Acceptance rates

Acceptance rates by faculty

Indicative minimum percentiles for the most competitive faculties at Saudi universities. Numbers are drawn from recent publicly available data — confirm current-year cut-offs on each university's official portal.

Rank	Faculty	University	City	Min. percentile
01	College of Medicine Among the most competitive faculties in KSA — admits a small cohort each year.	King Saud University Public	Riyadh	96%
02	Faculty of Medicine	King Abdulaziz University (KAU) Public	Jeddah	95%
03	College of Medicine	Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) Public	Riyadh	94%
04	College of Computer Sciences & Engineering	King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) Public	Dhahran	93%
05	College of Medicine	Umm Al-Qura University Public	Makkah	93%
06	College of Medicine	King Faisal University (KFU) Public	Al-Ahsa	93%
07	College of Medicine	Qassim University (QU) Public	Buraydah	93%
08	College of Engineering Petroleum and chemical engineering tracks tend to be the most competitive.	King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) Public	Dhahran	92%
09	College of Medicine Application is portfolio-based with interviews; the percentile is the indicative academic floor.	Alfaisal University Private	Riyadh	92%
10	College of Dentistry	Qassim University (QU) Public	Buraydah	92%
11	College of Medicine	Jazan University (JZU) Public	Jazan	92%
12	College of Medicine New university — admissions data is limited; percentile is indicative based on comparable institutions.	King Salman International University (KSIU) Public	Ras Al-Khair	92%
13	College of Medicine	Taibah University Public	Madinah	91%
14	College of Pharmacy	Qassim University (QU) Public	Buraydah	91%
15	Faculty of Medicine	University of Tabuk (UT) Public	Tabuk	91%
16	College of Medicine	University of Hail (UOH) Public	Hail	91%
17	College of Medicine	Jouf University (JU) Public	Sakaka	91%
18	College of Medicine	Majmaah University (MU) Public	Majmaah	91%
19	College of Medicine	Najran University (NU) Public	Najran	91%
20	College of Dentistry	Jazan University (JZU) Public	Jazan	91%
21	College of Computer & Information Sciences	King Saud University Public	Riyadh	90%
22	College of Medicine	King Khalid University Public	Abha	90%
23	College of Pharmacy	Jazan University (JZU) Public	Jazan	90%
24	Faculty of Computing & Information Technology	King Abdulaziz University (KAU) Public	Jeddah	89%
25	College of Engineering	King Saud University Public	Riyadh	88%
26	College of Industrial Management	King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) Public	Dhahran	88%
27	Faculty of Engineering	King Abdulaziz University (KAU) Public	Jeddah	87%
28	College of Computer & Information Sciences	Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) Public	Riyadh	87%
29	College of Design & Built Environment	King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) Public	Dhahran	86%
30	College of Computer & Information Sciences	Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) Public	Riyadh	86%
31	College of Engineering	Alfaisal University Private	Riyadh	86%
32	College of Law	Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) Public	Riyadh	85%
33	College of Computer & Information Systems	Umm Al-Qura University Public	Makkah	85%
34	College of Law & Political Science	King Saud University Public	Riyadh	84%
35	College of Engineering & Islamic Architecture	Umm Al-Qura University Public	Makkah	84%
36	College of Computer & Information Sciences	Prince Sultan University (PSU) Private	Riyadh	84%
37	College of Computer Science & Engineering	Taibah University Public	Madinah	83%
38	College of Business Administration	King Saud University Public	Riyadh	82%
39	College of Economics & Administration	Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) Public	Riyadh	82%
40	College of Computer Science	King Khalid University Public	Abha	82%
41	College of Engineering	Taibah University Public	Madinah	82%
42	College of Business	Alfaisal University Private	Riyadh	82%
43	College of Engineering	Prince Sultan University (PSU) Private	Riyadh	82%
44	College of Engineering	King Faisal University (KFU) Public	Al-Ahsa	82%
45	College of Engineering	Qassim University (QU) Public	Buraydah	82%
46	College of Engineering Women-only university — all programs are exclusively for female students.	Effat University Private	Jeddah	82%
47	College of Computer Science & Information Technology	King Faisal University (KFU) Public	Al-Ahsa	81%
48	College of Computer	Qassim University (QU) Public	Buraydah	81%
49	Faculty of Economics & Administration	King Abdulaziz University (KAU) Public	Jeddah	80%
50	College of Business Administration	Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) Public	Riyadh	80%
51	College of Engineering	King Khalid University Public	Abha	80%
52	College of Business Administration	Prince Sultan University (PSU) Private	Riyadh	80%
53	College of Law	Prince Sultan University (PSU) Private	Riyadh	80%
54	College of Architecture & Planning	King Faisal University (KFU) Public	Al-Ahsa	80%
55	Faculty of Engineering	University of Tabuk (UT) Public	Tabuk	80%
56	College of Business Admissions are holistic — GPA, GMAT/GRE, essays, and interviews are weighed alongside the percentile.	Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College of Business & Entrepreneurship (MBSC) Private	Riyadh	80%
57	Islamic Finance	Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College of Business & Entrepreneurship (MBSC) Private	Riyadh	80%
58	College of Engineering	King Salman International University (KSIU) Public	Ras Al-Khair	80%
59	College of Engineering	University of Hail (UOH) Public	Hail	79%
