22 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 66K citations received by 8.94K academic papers made by 22 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 Babylon

For Cyber Security

#384 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Founded: 1991

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Cyber Security

#388 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Baghdad

For Cyber Security

#403 in Asia

#1174 in the World

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

4. University of Mosul

For Cyber Security

#453 in Asia

#1265 in the World

Founded: 1967

5. University of Mustansiriyah

For Cyber Security

#472 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. University of Anbar

For Cyber Security

#624 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

7. University of Basrah

For Cyber Security

#626 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

8. Al Nahrain University

For Cyber Security

#636 in Asia

#1648 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

9. University of Kufa

For Cyber Security

#753 in Asia

#1896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

10. University of Diyala

For Cyber Security

#955 in Asia

#2270 in the World

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

11. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Cyber Security

#1089 in Asia

#2546 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

12. University of Wasit

For Cyber Security

#1164 in Asia

#2684 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

13. University of Kirkuk

For Cyber Security

#1349 in Asia

#3076 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

14. University of Tikrit

For Cyber Security

#1366 in Asia

#3110 in the World

Founded: 1987

15. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Cyber Security

#1372 in Asia

#3121 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

16. University of Duhok

For Cyber Security

#1423 in Asia

#3230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Cyber Security

#1443 in Asia

#3264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

18. Cihan University

For Cyber Security

#1450 in Asia

#3281 in the World

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

19. Koya University

For Cyber Security

#1541 in Asia

#3523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

20. University of Zakho

For Cyber Security

#1623 in Asia

#3714 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

21. Al Muthanna University

For Cyber Security

#1673 in Asia

#3804 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. Tishk International University

For Cyber Security

#1889 in Asia

#4314 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Cyber Security in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Hillah, Baghdad, Mosul, and Ramadi.

Computer Science subfields in Iraq

Artificial Intelligence (AI)28

Bioinformatics and Computational biology20

Blockchain and Cryptography15

Cognitive Science21

Computational Linguistics17

Computer Engineering12

Computer Graphics7

Computer Networking23

Computer Vision23

Human-Computer Interaction9

Library and Information science11

Machine Learning28

Management Information Systems9

Software Engineering8

Telecommunications23