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University of Tehran leads the 193 Public universities in Iran at #322 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran (QS World #436) and Amirkabir University of Technology (QS World #456).
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5 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #322 (University of Tehran) to #552 (Tabriz University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Tehran University of Medical Sciences is cited most (6,674,481 citations). 33 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
193 are public and 0 private (100% public). The oldest is Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology, founded in 1307. Bu Ali Sina University is the largest, with 13,000 students.
University of Tehran (QS World #322), Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran (QS World #436) and Amirkabir University of Technology (QS World #456) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
193 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
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