25 Best universities for Clinical Psychology 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 Clinical Psychology. A graph of 130K citations received by 8.92K academic papers made by 25 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 Clinical Psychology

#45 in Asia

#474 in the World

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

2. King AbdulAziz University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Clinical Psychology

#70 in Asia

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1967

3. King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Clinical Psychology

#166 in Asia

#918 in the World

Founded: 2005

4. Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Dammam

For Clinical Psychology

#253 in Asia

#1154 in the World

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

5. King Khalid University

Saudi Arabia | Abha

For Clinical Psychology

#298 in Asia

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1998

6. King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahsa

For Clinical Psychology

#299 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1975

7. Umm Al-Qura University

Saudi Arabia | Mecca

For Clinical Psychology

#348 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

8. Qassim University

Saudi Arabia | Qassim

For Clinical Psychology

#353 in Asia

#1398 in the World

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

9. Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Clinical Psychology

#415 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Founded: 2008

10. Majmaah University

Saudi Arabia | Al Majma'ah

For Clinical Psychology

#436 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Enrollment: 19,956
Founded: 2009

11. Jazan University

Saudi Arabia | Jazan

For Clinical Psychology

#446 in Asia

#1603 in the World

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

12. Taif University

Saudi Arabia | Taif

For Clinical Psychology

#451 in Asia

#1616 in the World

Founded: 2003

13. Taibah University

Saudi Arabia | Medina

For Clinical Psychology

#497 in Asia

#1719 in the World

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

14. Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Clinical Psychology

#515 in Asia

#1776 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 85,367
Founded: 1974

15. Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University

Saudi Arabia | Al-Kharj

For Clinical Psychology

#519 in Asia

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2009

16. Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Clinical Psychology

#574 in Asia

#1940 in the World

Enrollment: 6,269
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1999

17. Al Jouf University

Saudi Arabia | Sakakah

For Clinical Psychology

#601 in Asia

#2006 in the World

Founded: 2005

18. Alfaisal University

Saudi Arabia | Riyadh

For Clinical Psychology

#638 in Asia

#2105 in the World

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

19. Shaqra University

Saudi Arabia | Shaqra

For Clinical Psychology

#788 in Asia

#2426 in the World

Founded: 2008

20. University of Tabuk

Saudi Arabia | Tabuk

For Clinical Psychology

#797 in Asia

#2455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2006

21. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Saudi Arabia | Dhahran

For Clinical Psychology

#844 in Asia

#2557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1963

22. Najran University

Saudi Arabia | Najran

For Clinical Psychology

#909 in Asia

#2677 in the World

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

23. Al Baha University

Saudi Arabia | Al Baha

For Clinical Psychology

#970 in Asia

#2783 in the World

Enrollment: 22,914
Founded: 2006

24. Northern Borders University

Saudi Arabia | Arar

For Clinical Psychology

#1105 in Asia

#3058 in the World

Enrollment: 15,300
Founded: 2007

25. Effat University

Saudi Arabia | Jeddah

For Clinical Psychology

#1127 in Asia

#3095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 2,093
Founded: 1999

The best cities to study Clinical Psychology in Saudi Arabia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and Abha.

Psychology subfields in Saudi Arabia

Occupational Therapy12

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology7