26 Best universities for Biochemical Engineering 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 Biochemical Engineering. A graph of 197K citations received by 4.83K academic papers made by 26 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 Biochemical Engineering

#63 in Asia

#265 in the World

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

2. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Biochemical Engineering

#103 in Asia

#402 in the World

Founded: 1947

3. Tarbiat Modares University

For Biochemical Engineering

#113 in Asia

#437 in the World

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

4. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Biochemical Engineering

#153 in Asia

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Biochemical Engineering

#168 in Asia

#592 in the World

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

6. Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

For Biochemical Engineering

#170 in Asia

#595 in the World

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

7. Isfahan University of Technology

For Biochemical Engineering

#180 in Asia

#635 in the World

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

8. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Biochemical Engineering

#214 in Asia

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

9. Shiraz University

For Biochemical Engineering

#228 in Asia

#747 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

10. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Biochemical Engineering

#241 in Asia

#784 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

11. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Biochemical Engineering

#246 in Asia

#798 in the World

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

12. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Biochemical Engineering

#256 in Asia

#816 in the World

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

13. University of Tabriz

For Biochemical Engineering

#258 in Asia

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

14. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Biochemical Engineering

#274 in Asia

#859 in the World

Founded: 1946

15. Shahid Beheshti University

For Biochemical Engineering

#293 in Asia

#899 in the World

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

16. Sharif University of Technology

For Biochemical Engineering

#303 in Asia

#921 in the World

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

17. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Biochemical Engineering

#317 in Asia

#955 in the World

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

18. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Biochemical Engineering

#339 in Asia

#991 in the World

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

19. Alzahra University

For Biochemical Engineering

#343 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

20. Kerman Medical University

For Biochemical Engineering

#397 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

21. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Biochemical Engineering

#440 in Asia

#1196 in the World

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

22. University of Isfahan

For Biochemical Engineering

#463 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

23. Urmia University

For Biochemical Engineering

#468 in Asia

#1239 in the World

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

24. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Biochemical Engineering

#479 in Asia

#1252 in the World

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

25. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Biochemical Engineering

#487 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Founded: 1994

26. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

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For Biochemical Engineering

#499 in Asia

#1281 in the World

Founded: 1965

The best cities to study Biochemical Engineering in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Tabriz, Gorgan, and Isfahan.

Chemistry subfields in Iran

Biochemistry121

Chemical Engineering120

Computational Chemistry72

Environmental Chemistry104

Inorganic Chemistry100

Materials Science122

Nanotechnology117

Nutrition and Food Science103

Organic Chemistry121

Petrology and Geochemistry73

Physical chemistry117

Polymer science and Plastics engineering14

Radiochemistry104