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World University Rankings 2026: Saudi Arabia

16 universities ranked in Saudi Arabia, out of 2,280 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Saudi Arabia yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Saudi Arabia’s universities on the global measures.

#1King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia

#2King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia #3Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia

#4King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia #5Jazan UniversitySaudi Arabia

Photos via Wikimedia Commons. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals: Ahmed · CC BY-SA 4.0; King Abdulaziz University: Ammar shaker · Public domain; King Saud University: Basil Al Bayati · CC0.

National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	161	46.4	95	67	est.	95–520
2	King Abdulaziz University	=463	34.2	89	1	est.	226–915
3	Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University	=473	34.0	84	21	est.	233–1082
4	King Saud University	=518	32.9	82	1	est.	236–1133
5	Jazan University	=557	31.5	80	21	est.	276–1227
6	King Faisal University	=575	31.1	81	1	est.	285–1113
7	King Khalid University	=591	30.8	79	21	est.	299–1287
8	Taif University	=616	30.1	78	21	est.	320–1255
9	Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University	=620	30.0	78	1	est.	319–1283
10	Umm Al Qura University	=691	28.1	80	1	est.	365–1321
11	Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University	712	27.4	75	21	est.	350–1465
12	Qassim University	=941	22.6	69	21	est.	516–1703
13	University of Jeddah	=1200	17.3	61	21	est.	696–2012
14	Taibah University	=1483	14.4	56	21	est.	812–2128
15	University of Tabuk	=1634	13.2	53	21	est.	864–2172
16	Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University	=1821	12.1	49	53	est.	928–2198
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Research Index for Saudi Arabia · All of Asia · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,280 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.