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Top 22 Research universities based in Saudi Arabia

Name: Research universities based in Saudi Arabia
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 35 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 35 research universities headquartered in Saudi Arabia as of September 2026 and tracks 46,384 professional contacts across them, including 12,916 with verified work emails. Dhahran is the largest hub.

This list covers research universities headquartered in Saudi Arabia, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 22 largest research universities based in Saudi Arabia

Ranked by team size

Top 22 of 35 research universities based in Saudi Arabia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to research universities: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	King Abdulaziz University	Partial evidence	Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	10,744 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A Saudi public university seeks to build a competitive knowledge society through an advanced learning environment, scientific research, effective community initiatives, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Imam Abdulrahman BIN Faisal University	Indirect evidence	Dammam, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,205 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The legacy of Imam Abdul Rahman bin Faisal University goes back to 1395H (1975G) when it was established as a branch of the King Faisal University in Dammam (KFU-Dammam).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Kaust King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology	Partial evidence	Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	5,097 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2009, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is a graduate-level research university located on the shores of the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	King Fahd University Of Petroleum & Minerals - Kfupm	Indirect evidence	Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	4,555 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) is the #1 ranked university in the Middle East and Africa, and ranked 63rd globally (QS World University Rankings 2027).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Taibah University	Indirect evidence	المدينة المنورة, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	3,180 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “تقع جامعة طيبة في المدينة المنورة، وكانت نشأتها بصدور الأمر الملكي من بالموافقة على قرار مجلس التعليم العالي والقاضي بدمج فرعي جامعتي (الإمام محمد بن سعود الإسلامية وجامعة الملك…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Jazan University	Indirect evidence	Jizan, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,849 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “By the end of the year 1436 AH, the total number of University students exceeded The number of faculty members and those with equivalent status until the beginning of the year…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	King Faisal University	Indirect evidence	Al-ahsa, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,438 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “King Faisal University was founded in 1975 (1395H) by royal decree with main campus in the city of Hofuf in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Prince Sattam BIN Abdulaziz University	Indirect evidence	Alkharj, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,204 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “جامعة سعودية حكومية أنشئت عام 2009 مقرها الخرج ولها عدد من الفروع في الدلم و حوطة بني تميم والأفلاج والسليل و وادي الدواسر تضم مجموعة من التخصصات العلمية والإنسانية والصحية…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	University Of Tabuk	Indirect evidence	Tabuk, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,626 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “University of Tabuk is a higher education company based out of Saudi Arabia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	University Of Hail	Indirect evidence	Hail, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,580 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The University of Ha'il (UoH) is an innovative institution, which is one of the fastest growing academic institution at KSA, and where groups of talented people meet in order to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Alfaisal University	Indirect evidence	Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	1,175 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Alfaisal University offers wide range of Graduate and Undergraduate programs in its five colleges: Business, Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy and Science.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Najran University	Partial evidence	Najran, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,041 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Najran University is a state-funded public research university located in Najran, Saudi Arabia, offering a variety of degrees in medicine, engineering, theology, computer…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	University Of Business & Technology	Indirect evidence	Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	522 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As known, UBT has grown gradually and progressively from a Junior College to a full fledge Four Year College (CBA) offering six programs, and in 2008 it added the College of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Effat University	Indirect evidence	Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	500 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Overview: Effat University is the first private institution of higher education in Saudi Arabia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	DAR Al-Hekma University	Indirect evidence	Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	500 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dar Al-Hekma University offers 14 Undergraduate programs, 7 Graduate programs, 5 Diplomas, 20+ professional courses and more.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	University Of Bisha	Indirect evidence	بيشة, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	358 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Establishment of the University • The University of Bisha was established based on the Royal Decree No.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	University Of Prince Mugrin	Indirect evidence	Madinah, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	355 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “University of Prince Mugrin (UPM) was inaugurated in February 2017 and has since taken on the role to be one of the top leading institutions of higher education in Saudi Arabia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	AL Baha University	Indirect evidence	Al Baha, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	297 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Albaha University is a university in Al Baha city, the capital of Al Baha province, Saudi Arabia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Fahad BIN Sultan University جامعة فهد بن سلطان - تبوك	Indirect evidence	Tabuk, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	225 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “FBSU was established in the year 1424 H in the city of Tabuk with one college – the College of Computing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Jeddah International College كلية جدة العالمية	Indirect evidence	Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	156 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since established in 2015, Jeddah International College (JIC) has sought to open up new horizons to be added to Jeddah educational skyline relying on contemporary academic…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	AL Jouf University	Indirect evidence	Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	98 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “It is public university devoted to education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Yanbu Technical Institute	Indirect evidence	Yanbu Al-siniayah, Saudi ArabiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: research universities. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names research universities.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of research universities, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name research universities. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Research universities based in Saudi Arabia at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

27.8%Verified-email coverage

1325.3Average contacts per company

1,001-5,000Median size (employees)

17.1%Largest-city concentration · Dhahran

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Saudi Arabia, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Saudi Arabia, over 35 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among research universities, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Saudi Arabia whose own description of what they do matches “research universities”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names research universities), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among research universities, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Saudi Arabia are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 12,916 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names research universities, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many research universities are there based in Saudi Arabia?

RevenueBase identified 35 research universities headquartered in Saudi Arabia as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

King Abdulaziz University, headquartered in Saudi Arabia, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most research universities?

Dhahran leads with 6 headquartered companies, followed by Riyadh (3) and Jeddah (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 12,916 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 35 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.