27 Best universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 289K citations received by 22.8K 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

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Neuroscience

#84 in Asia

#496 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Neuroscience

#178 in Asia

#755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Neuroscience

#400 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

4. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Neuroscience

#446 in Asia

#1459 in the World

Founded: 2005

5. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Neuroscience

#478 in Asia

#1537 in the World

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

6. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Neuroscience

#521 in Asia

#1639 in the World

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

7. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Neuroscience

#527 in Asia

#1655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

8. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Neuroscience

#559 in Asia

#1719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

9. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Neuroscience

#599 in Asia

#1827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

10. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Neuroscience

#654 in Asia

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

11. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Neuroscience

#673 in Asia

#1997 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

12. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Neuroscience

#705 in Asia

#2084 in the World

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

13. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Neuroscience

#727 in Asia

#2133 in the World

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

14. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Neuroscience

#733 in Asia

#2147 in the World

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

15. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Neuroscience

#738 in Asia

#2154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

16. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Neuroscience

#747 in Asia

#2174 in the World

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

17. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Neuroscience

#877 in Asia

#2490 in the World

Founded: 2008

18. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Neuroscience

#994 in Asia

#2732 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

19. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Neuroscience

#998 in Asia

#2738 in the World

Founded: 2005

20. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Neuroscience

#1067 in Asia

#2872 in the World

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

21. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Neuroscience

#1105 in Asia

#2957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

22. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Neuroscience

#1290 in Asia

#3332 in the World

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

23. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Neuroscience

#1322 in Asia

#3409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,311
Founded: 1999

24. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Neuroscience

#1378 in Asia

#3519 in the World

Founded: 2008

25. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Neuroscience

#1611 in Asia

#4012 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

26. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Neuroscience

#1763 in Asia

#4293 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

27. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Neuroscience

#1865 in Asia

#4527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

The best cities to study Neuroscience in Saudi Arabia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Riyadh, Jeddah, Thuwal, and Dammam.