28 Best Materials Science schools in Iraq

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 706K citations received by 66.6K 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

#310 in Asia

#839 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Materials Science

#359 in Asia

#949 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Babylon

For Materials Science

#614 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Founded: 1991

4. University of Mustansiriyah

For Materials Science

#619 in Asia

#1446 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. University of Mosul

For Materials Science

#750 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Basrah

For Materials Science

#760 in Asia

#1718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. Al Nahrain University

For Materials Science

#836 in Asia

#1860 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Anbar

For Materials Science

#899 in Asia

#1971 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

9. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Materials Science

#994 in Asia

#2149 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

10. University of Diyala

For Materials Science

#1013 in Asia

#2182 in the World

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

11. University of Tikrit

For Materials Science

#1036 in Asia

#2220 in the World

Founded: 1987

12. University of Kufa

For Materials Science

#1052 in Asia

#2252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

13. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Materials Science

#1203 in Asia

#2541 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

14. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Materials Science

#1234 in Asia

#2604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

15. University of Wasit

For Materials Science

#1326 in Asia

#2784 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

16. University of Duhok

For Materials Science

#1376 in Asia

#2889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. Soran University

For Materials Science

#1532 in Asia

#3202 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

18. Koya University

For Materials Science

#1599 in Asia

#3355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 2003

19. University of Kirkuk

For Materials Science

#1621 in Asia

#3390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

20. Al Muthanna University

For Materials Science

#1669 in Asia

#3490 in the World

Founded: 2007

21. Tishk International University

For Materials Science

#1686 in Asia

#3533 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

22. University of Misan

For Materials Science

#1727 in Asia

#3627 in the World

Founded: 2007

23. University of Zakho

For Materials Science

#1744 in Asia

#3680 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

24. Cihan University

For Materials Science

#1865 in Asia

#3966 in the World

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

25. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Materials Science

#1915 in Asia

#4084 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

26. Hawler Medical University

For Materials Science

#2073 in Asia

#4506 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

27. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Materials Science

#2139 in Asia

#4683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

28. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Materials Science

#2177 in Asia

#4815 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 Engineering7

Chemical Engineering28

Computational Chemistry17

Environmental Chemistry25

Inorganic Chemistry19

Nanotechnology28

Nutrition and Food Science26

Organic Chemistry28

Petrology and Geochemistry19

Physical chemistry26

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Radiochemistry25