28 Best Materials Science schools in Iraq

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 481K citations received by 92K 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

#445 in Asia

#1157 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Materials Science

#554 in Asia

#1350 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Babylon

For Materials Science

#784 in Asia

#1806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 1991

4. University of Mustansiriyah

For Materials Science

#808 in Asia

#1847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 1963

5. University of Basrah

For Materials Science

#831 in Asia

#1882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

6. University of Mosul

For Materials Science

#943 in Asia

#2084 in the World

Founded: 1967

7. Al Nahrain University

For Materials Science

#999 in Asia

#2194 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Anbar

For Materials Science

#1115 in Asia

#2406 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

9. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Materials Science

#1134 in Asia

#2440 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

10. University of Tikrit

For Materials Science

#1155 in Asia

#2479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Founded: 1987

11. University of Diyala

For Materials Science

#1173 in Asia

#2509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 26,887
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1999

12. University of Kufa

For Materials Science

#1240 in Asia

#2651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

13. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Materials Science

#1346 in Asia

#2854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

14. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Materials Science

#1371 in Asia

#2906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

15. University of Wasit

For Materials Science

#1463 in Asia

#3106 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

16. Soran University

For Materials Science

#1550 in Asia

#3298 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

17. University of Duhok

For Materials Science

#1623 in Asia

#3461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

18. Koya University

For Materials Science

#1774 in Asia

#3803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

19. University of Kirkuk

For Materials Science

#1809 in Asia

#3899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

20. University of Misan

For Materials Science

#1810 in Asia

#3902 in the World

Founded: 2007

21. Tishk International University

For Materials Science

#1820 in Asia

#3927 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

22. University of Zakho

For Materials Science

#1843 in Asia

#3978 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

23. Al Muthanna University

For Materials Science

#1904 in Asia

#4117 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Materials Science

#1931 in Asia

#4186 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

25. Cihan University

For Materials Science

#2020 in Asia

#4423 in the World

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

26. Hawler Medical University

For Materials Science

#2161 in Asia

#4803 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

27. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Materials Science

#2199 in Asia

#4910 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

28. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Materials Science

#2312 in Asia

#5221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2014

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

Chemistry subfields in Iraq

Chemical Engineering26

Computational Chemistry9

Environmental Chemistry21

Inorganic Chemistry16

Nanotechnology26

Nutrition and Food Science19

Organic Chemistry28

Petrology and Geochemistry15

Physical chemistry25

Radiochemistry17