11 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 25.8K citations received by 1.43K academic papers made by 11 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 Technology - Baghdad

For Data Science

#409 in Asia

#1387 in the World

Founded: 1960

2. University of Baghdad

For Data Science

#519 in Asia

#1636 in the World

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

3. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Data Science

#569 in Asia

#1729 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

4. University of Basrah

For Data Science

#612 in Asia

#1816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

5. University of Mosul

For Data Science

#628 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Babylon

For Data Science

#693 in Asia

#1978 in the World

Founded: 1991

7. University of Anbar

For Data Science

#718 in Asia

#2029 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

8. Al Nahrain University

For Data Science

#739 in Asia

#2067 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

9. University of Kufa

For Data Science

#880 in Asia

#2322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

10. University of Diyala

For Data Science

#1010 in Asia

#2576 in the World

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

11. University of Mustansiriyah

For Data Science

#1047 in Asia

#2639 in the World

Founded: 1963

The best cities to study Data Science in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Baghdad, Nasiriyah, Basra, and Mosul.

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

Cyber Security22

Human-Computer Interaction9

Library and Information science11

Machine Learning28

Management Information Systems9

Software Engineering8

Telecommunications23