12 Best Occupational Therapy (OT) schools 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 Occupational Therapy. A graph of 13.3K citations received by 1.49K academic papers made by 12 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 Occupational Therapy

#49 in Asia

#344 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Occupational Therapy

#154 in Asia

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Occupational Therapy

#207 in Asia

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

4. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Occupational Therapy

#212 in Asia

#898 in the World

Founded: 2005

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Occupational Therapy

#226 in Asia

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Occupational Therapy

#307 in Asia

#1131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

7. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Occupational Therapy

#320 in Asia

#1158 in the World

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

8. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Occupational Therapy

#323 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

9. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Occupational Therapy

#335 in Asia

#1188 in the World

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

10. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Occupational Therapy

#355 in Asia

#1227 in the World

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

11. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Occupational Therapy

#358 in Asia

#1230 in the World

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

12. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Occupational Therapy

#369 in Asia

#1249 in the World

Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Occupational Therapy in Saudi Arabia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Kharj, and Abha.