27 Best Medical schools in Saudi Arabia

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Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 2.44M citations received by 178K academic papers made by 27 universities in Saudi Arabia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. King Saud University

For Medicine

#58 in Asia
#322 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

2. King AbdulAziz University

For Medicine

#127 in Asia
#542 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

4. King Faisal University

For Medicine

#354 in Asia
#1147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

5. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Medicine

#381 in Asia
#1215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

6. Taibah University

For Medicine

#413 in Asia
#1278 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

7. King Khalid University

For Medicine

#423 in Asia
#1293 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

8. Qassim University

For Medicine

#470 in Asia
#1405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

10. Umm Al-Qura University

For Medicine

#487 in Asia
#1442 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

11. Taif University

For Medicine

#488 in Asia
#1443 in the World
Enrollment
42,765
Founded
2003

12. Alfaisal University

For Medicine

#575 in Asia
#1643 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

14. Jazan University

For Medicine

#586 in Asia
#1687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
54,999
Founded
2005

18. Prince Sultan University

For Medicine

#855 in Asia
#2270 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

19. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

For Medicine

#944 in Asia
#2484 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
85,367
Founded
1974

20. University of Tabuk

For Medicine

#948 in Asia
#2493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

21. Majmaah University

For Medicine

#1000 in Asia
#2608 in the World
Enrollment
19,367
Founded
2009

22. Najran University

For Medicine

#1030 in Asia
#2675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
2006

23. Al Baha University

For Medicine

#1332 in Asia
#3350 in the World
Enrollment
22,914
Founded
2006

25. Northern Borders University

For Medicine

#1432 in Asia
#3550 in the World
Enrollment
15,300
Founded
2007

26. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

For Medicine

#1886 in Asia
#4578 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
2006

27. Effat University

For Medicine

#1911 in Asia
#4633 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,311
Founded
1999

The best cities to study Medicine in Saudi Arabia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Ahsa, and Dammam.