94 Best universities for Horticulture 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 Horticulture. A graph of 887K citations received by 50.3K academic papers made by 94 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.

1. University of Tehran

For Horticulture

#27 in Asia

#97 in the World

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

2. Tarbiat Modares University

For Horticulture

#63 in Asia

#219 in the World

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

3. Shiraz University

For Horticulture

#75 in Asia

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

4. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Horticulture

#80 in Asia

#281 in the World

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

5. Isfahan University of Technology

For Horticulture

#108 in Asia

#356 in the World

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

6. University of Tabriz

For Horticulture

#124 in Asia

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

7. Urmia University

For Horticulture

#157 in Asia

#484 in the World

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

8. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#211 in Asia

#640 in the World

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

9. Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

For Horticulture

#217 in Asia

#650 in the World

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

10. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

For Horticulture

#235 in Asia

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

11. University of Guilan

For Horticulture

#244 in Asia

#707 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

12. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#249 in Asia

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

13. Bu-Ali Sina University

For Horticulture

#267 in Asia

#765 in the World

Founded: 1973

14. Shahid Beheshti University

For Horticulture

#306 in Asia

#856 in the World

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

15. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Horticulture

#312 in Asia

#868 in the World

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

16. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Horticulture

#314 in Asia

#874 in the World

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

17. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Horticulture

#327 in Asia

#912 in the World

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

18. University of Kurdistan

Iran | Sanandaj

For Horticulture

#332 in Asia

#917 in the World

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

19. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

For Horticulture

#375 in Asia

#1010 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

20. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#379 in Asia

#1020 in the World

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

21. Shahrekord University

Iran | Shahr-e Kord

For Horticulture

#388 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Enrollment: 6,530
Founded: 1927

22. Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University

For Horticulture

#400 in Asia

#1062 in the World

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

23. Arak University

For Horticulture

#402 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1971

24. University of Zabol

For Horticulture

#425 in Asia

#1108 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1979

25. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#428 in Asia

#1116 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

26. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#439 in Asia

#1135 in the World

Founded: 1946

27. Zanjan University

For Horticulture

#446 in Asia

#1144 in the World

Founded: 1975

28. Shahed University

For Horticulture

#456 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

29. University of Maragheh

Iran | Maragheh

For Horticulture

#476 in Asia

#1196 in the World

Founded: 1987

30. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#480 in Asia

#1205 in the World

Founded: 1947

31. University of Isfahan

For Horticulture

#486 in Asia

#1218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

32. Lorestan University

Iran | Khorramabad

For Horticulture

#523 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Enrollment: 8,955
Founded: 1977

33. Islamic Azad University Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch

For Horticulture

#535 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 1987

34. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#584 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Founded: 1956

