99 Best universities for Cyber Security in Iran

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iran ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 616K citations received by 38.3K academic papers made by 99 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 Cyber Security

#97 in Asia

#380 in the World

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

2. University of Tehran

For Cyber Security

#111 in Asia

#423 in the World

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

3. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Cyber Security

#121 in Asia

#465 in the World

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

4. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#152 in Asia

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Shiraz University

For Cyber Security

#219 in Asia

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

6. Shahid Beheshti University

For Cyber Security

#239 in Asia

#803 in the World

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

7. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Cyber Security

#253 in Asia

#830 in the World

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

8. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Cyber Security

#270 in Asia

#871 in the World

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

9. Tarbiat Modares University

For Cyber Security

#303 in Asia

#940 in the World

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

10. Isfahan University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#318 in Asia

#979 in the World

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

11. University of Isfahan

For Cyber Security

#375 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

12. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#381 in Asia

#1124 in the World

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

13. University of Tabriz

For Cyber Security

#396 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

14. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#472 in Asia

#1302 in the World

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

15. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Cyber Security

#533 in Asia

#1437 in the World

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

16. Shiraz University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#538 in Asia

#1448 in the World

Founded: 2004

17. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz

For Cyber Security

#554 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Founded: 1982

18. Islamic Azad University, Qazvin

For Cyber Security

#566 in Asia

#1507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

19. Yazd University

For Cyber Security

#583 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

20. University of Guilan

For Cyber Security

#656 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

21. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Cyber Security

#732 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

22. Islamic Azad University of Mashhad

For Cyber Security

#734 in Asia

#1844 in the World

Founded: 1982

23. Semnan University

For Cyber Security

#739 in Asia

#1856 in the World

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

24. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Cyber Security

#781 in Asia

#1937 in the World

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

25. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#790 in Asia

#1952 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

26. Bu-Ali Sina University

For Cyber Security

#828 in Asia

#2013 in the World

Founded: 1973

27. Shahrood University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#841 in Asia

#2037 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

28. Kharazmi University

For Cyber Security

#861 in Asia

#2083 in the World

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

29. University of Mazandaran

Iran | Babolsar

For Cyber Security

#872 in Asia

#2106 in the World

Founded: 1979

30. Urmia University

For Cyber Security

#878 in Asia

#2112 in the World

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

31. Shahed University

For Cyber Security

#893 in Asia

#2140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

32. University of Kurdistan

Iran | Sanandaj

For Cyber Security

#969 in Asia

#2282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1991

33. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1013 in Asia

#2374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

34. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Cyber Security

#1014 in Asia

#2375 in the World

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

35. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1030 in Asia

#2406 in the World

Founded: 1946

36. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

For Cyber Security

#1033 in Asia

#2418 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

37. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Cyber Security

#1036 in Asia

#2421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

38. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Cyber Security

#1037 in Asia

#2422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

39. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Cyber Security

#1073 in Asia

#2490 in the World

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

40. Zanjan University

For Cyber Security

#1076 in Asia

#2496 in the World

Founded: 1975

41. Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#1097 in Asia

#2537 in the World

Founded: 1986

42. University of Qom

For Cyber Security

#1111 in Asia

#2584 in the World

Founded: 1980

43. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

For Cyber Security

#1128 in Asia

#2612 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

44. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1136 in Asia

#2625 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

45. Islamic Azad University of Arak

For Cyber Security

#1166 in Asia

#2687 in the World

Founded: 1985

46. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1206 in Asia

#2771 in the World

Founded: 1947

47. Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

For Cyber Security

#1248 in Asia

#2856 in the World

Enrollment: 4,290
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1957

48. Alzahra University

For Cyber Security

#1272 in Asia

#2900 in the World

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

49. University of Kashan

For Cyber Security

#1279 in Asia

#2917 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

50. Islamic Azad University Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch

For Cyber Security

#1291 in Asia

#2945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 1987

51. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#1320 in Asia

#3004 in the World

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

52. Imam Khomeini International University

For Cyber Security

#1329 in Asia

#3020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,547
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1983

