12 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 32.9K citations received by 1.54K academic papers made by 12 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

#397 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Founded: 1960

2. University of Baghdad

For Data Science

#505 in Asia

#1577 in the World

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

3. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Data Science

#553 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

4. University of Basrah

For Data Science

#625 in Asia

#1818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

5. University of Mosul

For Data Science

#648 in Asia

#1862 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Babylon

For Data Science

#714 in Asia

#1985 in the World

Founded: 1991

7. University of Anbar

For Data Science

#741 in Asia

#2043 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

8. Al Nahrain University

For Data Science

#770 in Asia

#2097 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

9. University of Kirkuk

For Data Science

#845 in Asia

#2238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

10. University of Kufa

For Data Science

#869 in Asia

#2286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

11. University of Diyala

For Data Science

#1054 in Asia

#2641 in the World

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

12. University of Mustansiriyah

For Data Science

#1086 in Asia

#2701 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 Security23

Human-Computer Interaction10

Library and Information science11

Machine Learning28

Management Information Systems9

Software Engineering9

Telecommunications24