Admission to King Saud University
Admission Requirements
To review the regulations and requirements for each admission track, and for more information, please refer to the Undergraduate Admission Guide for the Academic Year 2025–2026 (1447 AH).
Admission Guide
First: Direct Admission Track for Academically Distinguished Students
Eligible for the following bachelor’s degree programs:
Medicine and Surgery
Pharmacy
Emergency Medical Services
Computer Science
Computer Engineering (males only)
Software Engineering
Information Systems
Actuarial and Financial Mathematics
Electrical Engineering (males only)
Mechanical Engineering (males only)
Industrial Engineering (males only)
Information Technology (females only)
Finance
Accounting
Second: General Admission Track
Admission will be based on the composite score of the applicant, which is calculated according to the high school GPA, General Aptitude Test (GAT) score, and Achievement Test score.
Students will be admitted to one of the following common first-year tracks:
Health Colleges Track
Nursing College Track
Applied Medical Sciences Track
Science Colleges Track
Humanities Colleges Track
Business Administration College Track
Applied Engineering College Track – Al-Muzahimiyah Campus (males only)
Applied Computer Science College Track – Al-Muzahimiyah Campus (males only)
Applied Business Administration College Track – Al-Muzahimiyah Campus (males only)
After completing the common first year, students will be assigned to specific majors based on competition and available seats in each program.
Alternatively, students may be admitted directly to the Sharia Program at the College of Education.