22 Best universities for Chemistry in Tehran

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tehran ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 4.29M citations received by 275K academic papers made by 22 universities in Tehran 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 Chemistry

#1 in Iran

#84 in Asia

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

2. Tarbiat Modares University

For Chemistry

#2 in Iran

#137 in Asia

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

3. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Chemistry

#3 in Iran

#138 in Asia

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

4. Sharif University of Technology

For Chemistry

#4 in Iran

#164 in Asia

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

5. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Chemistry

#5 in Iran

#169 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

6. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#8 in Iran

#201 in Asia

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

7. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Chemistry

#11 in Iran

#264 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

8. Shahid Beheshti University

For Chemistry

#13 in Iran

#288 in Asia

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

9. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Chemistry

#22 in Iran

#425 in Asia

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

10. Alzahra University

For Chemistry

#32 in Iran

#660 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

11. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Chemistry

#46 in Iran

#792 in Asia

Founded: 1994

12. Petroleum University of Technology

For Chemistry

#53 in Iran

#913 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

13. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Chemistry

#54 in Iran

#928 in Asia

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

14. Kharazmi University

For Chemistry

#56 in Iran

#935 in Asia

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

15. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Chemistry

#64 in Iran

#1032 in Asia

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

16. Shahed University

For Chemistry

#66 in Iran

#1049 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

17. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Chemistry

#67 in Iran

#1074 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

18. Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical

For Chemistry

#87 in Iran

#1387 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1983

19. Imam Hossein University

For Chemistry

#89 in Iran

#1433 in Asia

Founded: 1986

20. University of Applied Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#108 in Iran

#1893 in Asia

Enrollment: 780,067
Founded: 1992

21. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Chemistry

#114 in Iran

#2056 in Asia

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

22. Islamic Azad University, Parand

For Chemistry

#118 in Iran

#2150 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2003

Universities for Chemistry near Tehran

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
43	Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch	74	Karaj
136	University of Qom	78	Qom
142	Imam Khomeini International University	49	Qazvin
143	Qazvin University of Medical Sciences	79	Qazvin
146	Babol University of Medical Sciences	33	Babol
149	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology	31	Babol
157	University of Mazandaran	27	Babolsar
176	Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences	42	Sari
183	Semnan University	26	Semnan
183	Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University	77	Sari