19 Best universities for Biomedical Engineering in Saudi Arabia

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 105K citations received by 3.68K 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

#92 in Asia

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biomedical Engineering

#97 in Asia

#360 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

#206 in Asia

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

4. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Biomedical Engineering

#328 in Asia

#946 in the World

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

5. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Biomedical Engineering

#337 in Asia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

6. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Biomedical Engineering

#433 in Asia

#1178 in the World

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

7. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Biomedical Engineering

#493 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

8. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Biomedical Engineering

#502 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

9. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Biomedical Engineering

#510 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

10. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Biomedical Engineering

#541 in Asia

#1369 in the World

Founded: 2005

11. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Biomedical Engineering

#574 in Asia

#1431 in the World

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

12. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Biomedical Engineering

#575 in Asia

#1432 in the World

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

13. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Biomedical Engineering

#644 in Asia

#1565 in the World

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

14. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Biomedical Engineering

#680 in Asia

#1631 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

15. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biomedical Engineering

#682 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Founded: 2005

16. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Biomedical Engineering

#685 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

17. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Biomedical Engineering

#688 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

18. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biomedical Engineering

#763 in Asia

#1774 in the World

Founded: 2008

19. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biomedical Engineering

#765 in Asia

#1777 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.