| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | #31 | — | #21 | #4 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #95 | — | #37 | #8 |
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #10 |
| Textile Science & Engineering | — | — | #11 | — |
| Mathematics | #111 | — | #101-150 | #15 |
| Environmental Science | #126 | — | #101-150 | #22 |
| Chemistry | #103 | — | #101-150 | #29 |
| Public Health | — | — | #151-200 | #29 |
| Petroleum Engineering | #39 | — | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #151-200 | #40 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Dentistry | #51-150 | — | #101-150 | — |
| Nursing | #51-100 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Food Science & Technology | — | — | #51-75 | #52 |
| Engineering & Technology | #117 | #151-175 | — | #53 |
| Chemical Engineering | #101-150 | — | #76-100 | #59 |
| Biological Sciences | #191 | — | #201-300 | #59 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #126 | — | #201-300 | #71 |
| Computer Science | #109 | #151-175 | #101-150 | #77 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | #92 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | #201-300 | #93 |
| Civil Engineering | #101-150 | — | #151-200 | #96 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #98 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Materials Science | #100 | — | #151-200 | #99 |
| Physics & Astronomy | #201-250 | — | — | #99 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | #301-400 | #174 |
| Education | #101-150 | #301-400 | #301-400 | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #187 | — | #201-300 | #101 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Transportation Science | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Veterinary Science | — | — | #101-150 | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #163 | #126-150 | — | — |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Statistics | #151-200 | — | #201-300 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #185 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | — | — | #301-400 | #187 |
| Linguistics | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | #201-275 | — | #201-300 | #259 |
| Accounting & Finance | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Biomedical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Clinical & Health | — | #201-250 | — | — |
| Psychology | #251-300 | #401-500 | — | #238 |
| Business & Management | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Economics & Econometrics | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Modern Languages | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Law | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #340 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #401-500 | — | — |
King Saud University ranks #143 in QS 2026, #275 in THE 2026, #101-150 in ARWU 2025 and #146 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #141 globally.
QS weights employer reputation and international metrics more heavily; THE places more weight on research influence and teaching environment. Differences of this size between the two systems are common — see our methodology comparison.