28 Best Materials Science schools in Iraq

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iraq ranked based on their research performance in Materials Science. A graph of 590K citations received by 64.3K academic papers made by 28 universities in Iraq 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 Baghdad

For Materials Science

#313 in Asia

#863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 70,614
Founded: 1957

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Materials Science

#365 in Asia

#965 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Materials Science

#616 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Materials Science

#637 in Asia

#1493 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Mosul

For Materials Science

#743 in Asia

#1692 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Basrah

For Materials Science

#753 in Asia

#1716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. Al Nahrain University

For Materials Science

#855 in Asia

#1903 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Anbar

For Materials Science

#907 in Asia

#2001 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

9. University of Diyala

For Materials Science

#1017 in Asia

#2196 in the World

Enrollment: 26,887
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1999

10. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Materials Science

#1029 in Asia

#2218 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

11. University of Tikrit

For Materials Science

#1052 in Asia

#2257 in the World

Founded: 1987

12. University of Kufa

For Materials Science

#1066 in Asia

#2286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

13. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Materials Science

#1227 in Asia

#2595 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

14. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Materials Science

#1256 in Asia

#2657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

15. University of Wasit

For Materials Science

#1343 in Asia

#2836 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

16. University of Duhok

For Materials Science

#1407 in Asia

#2962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. Soran University

For Materials Science

#1551 in Asia

#3261 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

18. University of Kirkuk

For Materials Science

#1638 in Asia

#3442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

19. Koya University

For Materials Science

#1654 in Asia

#3483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

20. Al Muthanna University

For Materials Science

#1674 in Asia

#3535 in the World

Founded: 2007

21. Tishk International University

For Materials Science

#1715 in Asia

#3620 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

22. University of Misan

For Materials Science

#1744 in Asia

#3701 in the World

Founded: 2007

23. University of Zakho

For Materials Science

#1775 in Asia

#3772 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

24. Cihan University

For Materials Science

#1897 in Asia

#4063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

25. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Materials Science

#1933 in Asia

#4140 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

26. Hawler Medical University

For Materials Science

#2087 in Asia

#4564 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

27. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Materials Science

#2154 in Asia

#4763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

28. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Materials Science

#2200 in Asia

#4895 in the World

Founded: 2014

The best cities to study Materials Science in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Baghdad, Hillah, Mosul, and Basra.

Chemistry subfields in Iraq

Biochemical Engineering6

Chemical Engineering28

Computational Chemistry16

Environmental Chemistry25

Inorganic Chemistry19

Nanotechnology28

Nutrition and Food Science25

Organic Chemistry28

Petrology and Geochemistry19

Physical chemistry26

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Radiochemistry25