Best Universities in Saudi Arabia – GURI 2026

Top universities in Saudi Arabia

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Saudi Arabia are King Saud University, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, King Abdulaziz University and others. Saudi Arabia has 31 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #153.

1. #1King Saud UniversityGURI #153 · Score 87.77
2. #2King Fahd University of Petroleum & MineralsGURI #186 · Score 86.17
3. #3King Abdulaziz UniversityGURI #314 · Score 80.00
4. #4King Khalid UniversityGURI #365 · Score 77.52
5. #5Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversityGURI #415 · Score 75.28
6. #6Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd UniversityGURI #452 · Score 73.64
7. #7Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal UniversityGURI #533 · Score 69.43
8. #8Umm Al-Qura UniversityGURI #534 · Score 69.36
9. #9Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversityGURI #568 · Score 68.03
10. #10King Faisal UniversityGURI #587 · Score 67.23

How universities in Saudi Arabia perform globally

Across the 31 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 56.32 and the median is 56.16. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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