Top Universities in Iran

160 universities in Iran with a measured position, 5 of them ranked worldwide.

#UniversityCityWorld rankIn-countryCitations
1 University of Tehran #322 (2026) #1 4,705,766
2 Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran #436 (2025) #2 1,803,286
3 Amirkabir University of Technology #456 (2026) #3 2,021,168
4 Isfahan University of Technology #489 (2025) #4 1,571,870
5 Tabriz University #552 (2025) #5 1,617,545
6 Tehran University of Medical Sciences not ranked #6 6,686,845
7 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences not ranked #7 2,737,076
8 Tarbiat Modares University not ranked #8 2,361,002
9 Tabriz University of Medical Sciences not ranked #9 2,319,847
10 Sharif University of Technology not ranked #10 1,970,321
11 Iran University of Medical Sciences not ranked #11 1,914,588
12 Mashhad University of Medical Sciences not ranked #12 1,895,965
13 Shiraz University of Medical Sciences not ranked #13 1,739,361
14 Isfahan University of Medical Sciences not ranked #14 1,588,389
15 Shiraz University not ranked #15 1,549,994
16 Ferdowsi University of Mashhad not ranked #16 1,334,826
17 Shahid Beheshti University not ranked #17 1,299,736
18 Islamic Azad University, Tehran Science & Research Branch not ranked #18 982,892
19 Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences not ranked #19 816,524
20 Urmia University not ranked #20 796,902
21 Isfahan University not ranked #21 777,792
22 Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology not ranked #22 726,002
23 Kerman University of Medical Sciences not ranked #23 682,945
24 Ahvaz Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences not ranked #24 650,609
25 University of Guilan not ranked #25 616,464
26 Mazandaran University of Medical Science not ranked #26 570,456
27 Bu Ali Sina University not ranked #27 557,301
28 Kashan University not ranked #28 550,767
29 Hamadan University of Medical Sciences not ranked #29 548,106
30 Razi University not ranked #30 543,769
31 Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences not ranked #31 539,324
32 Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman not ranked #32 524,205
33 Babol University of Medical Sciences not ranked #33 510,793
34 Semnan University not ranked #34 476,539
35 Payam Noor University Lavasan not ranked #35 474,409
36 Payame Noor University not ranked #36 474,409
37 Babol Noshirvani University of Technology not ranked #37 393,464
38 Yazd Medical University not ranked #38 378,613
39 Kashan University of Medical Sciences not ranked #39 370,534
40 Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz not ranked #40 368,308
41 University of Mohaghegh Ardabili not ranked #42 355,863
42 Yazd University not ranked #41 355,554
43 Gorgan University not ranked #43 347,298
44 University of Kurdistan not ranked #45 343,276
45 Mazandaran University of Iran not ranked #44 342,501
46 Sahand University of Technology not ranked #46 332,832
47 Shahrood University of Technology not ranked #47 324,455
48 Ilam University not ranked #48 315,143
49 Zanjan University not ranked #49 307,935
50 Guilan University of Medical Sciences not ranked #50 297,808
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What the two columns mean

In-country is the position the ranking record gives the university among those in its own country, and it is often the more useful number: a university ranked 480th in the world may still be third at home. It is carried over as published, so it does not always follow the order of the other two columns. World rank is the university's QS World University Rankings position. Citations are the number of times work published by the university has been cited, as recorded in OpenAlex; it is the measure used to order universities that QS does not rank at all.

The two do not always agree. A large research university can out-cite a smaller one that sits above it in QS, because QS weighs reputation surveys and staff ratios as well as research.

Rankings in other countries

USA 138 ranked UK 55 ranked Germany 40 ranked China 37 ranked Australia 31 ranked Canada 26 ranked France 19 ranked Italy 18 ranked South Korea 17 ranked Japan 16 ranked Spain 15 ranked Switzerland 13 ranked