41 Best universities for Project Management 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 Project Management. A graph of 121K citations received by 9.69K academic papers made by 41 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 Project Management

#8 in Asia

#100 in the World

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

2. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Project Management

#41 in Asia

#333 in the World

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

3. Tarbiat Modares University

For Project Management

#58 in Asia

#449 in the World

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

4. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Project Management

#66 in Asia

#474 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

5. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Project Management

#109 in Asia

#647 in the World

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

6. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Project Management

#120 in Asia

#694 in the World

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

7. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Project Management

#125 in Asia

#710 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

8. University of Isfahan

For Project Management

#132 in Asia

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

9. Shahid Beheshti University

For Project Management

#142 in Asia

#758 in the World

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

10. Kharazmi University

For Project Management

#153 in Asia

#787 in the World

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

11. Sharif University of Technology

For Project Management

#158 in Asia

#800 in the World

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

12. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Project Management

#165 in Asia

#819 in the World

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

13. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Project Management

#216 in Asia

#1028 in the World

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

14. Islamic Azad University, Qazvin

For Project Management

#224 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

15. Yazd University

For Project Management

#241 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

16. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Project Management

#260 in Asia

#1173 in the World

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

17. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz

For Project Management

#263 in Asia

#1180 in the World

Founded: 1982

18. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Project Management

#267 in Asia

#1195 in the World

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

19. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Project Management

#388 in Asia

#1512 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

20. Semnan University

For Project Management

#392 in Asia

#1517 in the World

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

21. Shiraz University

For Project Management

#398 in Asia

#1532 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

22. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Project Management

#406 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Founded: 1946

23. Islamic Azad University Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch

For Project Management

#409 in Asia

#1550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 1987

24. Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

For Project Management

#411 in Asia

#1559 in the World

Founded: 1986

25. Alzahra University

For Project Management

#455 in Asia

#1661 in the World

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

26. Islamic Azad University, Shiraz

For Project Management

#475 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Founded: 1987

27. Shahed University

For Project Management

#525 in Asia

#1802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

28. Kerman Medical University

For Project Management

#553 in Asia

#1860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

29. University of Mazandaran

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For Project Management

#571 in Asia

#1891 in the World

Founded: 1979

30. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Project Management

#581 in Asia

#1909 in the World

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

31. Isfahan University of Technology

For Project Management

#597 in Asia

#1935 in the World

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

32. Persian Gulf University

For Project Management

#647 in Asia

#2027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1991

33. Imam Khomeini International University

For Project Management

#684 in Asia

#2104 in the World

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

34. University of Tabriz

For Project Management

#692 in Asia

#2117 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

35. Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch

For Project Management

#698 in Asia

#2128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1984

36. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Project Management

#702 in Asia

#2132 in the World

Founded: 1947

37. University of Sistan and Baluchestan

For Project Management

#747 in Asia

#2215 in the World

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

38. Mazandaran University of Science and Technology

For Project Management

#783 in Asia

#2276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

39. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Project Management

#789 in Asia

#2284 in the World

Founded: 1994

40. Islamic Azad University, Zanjan

For Project Management

#801 in Asia

#2304 in the World

Founded: 1985

41. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Project Management

#821 in Asia

#2327 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

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