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A-Z Universities in Saudi Arabia

Looking for a specific university in Saudi Arabia? uniRank provides a comprehensive 2026 A-Z list of all 63 officially recognised Saudi Arabian universities that meet uniRank's selection criteria, along with their location and country ranking position:
  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Saudi Arabia.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

A-Z Directory of Saudi Arabian Universities


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A-Z list of 63 Saudi Arabian universities by university name
University Town/City #
Al Baha University Al Baha 28
Al Ghad International Colleges Riyadh 53
Al Jouf University Sakakah 23
Al Maarefa University Riyadh 32
Al Rayyan Colleges Medina 55
Al Yamamah University Riyadh 36
Alasala Colleges Dammam 49
Al-Baha Private College of Science Al Baha 58
Alfaisal University Riyadh 25
AlFayha College Jubail Industrial City 61
Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Riyadh 7
Al-Moosa College of Health Sciences Al Mubarraz 60
Al-Riyada College for Health Science Jeddah 62
Arab East Colleges Riyadh 50
Batterjee Medical College Jeddah 42
Buraydah Colleges Buraydah 40
Dar Al Uloom University Riyadh 43
Dar Al-Hekma University Jeddah 39
Effat University Jeddah 30
Fahad Bin Sultan University Tabuk 45
Fakeeh College for Medical Sciences Jeddah 56
Gulf Colleges Hafr Al Batin 38
Ibn Rushd College of Management Sciences Abha 59
Ibn Sina National College For Medical Studies Jeddah 44
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Dammam 9
Inaya Medical Colleges Riyadh 51
Institute of Public Administration, Saudi Arabia Riyadh 15
Islamic University of Madinah Medina 8
Jazan University Jazan 16
Jeddah International College Jeddah 47
King AbdulAziz University Jeddah 2
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 3
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran 4
King Faisal University Al-Ahsa 6
King Khalid University Abha 11
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Riyadh 21
King Saud University Riyadh 1
Majmaah University Al Majma'ah 19
Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences Dammam 57
Mustaqbal University Buraydah 54
Najran University Najran 26
Northen College of Nursing Arar Un
Northern Borders University Arar 34
Onaizah Colleges Unaizah 46
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University Khobar 24
Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University Al-Kharj 17
Prince Sultan University Riyadh 22
Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University Riyadh 13
Qassim University Qassim 10
Riyadh Elm University Riyadh 41
Shaqra University Shaqra 31
Sulaiman Al Rajhi University Al-Bukayriyah 48
Taibah University Medina 12
Taif University Taif 14
Umm Al-Qura University Makkah 5
University of Bisha Bisha 37
University of Business and Technology Jeddah 35
University of Hafr Al Batin Hafr Al Batin 29
University of Ha'il Ha'il 27
University of Jeddah Dahaban 18
University of Prince Mugrin Medina 33
University of Tabuk Tabuk 20
Vision Colleges Jeddah 52
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many universities are there in Saudi Arabia?

There are 63 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Saudi Arabian higher-education institution(s) that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

Is this A-Z list the same as uniRank's Saudi Arabian university ranking?

No. This page lists Saudi Arabian universities alphabetically for easy lookup, while uniRank's 2026 Saudi Arabian University Ranking orders the same 63 institutions according to uniRank's web-metric-based ranking methodology. Each institution's country ranking position is also shown in the right-hand column of this list.

Does alphabetical order reflect a university's quality or web popularity ranking?

No. Alphabetical order is based solely on the institution name and does not indicate academic quality, reputation or uniRank's ranking position. For web popularity-based ordering, see uniRank's 2026 Saudi Arabian University Ranking.

How many universities in Saudi Arabia start with each letter of the alphabet?

The Saudi Arabian universities in this list start with the following letters: A (14), B (2), D (2), E (1), F (2), G (1), I (6), J (2), K (7), M (3), N (3), O (1), P (4), Q (1), R (1), S (2), T (2), U (8), V (1).

Can I search this list by location instead of name?

Yes. uniRank also provides an Saudi Arabian Universities by Town/City listing that allows institutions to be browsed by their main campus town or city instead of alphabetically.

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