60	College of Computer Science & Engineering	University of Hail (UOH) Public	Hail	79%
61	College of Engineering	Jazan University (JZU) Public	Jazan	79%
62	College of Sharia	Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) Public	Riyadh	78%
63	College of Business Administration	Taibah University Public	Madinah	78%
64	College of Engineering	Jouf University (JU) Public	Sakaka	78%
65	College of Engineering	Majmaah University (MU) Public	Majmaah	78%
66	College of Law	Dar Al-Uloom University Private	Riyadh	78%
67	College of Engineering	University of Business & Technology (UBT) Private	Jeddah	78%
68	College of Sciences	Effat University Private	Jeddah	78%
69	College of Business & Economics	Qassim University (QU) Public	Buraydah	77%
70	College of Engineering	Najran University (NU) Public	Najran	77%
71	College of Information Technology	University of Business & Technology (UBT) Private	Jeddah	77%
72	College of Architecture & Design	Effat University Private	Jeddah	77%
73	College of Design & Arts	Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) Public	Riyadh	76%
74	College of Business	King Khalid University Public	Abha	76%
75	College of Business Administration	King Faisal University (KFU) Public	Al-Ahsa	76%
76	Faculty of Law	University of Tabuk (UT) Public	Tabuk	76%
77	College of Engineering	Al-Baha University Public	Al-Baha	76%
78	College of Computer Science & Information Systems	Dar Al-Uloom University Private	Riyadh	76%
79	College of Architecture & Design	University of Business & Technology (UBT) Private	Jeddah	76%
80	College of Business	Effat University Private	Jeddah	76%
81	Faculty of Marine Sciences	King Abdulaziz University (KAU) Public	Jeddah	75%
82	College of Sharia & Islamic Studies	Umm Al-Qura University Public	Makkah	75%
83	College of Engineering	Northern Border University (NBU) Public	Arar	75%
84	College of Business Administration	Dar Al-Uloom University Private	Riyadh	75%
85	College of Business Administration	University of Business & Technology (UBT) Private	Jeddah	75%
86	College of Marine Sciences	King Salman International University (KSIU) Public	Ras Al-Khair	75%
87	College of Engineering	Fahad Bin Sultan University (FBSU) Private	Tabuk	75%
88	College of Sharia & Islamic Studies	Qassim University (QU) Public	Buraydah	74%
89	Faculty of Business Administration	University of Tabuk (UT) Public	Tabuk	74%
90	College of Mass Communication	Dar Al-Uloom University Private	Riyadh	74%
91	College of Business Women-only university — all programs are exclusively for female students.	Dar Al-Hekma University Private	Jeddah	74%
92	College of Computer Science	Fahad Bin Sultan University (FBSU) Private	Tabuk	74%
93	College of Business Administration	University of Hail (UOH) Public	Hail	73%
94	College of Design	Dar Al-Hekma University Private	Jeddah	73%
95	College of Business Administration	Fahad Bin Sultan University (FBSU) Private	Tabuk	73%
96	College of Agriculture & Food Sciences	King Faisal University (KFU) Public	Al-Ahsa	72%
97	Faculty of Sciences	University of Tabuk (UT) Public	Tabuk	72%
98	College of Law	Northern Border University (NBU) Public	Arar	72%
99	College of Computer & Information Sciences	Jouf University (JU) Public	Sakaka	72%
100	College of Computer Science & Engineering	Majmaah University (MU) Public	Majmaah	72%
101	College of Engineering	Shaqra University (SU) Public	Shaqra	72%
102	College of Computing & Informatics	Saudi Electronic University (SEU) Public	Riyadh	72%
103	College of Health Sciences	Saudi Electronic University (SEU) Public	Riyadh	72%
104	College of Communication & Media	Dar Al-Hekma University Private	Jeddah	72%
105	Faculty of Nursing	University of Tabuk (UT) Public	Tabuk	70%
106	College of Sciences	University of Hail (UOH) Public	Hail	70%
107	College of Business Administration	Northern Border University (NBU) Public	Arar	70%
108	College of Business Administration	Jouf University (JU) Public	Sakaka	70%
109	College of Business Administration	Majmaah University (MU) Public	Majmaah	70%
110	College of Business Administration	Al-Baha University Public	Al-Baha	70%
111	College of Business Administration	Najran University (NU) Public	Najran	70%
112	College of Computer Science & Information Systems	Najran University (NU) Public	Najran	70%
113	College of Business Administration	Jazan University (JZU) Public	Jazan	70%
114	College of Business Administration	Shaqra University (SU) Public	Shaqra	70%
115	College of Computer Science & Engineering	Shaqra University (SU) Public	Shaqra	70%
116	College of Administrative & Financial Sciences All programs are delivered in blended/distance-learning mode — no daily campus attendance required.	Saudi Electronic University (SEU) Public	Riyadh	70%
117	College of Education	Dar Al-Hekma University Private	Jeddah	70%
118	College of Sciences & Arts	Northern Border University (NBU) Public	Arar	68%
119	College of Nursing	Northern Border University (NBU) Public	Arar	68%
120	College of Sciences	Jouf University (JU) Public	Sakaka	68%
121	College of Sciences	Majmaah University (MU) Public	Majmaah	68%
122	College of Sciences & Arts	Al-Baha University Public	Al-Baha	68%
123	College of Sciences	Najran University (NU) Public	Najran	67%
124	College of Sciences	Jazan University (JZU) Public	Jazan	67%
125	College of Sciences & Humanities	Shaqra University (SU) Public	Shaqra	67%
126	College of Education	Al-Baha University Public	Al-Baha	65%
127	College of Arts & Humanities	Al-Baha University Public	Al-Baha	63%
128	College of Education	Shaqra University (SU) Public	Shaqra	63%

Indicative numbers — based on recently published data. Confirm the current cycle's cut-offs on each university's official portal.