Top Universities in Eastern Province (region)
2026 Eastern Province University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the Saudi Arabian region of Eastern Province? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Eastern Province University Ranking, which lists 9 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Saudi Arabia.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Eastern Province Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 Eastern Province University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | King Faisal University | Al-Ahsa |
| 9 | Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University | Dammam |
| 24 | Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University | Khobar |
| 29 | University of Hafr Al Batin | Hafr Al Batin |
| 38 | Gulf Colleges | Hafr Al Batin |
| 49 | Alasala Colleges | Dammam |
| 57 | Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences | Dammam |
| 60 | Al-Moosa College of Health Sciences | Al Mubarraz |
| 61 | AlFayha College | Jubail Industrial City |
| Legend: Un Unranked | + Add University | |
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How many universities are there in Eastern Province?
- There are 9 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Eastern Province higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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