18 Best universities for Biomedical Engineering 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 72.8K citations received by 2.96K academic papers made by 18 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

#98 in Asia

#385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

2. King Saud University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biomedical Engineering

#102 in Asia

#391 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

#201 in Asia

#658 in the World

Enrollment: 940
Founded: 2009

4. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Biomedical Engineering

#342 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

5. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Biomedical Engineering

#379 in Asia

#1073 in the World

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

6. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Biomedical Engineering

#467 in Asia

#1251 in the World

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

7. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Biomedical Engineering

#524 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

8. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Biomedical Engineering

#554 in Asia

#1405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

9. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Biomedical Engineering

#590 in Asia

#1476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

10. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Biomedical Engineering

#608 in Asia

#1507 in the World

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

11. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Biomedical Engineering

#621 in Asia

#1529 in the World

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

12. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Biomedical Engineering

#634 in Asia

#1558 in the World

Founded: 2005

13. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biomedical Engineering

#647 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Founded: 2005

14. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Biomedical Engineering

#649 in Asia

#1584 in the World

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

15. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Biomedical Engineering

#663 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

16. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Biomedical Engineering

#671 in Asia

#1622 in the World

Enrollment: 42,765
Founded: 2003

17. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Biomedical Engineering

#675 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Enrollment: 19,367
Founded: 2009

18. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Biomedical Engineering

#691 in Asia

#1647 in the World

Founded: 2008

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