19 Best universities for Biomedical Engineering in Saudi Arabia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 124K citations received by 4.03K academic papers made by 19 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 AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Biomedical Engineering

#90 in Asia

#324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biomedical Engineering

#96 in Asia

#340 in the World

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

3. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabia | Thuwal

For Biomedical Engineering

#210 in Asia

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

4. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Biomedical Engineering

#297 in Asia

#878 in the World

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

5. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Biomedical Engineering

#324 in Asia

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

6. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Biomedical Engineering

#422 in Asia

#1137 in the World

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

7. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Biomedical Engineering

#433 in Asia

#1157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

8. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Biomedical Engineering

#461 in Asia

#1206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

9. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Biomedical Engineering

#466 in Asia

#1215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

10. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Biomedical Engineering

#524 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Founded: 2005

11. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Biomedical Engineering

#527 in Asia

#1319 in the World

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

12. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Biomedical Engineering

#538 in Asia

#1343 in the World

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

13. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Biomedical Engineering

#635 in Asia

#1531 in the World

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

14. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Biomedical Engineering

#658 in Asia

#1587 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

15. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Biomedical Engineering

#660 in Asia

#1594 in the World

Founded: 2003

16. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Biomedical Engineering

#683 in Asia

#1635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

17. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biomedical Engineering

#686 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Founded: 2005

18. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biomedical Engineering

#776 in Asia

#1792 in the World

Founded: 2008

19. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biomedical Engineering

#785 in Asia

#1807 in the World

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

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