Top Universities in Iran

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

#UniversityCityWorld rankIn-countryCitations
51 Shiraz University of Technology not ranked #51 281,059
52 Yasuj University not ranked #52 270,976
53 University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences not ranked #53 266,234
54 Islamic Azad University, Aliabad not ranked #54 265,971
55 Islamic Azad University, Tehran South not ranked #58 265,971
56 Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd not ranked #55 265,971
57 Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan not ranked #56 265,971
58 Islamic Azad University, Najafabad not ranked #57 265,971
59 Shahrekord University not ranked #59 255,317
60 Alzahra University not ranked #60 249,365
61 Zanjan University of Medical Sciences not ranked #61 247,074
62 Sistan and Baluchestan University not ranked #62 239,683
63 Islamic Azad University, Mashhad not ranked #63 237,998
64 Zahedan University of Medical Sciences not ranked #64 228,505
65 Arak University not ranked #65 217,966
66 Imam Khomeini International University not ranked #66 217,707
67 Shahed University not ranked #67 213,219
68 Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan not ranked #68 212,542
69 Urmia University of Medical Sciences not ranked #70 209,430
70 Petroleum University of Technology not ranked #69 209,199
71 Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences not ranked #72 204,261
72 Islamic Azad University, Theran Medical not ranked #71 203,882
73 Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences not ranked #73 203,799
74 Qazvin University of Medical Sciences not ranked #74 199,773
75 Islamic Azad University, Tabriz not ranked #77 195,013
76 Arak University of Medical Sciences not ranked #76 194,349
77 Islamic Azad University, North Tehran not ranked #78 193,358
78 Birjand University of Medical Sciences not ranked #75 192,564
79 Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch not ranked #80 191,911
80 Lorestan University not ranked #79 191,386
81 Birjand University not ranked #81 189,327
82 Zanjan Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences not ranked #82 188,321
83 Lorestan University of Medical Sciences not ranked #83 180,831
84 Golestan University of Medical Sciences not ranked #84 172,648
85 Bushehr University of Medical Sciences not ranked #85 165,190
86 Semnan University of Medical Sciences not ranked #86 160,545
87 Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University not ranked #87 159,093
88 Ardabil University of Medical Sciences not ranked #88 158,907
89 Persian Gulf University not ranked #89 158,051
90 Islamic Azad University, Kerman not ranked #90 156,543
91 Zabol University not ranked #91 149,610
92 Ilam University of Medical Sciences not ranked #93 142,093
93 Kerman Graduate University of Technology not ranked #92 140,365
94 Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences not ranked #94 136,860
95 Islamic Azad University, Karaj not ranked #95 131,847
96 Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences not ranked #97 127,586
97 Qom University not ranked #96 124,878
98 Islamic Azad University, Qazvin not ranked #98 124,010
99 Allameh Tabatabaie University not ranked #100 119,883
100 Qom University of Medical Sciences not ranked #99 119,688
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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