9 Best universities for Entrepreneurship in Iran

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iran ranked based on their research performance in Entrepreneurship. A graph of 15.9K citations received by 1.68K academic papers made by 9 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 Entrepreneurship

#2 in Asia

#36 in the World

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

2. Shiraz University

For Entrepreneurship

#71 in Asia

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

3. Tarbiat Modares University

For Entrepreneurship

#90 in Asia

#639 in the World

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

4. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Entrepreneurship

#104 in Asia

#689 in the World

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

5. Bu-Ali Sina University

For Entrepreneurship

#130 in Asia

#765 in the World

Founded: 1973

6. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Entrepreneurship

#173 in Asia

#904 in the World

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

7. University of Sistan and Baluchestan

For Entrepreneurship

#193 in Asia

#941 in the World

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

8. University of Isfahan

For Entrepreneurship

#194 in Asia

#943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

9. Shahid Beheshti University

For Entrepreneurship

#220 in Asia

#985 in the World

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

The best cities to study Entrepreneurship in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Shiraz, Shirvan, and Hamadan.