27 Best Medical schools in Saudi Arabia

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Below is a list of best universities in Saudi Arabia ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 4.51M citations received by 257K academic papers made by 27 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

For Medicine

#48 in Asia
#276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
61,412
Founded
1957

2. King AbdulAziz University

For Medicine

#99 in Asia
#456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1967

4. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

For Medicine

#316 in Asia
#1025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1975

5. King Faisal University

For Medicine

#317 in Asia
#1026 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1975

6. King Khalid University

For Medicine

#326 in Asia
#1049 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1998

7. Qassim University

For Medicine

#363 in Asia
#1138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
50,054
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2004

8. Taibah University

For Medicine

#375 in Asia
#1165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
74,877
Founded
2003

9. Umm Al-Qura University

For Medicine

#399 in Asia
#1214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

11. Jazan University

For Medicine

#472 in Asia
#1372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
54,999
Founded
2005

13. Alfaisal University

For Medicine

#490 in Asia
#1414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2007

18. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

For Medicine

#779 in Asia
#2064 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
85,367
Founded
1974

19. University of Tabuk

For Medicine

#791 in Asia
#2086 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2006

20. Majmaah University

For Medicine

#830 in Asia
#2154 in the World
Enrollment
19,956
Founded
2009

21. Prince Sultan University

For Medicine

#836 in Asia
#2167 in the World
Enrollment
6,269
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1999

22. Najran University

For Medicine

#890 in Asia
#2287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
46,000
Founded
2006

23. Al Baha University

For Medicine

#1139 in Asia
#2830 in the World
Enrollment
22,914
Founded
2006

25. Northern Borders University

For Medicine

#1178 in Asia
#2923 in the World
Enrollment
15,300
Founded
2007

26. Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

For Medicine

#1770 in Asia
#4244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
5,820
Founded
2006

27. Effat University

For Medicine

#1900 in Asia
#4545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
2,093
Founded
1999

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