the World

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

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

Psychology subfields in Saudi Arabia

Child Psychology27

Clinical Psychology23

Cognitive Science27

Education Majors26

Neuroscience27

Occupational Therapy8

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Psychiatry27

Social Work2

Special Education8