Best Universities in Saudi Arabia [2026 Rankings]

17 Best Universities in Saudi Arabia

Discover the top 17 universities in Saudi Arabia with our comprehensive academic index. We analyzed 425.9K scientific publications and 9.58M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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Riyadh

King Saud University

#43 in Asia #374 in the World

71% Acceptance

61,412 Enrollment

1957 Founded

Jeddah

King AbdulAziz University

#104 in Asia #630 in the World

25% Acceptance

74,877 Enrollment

1967 Founded

Thuwal

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

#149 in Asia #826 in the World

36% Acceptance

940 Enrollment

2009 Founded

Dhahran

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

#175 in Asia #894 in the World

17% Acceptance

5,820 Enrollment

1963 Founded

Abha

King Khalid University

#580 in Asia #2110 in the World

70% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded

Riyadh

Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

#643 in Asia #2287 in the World

71% Acceptance

85,367 Enrollment

1974 Founded

Al-Ahsa

King Faisal University

#670 in Asia #2355 in the World

81% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

Dammam

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

#745 in Asia #2557 in the World

54% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1975 Founded

Qassim

Qassim University

#865 in Asia #2898 in the World

58% Acceptance

50,054 Enrollment

2004 Founded

Riyadh

Alfaisal University

#925 in Asia #3044 in the World

30% Acceptance

3,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

Riyadh

Prince Sultan University

#999 in Asia #3236 in the World

59% Acceptance

6,269 Enrollment

1999 Founded

Medina

Taibah University

#1256 in Asia #3841 in the World

45% Acceptance

74,877 Enrollment

2003 Founded

Jeddah

Effat University

#1553 in Asia #4530 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,093 Enrollment

1999 Founded

Najran

Najran University

#1691 in Asia #4819 in the World

9% Acceptance

46,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

Khobar

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

#1959 in Asia #5419 in the World

54% Acceptance

5,820 Enrollment

2006 Founded

Riyadh

Al Yamamah University

#2760 in Asia #7097 in the World

60% Acceptance

2,247 Enrollment

2001 Founded

Tabuk

Fahad Bin Sultan University

#4045 in Asia #10168 in the World

64% Acceptance

2003 Founded

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