100 Best Art & Design schools in Iran

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iran ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 808K citations received by 71.8K academic papers made by 116 universities in Iran was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Tehran

For Art & Design

#61 in Asia

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

2. Tarbiat Modares University

For Art & Design

#159 in Asia

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,270
Founded: 1982

3. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#160 in Asia

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

4. Sharif University of Technology

For Art & Design

#168 in Asia

#840 in the World

Enrollment: 8,935
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1965

5. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Art & Design

#176 in Asia

#868 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

6. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#177 in Asia

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1929

7. University of Isfahan

For Art & Design

#207 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

8. Shiraz University

For Art & Design

#224 in Asia

#1004 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

9. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Art & Design

#231 in Asia

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 24,186
Founded: 1949

10. Shahid Beheshti University

For Art & Design

#235 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 11,500
Founded: 1959

11. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Art & Design

#236 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 1,702,231
Founded: 1984

12. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#240 in Asia

#1048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

13. University of Tabriz

For Art & Design

#270 in Asia

#1143 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

14. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#278 in Asia

#1170 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

15. Isfahan University of Technology

For Art & Design

#337 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 10,064
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 1977

16. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#395 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Founded: 1946

17. Urmia University

For Art & Design

#439 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Enrollment: 13,831
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1965

18. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#459 in Asia

#1592 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

19. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Art & Design

#479 in Asia

#1639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1928

20. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#498 in Asia

#1675 in the World

Founded: 1947

21. University of Guilan

For Art & Design

#567 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

22. Bu-Ali Sina University

For Art & Design

#606 in Asia

#1947 in the World

Founded: 1973

23. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Art & Design

#615 in Asia

#1972 in the World

Enrollment: 13,637
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1984

24. Kharazmi University

For Art & Design

#632 in Asia

#2022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1919

25. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Art & Design

#646 in Asia

#2062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,347
Founded: 1972

26. Yazd University

For Art & Design

#655 in Asia

#2088 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

27. University of Mazandaran

Iran | Babolsar

For Art & Design

#679 in Asia

#2145 in the World

Founded: 1979

28. Semnan University

For Art & Design

#681 in Asia

#2148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1988

29. Kerman Medical University

For Art & Design

#737 in Asia

#2255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

30. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Art & Design

#756 in Asia

#2293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1972

31. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#767 in Asia

#2317 in the World

Founded: 1956

32. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Art & Design

#771 in Asia

#2331 in the World

Founded: 1994

33. Imam Khomeini International University

For Art & Design

#802 in Asia

#2392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,547
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1983