35. Sharif University of Technology

For Horticulture

#605 in Asia

#1485 in the World

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

36. University of Birjand

For Horticulture

#615 in Asia

#1508 in the World

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

37. Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#661 in Asia

#1594 in the World

Enrollment: 9,273
Founded: 1988

38. Shahrood University of Technology

For Horticulture

#665 in Asia

#1608 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

39. Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch

For Horticulture

#684 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1984

40. University of Mazandaran

Iran | Babolsar

For Horticulture

#715 in Asia

#1694 in the World

Founded: 1979

41. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Kermanshah

For Horticulture

#722 in Asia

#1719 in the World

Founded: 1965

42. Kerman Medical University

For Horticulture

#731 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

43. Yazd University

For Horticulture

#739 in Asia

#1752 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

44. Imam Khomeini International University

For Horticulture

#740 in Asia

#1756 in the World

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

45. Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#766 in Asia

#1807 in the World

Founded: 1986

46. Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Shahr-e Kord

For Horticulture

#770 in Asia

#1818 in the World

Enrollment: 2,494
Founded: 1986

47. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz

For Horticulture

#771 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Founded: 1982

48. Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

For Horticulture

#803 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1985

49. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

For Horticulture

#847 in Asia

#1962 in the World

Enrollment: 5,610
Founded: 1983

50. Graduate University of Advanced Technology

For Horticulture

#906 in Asia

#2075 in the World

Founded: 1990

51. Kharazmi University

For Horticulture

#943 in Asia

#2150 in the World

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

52. Alzahra University

For Horticulture

#966 in Asia

#2203 in the World

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

53. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Horticulture

#967 in Asia

#2206 in the World

Founded: 1994

54. University of Kashan

For Horticulture

#969 in Asia

#2213 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

55. Golestan University

For Horticulture

#980 in Asia

#2230 in the World

Founded: 2008

56. Islamic Azad University of Mashhad

For Horticulture

#1004 in Asia

#2283 in the World

Founded: 1982

57. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Horticulture

#1011 in Asia

#2292 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

58. University of Sistan and Baluchestan

For Horticulture

#1030 in Asia

#2329 in the World

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

59. Kashan University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#1055 in Asia

#2365 in the World

Enrollment: 3,039
Founded: 1986

60. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Horticulture

#1058 in Asia

#2373 in the World

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

61. Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Sanandaj

For Horticulture

#1110 in Asia

#2464 in the World

Enrollment: 2,600
Founded: 1946

62. University of Jiroft

For Horticulture

#1117 in Asia

#2482 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1989

63. Islamic Azad University of Arak

For Horticulture

#1132 in Asia

#2513 in the World

Founded: 1985

64. Semnan University

For Horticulture

#1152 in Asia

#2551 in the World

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

65. Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah

Iran | Kermanshah

For Horticulture

#1164 in Asia

#2573 in the World

66. Persian Gulf University

For Horticulture

#1174 in Asia

#2595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1991

67. Birjand University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#1203 in Asia

#2653 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1985

68. Jahrom university

For Horticulture

#1253 in Asia

#2759 in the World

Founded: 2006

69. Lorestan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Khorramabad

For Horticulture

#1256 in Asia

#2764 in the World

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

70. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Horticulture

#1275 in Asia

#2805 in the World

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

71. Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#1282 in Asia

#2817 in the World

Enrollment: 3,820
Founded: 1987

72. Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj Branch

Iran | Sanandaj

For Horticulture

#1304 in Asia

#2854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1983

73. Islamic Azad University, Shiraz

For Horticulture

#1314 in Asia

#2882 in the World

Founded: 1987

74. Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#1321 in Asia

#2895 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1983

75. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Horticulture

#1334 in Asia

#2914 in the World

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

76. Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical

For Horticulture

#1337 in Asia

#2921 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1983

77. Islamic Azad University of Lahijan

For Horticulture

#1346 in Asia

#2941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1988

78. University of Qom

For Horticulture

#1353 in Asia

#2952 in the World

Founded: 1980

79. Babol University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#1372 in Asia

#2985 in the World

Founded: 1985

80. Islamic Azad University, Garmsar

For Horticulture

#1379 in Asia

#2996 in the World

Founded: 1988

81. Petroleum University of Technology

For Horticulture

#1396 in Asia

#3034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

82. Ardabil University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#1409 in Asia

#3063 in the World

Enrollment: 3,398
Founded: 1993

83. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Horticulture

#1420 in Asia

#3083 in the World

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

84. Islamic Azad University of Roudehen

Iran | Roodehen

For Horticulture

#1430 in Asia

#3105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1983

85. University of Neyshabur

Iran | Nishapur

For Horticulture

#1431 in Asia

#3106 in the World

Founded: 2000

86. Medical University of Ilam

For Horticulture

#1446 in Asia

#3128 in the World

Founded: 1995

87. Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Rafsanjan

For Horticulture

#1474 in Asia

#3191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1986

88. Arak University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#1477 in Asia

#3199 in the World

Founded: 1986

89. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Horticulture

#1511 in Asia

#3272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

90. Gilan University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#1525 in Asia

#3296 in the World

Founded: 1985

91. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Horticulture

#1552 in Asia

#3347 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

92. Bushehr University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#1562 in Asia

#3363 in the World

Founded: 1983

93. Zabol University of Medical Sciences

For Horticulture

#1597 in Asia

#3434 in the World

Enrollment: 1,655
Founded: 1964

94. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Horticulture

#1675 in Asia

#3577 in the World

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

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