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Best Universities in SA 2027

A consensus ranking of 25 universities in SA, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table.

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#
University
QS 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
King Saud University
107
275
101-150
146
90.9
2
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
·
·
201-300
112
87.2
3
King Abdulaziz University
200
375
501-600
102
79
4
Prince Sultan University (PSU)
488
375
·
·
78.4
5
King Khalid University
514
275
401-500
354
75.7
6
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
421
325
·
810
74.1
7
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
474
550
·
565
73.5
8
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
801
450
301-400
521
70.3
9
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
·
·
701-800
314
70.3
10
Alfaisal University
801
550
·
731
65.3
11
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
107
900
·
1098
64.9
12
Jouf University
951
700
·
613
62.3
13
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
677
450
701-800
487
62.3
14
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
791
700
·
897
60.2
15
Taif University
851
700
601-700
440
60.1
16
University of Tabuk
1001
700
·
743
59.3
17
University of Ha’il
1001
700
·
·
57.5
18
King Faisal University
567
700
801-900
578
56.9
19
Umm Al-Qura University
741
450
901-1000
528
56
20
Najran University
·
900
·
1018
52
21
Qassim University
781
700
801-900
913
50
22
Majmaah University
·
700
·
1393
47.7
23
Jazan University
·
700
901-1000
·
37.4
24
Northern Border University
·
900
·
1618
37
25
Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
·
·
901-1000
·
9.9

About SA higher education

Universities in SA are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
Cite this page:
EduRank (2027). Best Universities in SA 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/sa/
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