Every year, the Faculty of Engineering honors its students as ‘ideal’ or ‘exemplary' learners. Criteria for selecting such students include their academic achievements as evidenced by GPA scores, which should be no less than 3.75 out of 5.00 or ‘Very Good’.   Standards also include the quality and amount of student participation in extra-curricular activities, and the evaluation given to him/her by their department concerning general behavior, conduct, and commitment.

King Abdulaziz University also awards a selection of its own ‘exemplary’ students from amongst its various colleges, of which the nomination of such acknowledgments would rely strongly on the honorary status a student has within his/her own college, department and/or committee.

In addition to honoring an ‘exemplary’ student, the Faculty of Engineering nominates four students as ‘outstanding’ students. These students should have superior or distinguished contributions in four types of activities: promotion of Islamic awareness, cultural, social, and athletic.