25 Best universities for Microbiology in Saudi Arabia

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Microbiology. A graph of 288K citations received by 18.5K academic papers made by 25 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

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Microbiology

#26 in Asia

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 61,412
Founded: 1957

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Microbiology

#85 in Asia

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Microbiology

#302 in Asia

#946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

4. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Microbiology

#316 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

5. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Microbiology

#358 in Asia

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 74,877
Founded: 2003

6. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Microbiology

#359 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

7. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Microbiology

#370 in Asia

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

8. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Microbiology

#418 in Asia

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 50,054
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 2004

9. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Microbiology

#446 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Founded: 2005

10. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Microbiology

#461 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1975

11. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Microbiology

#496 in Asia

#1330 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

12. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Microbiology

#510 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 54,999
Founded: 2005

13. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Microbiology

#561 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

14. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Microbiology

#601 in Asia

#1536 in the World

Founded: 2008

15. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Microbiology

#660 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Founded: 2005

16. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Microbiology

#756 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 2007

17. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Microbiology

#854 in Asia

#2039 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

18. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Microbiology

#908 in Asia

#2145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

19. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Microbiology

#951 in Asia

#2221 in the World

Founded: 2008

20. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Microbiology

#966 in Asia

#2256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

21. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Microbiology

#969 in Asia

#2264 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

22. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Microbiology

#1008 in Asia

#2335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 46,000
Founded: 2006

23. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Microbiology

#1161 in Asia

#2640 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

24. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Microbiology

#1203 in Asia

#2717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 85,367
Founded: 1974

25. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Microbiology

#1554 in Asia

#3344 in the World

Enrollment: 6,269
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1999

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