28 Best universities for Computer Engineering in Iran

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iran ranked based on their research performance in Computer Engineering. A graph of 84.9K citations received by 7.58K academic papers made by 28 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. Sharif University of Technology

For Computer Engineering

#64 in Asia

#194 in the World

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

2. University of Tehran

For Computer Engineering

#69 in Asia

#217 in the World

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

3. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Computer Engineering

#113 in Asia

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

4. Shahid Beheshti University

For Computer Engineering

#136 in Asia

#433 in the World

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

5. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Computer Engineering

#138 in Asia

#440 in the World

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

6. Shiraz University

For Computer Engineering

#334 in Asia

#900 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

7. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Computer Engineering

#345 in Asia

#924 in the World

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

8. University of Tabriz

For Computer Engineering

#386 in Asia

#998 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

9. Isfahan University of Technology

For Computer Engineering

#396 in Asia

#1018 in the World

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

10. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Computer Engineering

#423 in Asia

#1065 in the World

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

11. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Computer Engineering

#440 in Asia

#1108 in the World

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

12. Tarbiat Modares University

For Computer Engineering

#468 in Asia

#1161 in the World

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

13. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Computer Engineering

#531 in Asia

#1296 in the World

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

14. University of Isfahan

For Computer Engineering

#555 in Asia

#1343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

15. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Computer Engineering

#566 in Asia

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1972

16. Shiraz University of Technology

For Computer Engineering

#569 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Founded: 2004

17. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz

For Computer Engineering

#573 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Founded: 1982

18. Urmia University

For Computer Engineering

#587 in Asia

#1406 in the World

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

19. Razi University

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For Computer Engineering

#590 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,347
Founded: 1972

20. University of Guilan

For Computer Engineering

#685 in Asia

#1596 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

21. Shahed University

For Computer Engineering

#693 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

22. Yazd University

For Computer Engineering

#733 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

23. Islamic Azad University, Qazvin

For Computer Engineering

#744 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

24. Zanjan University

For Computer Engineering

#802 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Founded: 1975

25. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Computer Engineering

#807 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

26. Semnan University

For Computer Engineering

#830 in Asia

#1857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1988

27. Shahrood University of Technology

For Computer Engineering

#860 in Asia

#1902 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

28. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Computer Engineering

#939 in Asia

#2015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

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