23 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 76.3K citations received by 9.35K academic papers made by 23 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

#389 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Founded: 1991

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Cyber Security

#393 in Asia

#1138 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Baghdad

For Cyber Security

#410 in Asia

#1174 in the World

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

4. University of Mosul

For Cyber Security

#451 in Asia

#1259 in the World

Founded: 1967

5. University of Mustansiriyah

For Cyber Security

#479 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. University of Basrah

For Cyber Security

#617 in Asia

#1606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. University of Anbar

For Cyber Security

#620 in Asia

#1610 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

8. Al Nahrain University

For Cyber Security

#648 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

9. University of Kufa

For Cyber Security

#746 in Asia

#1873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

10. University of Diyala

For Cyber Security

#965 in Asia

#2273 in the World

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

11. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Cyber Security

#998 in Asia

#2341 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

12. University of Wasit

For Cyber Security

#1147 in Asia

#2654 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

13. University of Kirkuk

For Cyber Security

#1280 in Asia

#2921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

14. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Cyber Security

#1334 in Asia

#3032 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

15. University of Tikrit

For Cyber Security

#1366 in Asia

#3108 in the World

Founded: 1987

16. University of Duhok

For Cyber Security

#1406 in Asia

#3180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Cyber Security

#1430 in Asia

#3224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

18. Cihan University

For Cyber Security

#1447 in Asia

#3258 in the World

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

19. Koya University

For Cyber Security

#1533 in Asia

#3481 in the World

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

20. University of Zakho

For Cyber Security

#1637 in Asia

#3714 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

21. Al Muthanna University

For Cyber Security

#1657 in Asia

#3759 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. Tishk International University

For Cyber Security

#1866 in Asia

#4229 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

23. Soran University

For Cyber Security

#1987 in Asia

#4516 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

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

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 Interaction10

Library and Information science11

Machine Learning28

Management Information Systems9

Software Engineering9

Telecommunications24