34. University of Kashan

For Art & Design

#811 in Asia

#2406 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

35. Alzahra University

For Art & Design

#816 in Asia

#2412 in the World

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

36. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

For Art & Design

#881 in Asia

#2533 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

37. Islamic Azad University Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch

For Art & Design

#885 in Asia

#2539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 1987

38. Shahed University

For Art & Design

#916 in Asia

#2602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

39. Shahrood University of Technology

For Art & Design

#936 in Asia

#2643 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

40. Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#938 in Asia

#2648 in the World

Enrollment: 9,273
Founded: 1988

41. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Art & Design

#948 in Asia

#2666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 100,000
Founded: 1982

42. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz

For Art & Design

#950 in Asia

#2671 in the World

Founded: 1982

43. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Art & Design

#961 in Asia

#2689 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

44. University of Kurdistan

Iran | Sanandaj

For Art & Design

#987 in Asia

#2744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1991

45. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

For Art & Design

#992 in Asia

#2751 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

46. Zanjan University

For Art & Design

#1045 in Asia

#2861 in the World

Founded: 1975

47. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Kermanshah

For Art & Design

#1046 in Asia

#2862 in the World

Founded: 1965

48. Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch

For Art & Design

#1048 in Asia

#2865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1984

49. Kashan University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#1055 in Asia

#2875 in the World

Enrollment: 3,039
Founded: 1986

50. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Art & Design

#1063 in Asia

#2898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

51. Babol University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#1065 in Asia

#2907 in the World

Founded: 1985

52. Arak University

For Art & Design

#1083 in Asia

#2959 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1971

53. Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

For Art & Design

#1117 in Asia

#3029 in the World

Enrollment: 4,290
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1957

54. Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

For Art & Design

#1166 in Asia

#3128 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1985

55. University of Sistan and Baluchestan

For Art & Design

#1180 in Asia

#3159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1974

56. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Art & Design

#1218 in Asia

#3220 in the World

Enrollment: 5,744
Male:Female: 67:33
Founded: 1970

57. Shahrekord University

Iran | Shahr-e Kord

For Art & Design

#1242 in Asia

#3271 in the World

Enrollment: 6,530
Founded: 1927

58. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

For Art & Design

#1246 in Asia

#3280 in the World

Enrollment: 5,610
Founded: 1983

59. University of Birjand

For Art & Design

#1256 in Asia

#3315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1975

60. Shiraz University of Technology

For Art & Design

#1274 in Asia

#3352 in the World

Founded: 2004

61. Graduate University of Advanced Technology

For Art & Design

#1281 in Asia

#3374 in the World

Founded: 1990

62. Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#1294 in Asia

#3402 in the World

Founded: 1986

63. Islamic Azad University, Qazvin

For Art & Design

#1298 in Asia

#3408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

64. University of Qom

For Art & Design

#1301 in Asia

#3414 in the World

Founded: 1980

65. Lorestan University

Iran | Khorramabad

For Art & Design

#1324 in Asia

#3475 in the World

Enrollment: 8,955
Founded: 1977

66. Islamic Azad University, Shiraz

For Art & Design

#1344 in Asia

#3515 in the World

Founded: 1987

67. Gilan University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#1351 in Asia

#3535 in the World

Founded: 1985

68. Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

For Art & Design

#1391 in Asia

#3620 in the World

Founded: 1986

69. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Art & Design

#1404 in Asia

#3647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

70. Golestan University

For Art & Design

#1442 in Asia

#3721 in the World

Founded: 2008

71. Islamic Azad University of Mashhad

For Art & Design

#1460 in Asia

#3770 in the World

Founded: 1982

72. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Art & Design

#1502 in Asia

#3876 in the World

Enrollment: 8,589
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1986

73. Tabriz Islamic Art University

For Art & Design

#1538 in Asia

#3946 in the World

Enrollment: 1,743
Founded: 1999

74. Persian Gulf University

For Art & Design

#1548 in Asia

#3971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1991

75. Islamic Azad University of Arak

For Art & Design

#1577 in Asia

#4033 in the World

Founded: 1985

76. Birjand University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#1602 in Asia

#4096 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1985

77. Medical University of Ilam

For Art & Design

#1611 in Asia

#4111 in the World

Founded: 1995

78. University of Maragheh

Iran | Maragheh

For Art & Design

#1641 in Asia

#4191 in the World

Founded: 1987

79. Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University

For Art & Design

#1653 in Asia

#4211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1974

80. Islamic Azad University of Lahijan

For Art & Design

#1697 in Asia

#4307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1988

81. University of Zabol

For Art & Design

#1714 in Asia

#4358 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1979

82. Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences

For Art & Design

#1775 in Asia

#4496 in the World

Founded: 1991

83. Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#1778 in Asia

#4500 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1983

84. Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Shahr-e Kord

For Art & Design

#1792 in Asia

#4542 in the World

Enrollment: 2,494
Founded: 1986

85. University of Bojnord

For Art & Design

#1799 in Asia

#4552 in the World

Enrollment: 4,022
Founded: 2005

86. Qom University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#1813 in Asia

#4591 in the World

Founded: 2004

87. Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah

Iran | Kermanshah

For Art & Design

#1840 in Asia

#4676 in the World

88. Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Rafsanjan

For Art & Design

#1849 in Asia

#4687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1986

89. Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#1875 in Asia

#4737 in the World

Enrollment: 3,820
Founded: 1987

90. University of Neyshabur

Iran | Nishapur

For Art & Design

#1888 in Asia

#4760 in the World

Founded: 2000

91. Arak University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#1896 in Asia

#4778 in the World

Founded: 1986

92. Mazandaran University of Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#1903 in Asia

#4795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

93. Lorestan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Khorramabad

For Art & Design

#1910 in Asia

#4806 in the World

Enrollment: 2,929
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1989

94. Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Sanandaj

For Art & Design

#1911 in Asia

#4809 in the World

Enrollment: 2,600
Founded: 1946

95. Bushehr University of Medical Sciences

For Art & Design

#1915 in Asia

#4822 in the World

Founded: 1983

96. University of Applied Science and Technology

For Art & Design

#1923 in Asia

#4833 in the World

Enrollment: 780,067
Founded: 1992

97. Damghan University

For Art & Design

#1962 in Asia

#4928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,373
Founded: 1989

98. Islamic Azad University, Zanjan

For Art & Design

#1964 in Asia

#4930 in the World

Founded: 1985

99. University of Bonab

For Art & Design

#1982 in Asia

#4988 in the World

Enrollment: 2,089
Founded: 2004

100. Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj Branch

Iran | Sanandaj

For Art & Design

#1988 in Asia

#5007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1983

The best cities to study Art & Design in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, and Mashhad.