27 Best universities for Social 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 397K citations received by 21.6K 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

#53 in Asia

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#74 in Asia

#551 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

#172 in Asia

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

4. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Social Psychology

#339 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

5. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Social Psychology

#431 in Asia

#1576 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

6. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#440 in Asia

#1593 in the World

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

7. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#442 in Asia

#1597 in the World

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

8. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Social Psychology

#452 in Asia

#1624 in the World

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

9. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Social Psychology

#472 in Asia

#1665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

10. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Social Psychology

#474 in Asia

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

11. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#516 in Asia

#1764 in the World

Founded: 2005

12. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Social Psychology

#543 in Asia

#1829 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

#579 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

14. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#639 in Asia

#2062 in the World

Founded: 2008

15. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Social Psychology

#657 in Asia

#2097 in the World

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

16. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Social Psychology

#659 in Asia

#2099 in the World

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

17. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Social Psychology

#662 in Asia

#2107 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

18. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Social Psychology

#942 in Asia

#2704 in the World

Founded: 2005

19. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Social Psychology

#948 in Asia

#2716 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

20. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Social Psychology

#1050 in Asia

#2923 in the World

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

21. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Social Psychology

#1108 in Asia

#3065 in the World

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

22. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Social Psychology

#1123 in Asia

#3097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

23. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Social Psychology

#1129 in Asia

#3111 in the World

Founded: 2008

24. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Social Psychology

#1151 in Asia

#3156 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

25. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Social Psychology

#1296 in Asia

#3450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

26. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Social Psychology

#1354 in Asia

#3563 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

27. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Social Psychology

#1489 in Asia

#3818 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 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 Education11