27 Best universities for Social 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 456K citations received by 23K 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

#51 in Asia

#418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#72 in Asia

#541 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

#178 in Asia

#909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

4. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Social Psychology

#315 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

5. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#421 in Asia

#1534 in the World

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

6. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#435 in Asia

#1565 in the World

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

7. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Social Psychology

#438 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

8. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Social Psychology

#450 in Asia

#1595 in the World

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

9. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Social Psychology

#453 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

10. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Social Psychology

#462 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

11. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#488 in Asia

#1683 in the World

Founded: 2005

12. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Social Psychology

#526 in Asia

#1776 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

#562 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

14. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#600 in Asia

#1948 in the World

Founded: 2008

15. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Social Psychology

#639 in Asia

#2047 in the World

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

16. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Social Psychology

#641 in Asia

#2051 in the World

Founded: 2003

17. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Social Psychology

#646 in Asia

#2060 in the World

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

18. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Social Psychology

#866 in Asia

#2515 in the World

Founded: 2005

19. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Social Psychology

#940 in Asia

#2673 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

20. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Social Psychology

#1052 in Asia

#2891 in the World

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

21. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Social Psychology

#1069 in Asia

#2948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

22. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#1094 in Asia

#3004 in the World

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

23. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Social Psychology

#1101 in Asia

#3017 in the World

Founded: 2008

24. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Social Psychology

#1118 in Asia

#3060 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

25. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Social Psychology

#1275 in Asia

#3393 in the World

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

26. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Social Psychology

#1330 in Asia

#3494 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

27. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Social Psychology

#1484 in Asia

#3773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 2,093
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 Al-Ahsa.

Psychology subfields in Saudi Arabia

Child Psychology27

Clinical Psychology25

Cognitive Science27

Education Majors27

Neuroscience27

Occupational Therapy12

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology7

Psychiatry27

Social Work3

Special Education12