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Medical Schools in Saudi Arabia

24 verified medical schools awarding a primary medical qualification in 17 cities. Verified program languages: English.

Initial reconciliation completed. Every candidate from the official discovery sources has been verified, excluded, flagged as a duplicate or listed as unresolved. Not a guarantee of completeness.

Last reviewed October 13, 2026.

Medical education in Saudi Arabia

Medical qualification structure

  • Saudi colleges of medicine award the Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), commonly a six-year programme. Source: psau.edu.sa · verified October 13, 2026

Registration and licensing context

  • Medical programmes are accredited by the Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC). Source: kau.edu.sa · verified October 13, 2026

Verified medical schools

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How this country was researched

Research status
Initial reconciliation completed
Candidates in discovery sources
40
Verified operating or listed schools
24
Unresolved candidates
14
Excluded after checking
3

Discovery sources

Limitations: No readable national list of medicine programmes was found (ETEC list script-rendered; SCFHS and Ministry lists do not give colleges). Records built from each college's own site. Follow-up pass 2026-10-13 added 9 records; 14 candidates remain unresolved (unreachable, 403/500, or script-rendered sites without programme text). Cities for several records are not stated on the quoted pages.

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