53. University of Birjand

For Cyber Security

#1331 in Asia

#3025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1975

54. Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1349 in Asia

#3072 in the World

Founded: 1991

55. Kerman Medical University

For Cyber Security

#1364 in Asia

#3106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

56. Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

For Cyber Security

#1369 in Asia

#3113 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1985

57. Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1383 in Asia

#3136 in the World

Founded: 1986

58. University of Sistan and Baluchestan

For Cyber Security

#1394 in Asia

#3160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1974

59. Shahrekord University

Iran | Shahr-e Kord

For Cyber Security

#1448 in Asia

#3262 in the World

Enrollment: 6,530
Founded: 1927

60. Damghan University

For Cyber Security

#1476 in Asia

#3320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,373
Founded: 1989

61. Persian Gulf University

For Cyber Security

#1483 in Asia

#3348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1991

62. Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch

For Cyber Security

#1493 in Asia

#3371 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1984

63. Graduate University of Advanced Technology

For Cyber Security

#1545 in Asia

#3511 in the World

Founded: 1990

64. Urmia University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#1563 in Asia

#3554 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

65. University of Zabol

For Cyber Security

#1597 in Asia

#3634 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1979

66. University of Applied Science and Technology

For Cyber Security

#1606 in Asia

#3654 in the World

Enrollment: 780,067
Founded: 1992

67. Islamic Azad University, Shiraz

For Cyber Security

#1611 in Asia

#3662 in the World

Founded: 1987

68. University of Maragheh

Iran | Maragheh

For Cyber Security

#1624 in Asia

#3692 in the World

Founded: 1987

69. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1640 in Asia

#3720 in the World

Founded: 1956

70. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

For Cyber Security

#1654 in Asia

#3755 in the World

Enrollment: 5,610
Founded: 1983

71. Mazandaran University of Science and Technology

For Cyber Security

#1655 in Asia

#3756 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

72. Islamic Azad University of Lahijan

For Cyber Security

#1667 in Asia

#3784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1988

73. Arak University

For Cyber Security

#1675 in Asia

#3796 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1971

74. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Cyber Security

#1679 in Asia

#3803 in the World

Enrollment: 8,589
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1986

75. University of Neyshabur

Iran | Nishapur

For Cyber Security

#1695 in Asia

#3837 in the World

Founded: 2000

76. Islamic Azad University, Zanjan

For Cyber Security

#1709 in Asia

#3866 in the World

Founded: 1985

77. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Kermanshah

For Cyber Security

#1738 in Asia

#3935 in the World

Founded: 1965

78. Lorestan University

Iran | Khorramabad

For Cyber Security

#1743 in Asia

#3943 in the World

Enrollment: 8,955
Founded: 1977

79. Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah

Iran | Kermanshah

For Cyber Security

#1755 in Asia

#3966 in the World

80. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Cyber Security

#1803 in Asia

#4083 in the World

Founded: 1994

81. Golestan University

For Cyber Security

#1805 in Asia

#4087 in the World

Founded: 2008

82. Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj Branch

Iran | Sanandaj

For Cyber Security

#1841 in Asia

#4163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1983

83. Imam Hossein University

For Cyber Security

#1843 in Asia

#4166 in the World

Founded: 1986

84. Babol University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1864 in Asia

#4226 in the World

Founded: 1985

85. Kashan University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1884 in Asia

#4275 in the World

Enrollment: 3,039
Founded: 1986

86. Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1895 in Asia

#4310 in the World

Enrollment: 9,273
Founded: 1988

87. Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr

Iran | Khomeyni Shahr

For Cyber Security

#1909 in Asia

#4345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1988

88. Lorestan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Khorramabad

For Cyber Security

#1933 in Asia

#4391 in the World

Enrollment: 2,929
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1989

89. Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Sanandaj

For Cyber Security

#1940 in Asia

#4407 in the World

Enrollment: 2,600
Founded: 1946

90. Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University

For Cyber Security

#1960 in Asia

#4461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1974

91. Bushehr University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1988 in Asia

#4519 in the World

Founded: 1983

92. Qom University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1995 in Asia

#4543 in the World

Founded: 2004

93. Birjand University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#1997 in Asia

#4546 in the World

Enrollment: 3,300
Founded: 1985

94. Ardabil University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#2001 in Asia

#4553 in the World

Enrollment: 3,398
Founded: 1993

95. Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#2020 in Asia

#4595 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1983

96. Gilan University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#2036 in Asia

#4637 in the World

Founded: 1985

97. Medical University of Ilam

For Cyber Security

#2038 in Asia

#4640 in the World

Founded: 1995

98. Islamic Azad University, Garmsar

For Cyber Security

#2039 in Asia

#4641 in the World

Founded: 1988

99. Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

For Cyber Security

#2047 in Asia

#4656 in the World

Founded: 2007

The best cities to study Cyber Security in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Shiraz, Mashhad, and Shirvan.