26 Best universities for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 180K citations received by 12.1K academic papers made by 26 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 Virology

#66 in Asia

#334 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Virology

#90 in Asia

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Virology

#252 in Asia

#855 in the World

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

4. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Virology

#254 in Asia

#860 in the World

Founded: 2005

5. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Virology

#259 in Asia

#874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

6. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Virology

#335 in Asia

#1046 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

7. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Virology

#369 in Asia

#1134 in the World

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

8. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Virology

#374 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

9. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Virology

#383 in Asia

#1174 in the World

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

10. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Virology

#392 in Asia

#1200 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

11. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Virology

#402 in Asia

#1220 in the World

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

12. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Virology

#419 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

13. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Virology

#435 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Founded: 2005

14. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Virology

#495 in Asia

#1433 in the World

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

15. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Virology

#535 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

16. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Virology

#659 in Asia

#1818 in the World

Founded: 2008

17. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Virology

#781 in Asia

#2097 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

18. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Virology

#848 in Asia

#2236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

19. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Virology

#888 in Asia

#2314 in the World

Founded: 2008

20. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Virology

#891 in Asia

#2318 in the World

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

21. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Virology

#903 in Asia

#2355 in the World

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

22. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Virology

#946 in Asia

#2447 in the World

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

23. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Saudi Arabia | Khobar

For Virology

#1034 in Asia

#2609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 2006

24. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Virology

#1052 in Asia

#2639 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

25. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Virology

#1145 in Asia

#2824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

26. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Virology

#1175 in Asia

#2871 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

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