
Country guide · Middle East
MBBS admissions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi medical colleges teach in English; seats for non-Saudi students are limited and often scholarship- or residency-based.
- Duration:
- 6–7 years (incl. internship)
- Medium:
- English
Admission route
International admission to medicine is not guaranteed by a general university or scholarship offer. Confirm nationality and residency eligibility, medical-seat availability, fees and any preparatory-year requirements directly with the college.
Study in Saudi- 1
Check eligibility
Check the university's current medicine entry requirements, accepted school qualifications and eligibility for international applicants.
- 2
Confirm the programme
Verify the degree, teaching language, entrance tests, clinical language requirements and internship arrangements directly with the university.
- 3
Prepare your documents
Confirm requirements for transcripts, passport, language evidence and document certification. Check tuition and living costs before accepting an offer.
- 4
Apply & verify licensing
Apply through the official university or national admission portal. Check home-country medical registration requirements and visa rules before enrolment.
Entry rules, fees and deadlines vary by institution and session. A QS rank is not medical accreditation or permission to practise. For practice in Pakistan, confirm the current requirements directly with PMDC; a World Directory of Medical Schools listing alone is not accreditation.
Medical universities in Saudi Arabia
12 listed institutions, grouped by public/private and ordered by verified QS World University Rankings 2026. Faculty entries use the parent university's overall rank, not a medicine-subject rank. Unverified ranks appear last. This is not a complete national register or a list of approved English-medium programmes. Closing-merit figures have not been verified for these institutions.
12 of 12 universities
Public universities (8)

1.King Saud University – College of Medicine
Riyadh
QS World Rank 2026: #143Closing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
2.King Abdulaziz University – Faculty of Medicine
Jeddah
QS World Rank 2026: #163Closing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
3.King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Riyadh
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission- Official website preview unavailable
4.Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Dammam
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission 
5.King Khalid University
Abha
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
6.Umm Al-Qura University
Makkah
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
7.Qassim University
Buraydah
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
8.Taibah University
Madinah
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
Private universities (4)

1.Alfaisal University – College of Medicine
Riyadh
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
2.Batterjee Medical College
Jeddah
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
3.Ibn Sina National College
Jeddah
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission- Official website preview unavailable
4.Sulaiman Al Rajhi University
Al Bukairiyah
QS 2026 rank unverifiedClosing merit: not verified · institution-specific admission
