Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
IAU
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
/
Dammam
/
Dammam
Est. 1975
www.iau.edu.sa
Ranked Top 491 worldwide across 3 major ranking systems
Ranked in 44 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
QS
=491
52
32.6
2026
THE
501–600
—
43.6
2026
ARWU
—
Not Ranked
US News
=565
58
50.3
2026
Historical Trend
QS
THE
US News
:
Score:
Top Subjects
16
Dentistry
QS 16
=91
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
US News =91
151-200
Dentistry & Oral Sciences
ARWU 151-200
=194
Condensed Matter Physics
US News =194
201–250
Education
THE 201–250
201-300
Energy Science & Engineering
ARWU 201-300
201-300
Metallurgical Engineering
ARWU 201-300
201-250
Chemical Engineering
QS 201-250
201-250
Education & Training
QS 201-250
=241
Pharmacology and Toxicology
US News =241
251–300
Engineering & Technology
THE 251–300
251–300
Clinical & Health
THE 251–300
=256
Materials Science
US News =256
=262
Social Sciences & Management
QS =262
301-400
Mathematics
ARWU 301-400
Subject Rankings
QS
16 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | 16 | 83.0 | 2026 |
| Chemical Engineering | 201-250 | - | 2026 |
| Education & Training | 201-250 | - | 2026 |
| Social Sciences & Management | =262 | 67.2 | 2025 |
| Medicine | 301-350 | - | 2026 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 351-400 | - | 2026 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | =374 | 61.0 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | =383 | 62.8 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 401-450 | - | 2025 |
| Computer Science & Information Systems | 451-500 | - | 2026 |
| Chemistry | 451-500 | - | 2026 |
| Natural Sciences | 501-550 | - | 2026 |
| Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering | 501-575 | - | 2026 |
| Mathematics | 501-600 | - | 2026 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 551-600 | - | 2026 |
| Biological Sciences | 601-650 | - | 2026 |
US News
13 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Public, Environmental and Occupational Health | =91 | 50.3 | 2026 |
| Condensed Matter Physics | =194 | 50.3 | 2026 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | =241 | 50.3 | 2026 |
| Materials Science | =256 | 50.3 | 2026 |
| Clinical Medicine | =373 | 50.3 | 2026 |
| Chemistry | =486 | 50.3 | 2026 |
| Physics | =551 | 50.3 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | =656 | 50.3 | 2026 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | =686 | 50.3 | 2026 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | =691 | 50.3 | 2026 |
| Environment/Ecology | =698 | 50.3 | 2026 |
| Engineering | =829 | 50.3 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 927 | 50.3 | 2026 |
ARWU
8 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 151-200 | - | 2025 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 201-300 | - | 2025 |
| Mathematics | 301-400 | - | 2021 |
| Public Health | 301-400 | - | 2025 |
| Chemistry | 401-500 | - | 2023 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
| Clinical Medicine | 401-500 | - | 2025 |
THE
7 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 201–250 | 43.1 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 251–300 | 45.5 | 2026 |
| Clinical & Health | 251–300 | 44.1 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 401–500 | 38.8 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 501–600 | 35.5 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 501–600 | 31.7 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 501–600 | 33.9 | 2026 |