Notable Universities in Saudi Arabia

A closer look at 20 universities in Saudi Arabia — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
King Saud University	Riyadh	Public	1957	Arabic, English	MedicineEngineeringComputer Science
King Faisal University	Al-Ahsa	Public	1975	Arabic, English	Veterinary MedicineAgricultural SciencesMedicine
Dammam Community College	Dammam	Public	2003	Arabic	Business AdministrationComputer TechnologyIndustrial Management
Taibah University	Medina	Public	2003	Arabic, English	MedicineEngineeringComputer Science
Taif University	Taif	Public	2004	Arabic, English	Health SciencesEngineeringComputer Science
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences	Riyadh	Public	2005	English	MedicineNursingPharmacy
Shaqra University	Shaqra	Public	2009	Arabic	Health SciencesEngineeringComputer Science
King Fahd Security College	Riyadh	Public	1935	Arabic	Security SciencesLaw EnforcementCriminal Justice
Umm Al-Qura University	Mecca	Public	1949	Arabic	Islamic StudiesShariaArabic Language
Institute of Public Administration	Riyadh	Public	1961	Arabic	Public AdministrationHuman Resource DevelopmentFinancial Management
Islamic University of Medinah	Medina	Public	1961	Arabic	Islamic Law (Sharia)Quranic SciencesHadith Studies
King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals	Dhahran	Public	1963	English	Petroleum EngineeringChemical EngineeringComputer Science
King Abdulaziz University	Jeddah	Public	1967	Arabic, English	EngineeringMedical SciencesEnvironmental Sciences
Al-Imam Mohamed Ibn Saud Islamic University	Riyadh	Public	1974	Arabic	Islamic SciencesShariaArabic Language
College of Technology at Dammam	Dammam	Public	1975	Arabic	Mechanical TechnologyElectrical TechnologyComputer Technology
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University	Dammam	Public	1975	Arabic, English	MedicineDentistryArchitecture
University of Dammam	Dammam	Public	1975	Arabic, English	MedicineDentistryEngineering
Yanbu Industrial College	Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah	Public	1975	English	Chemical Engineering TechnologyElectrical Power TechnologyMechanical Engineering Technology
Yanbu Technical Institute	Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah	Public	1975	English	Industrial EngineeringChemical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
Jubail Industrial College	Jubail Industrial City	Public	1978	English, Arabic	Chemical Engineering TechnologyMechanical Engineering TechnologyElectrical Engineering Technology