40 Best universities for Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering. A graph of 116K citations received by 8.55K academic papers made by 40 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. University of Tehran

For Software Engineering

#82 in Asia

#479 in the World

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

2. Sharif University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#87 in Asia

#491 in the World

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

3. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Software Engineering

#114 in Asia

#605 in the World

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

4. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#131 in Asia

#672 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Shahid Beheshti University

For Software Engineering

#212 in Asia

#935 in the World

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

6. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Software Engineering

#230 in Asia

#978 in the World

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

7. Tarbiat Modares University

For Software Engineering

#231 in Asia

#979 in the World

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

8. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Software Engineering

#232 in Asia

#983 in the World

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

9. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#258 in Asia

#1054 in the World

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

10. University of Tabriz

For Software Engineering

#300 in Asia

#1187 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

11. Shiraz University

For Software Engineering

#301 in Asia

#1188 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

12. University of Isfahan

For Software Engineering

#341 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

13. Isfahan University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#447 in Asia

#1497 in the World

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

14. University of Guilan

For Software Engineering

#542 in Asia

#1706 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

15. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz

For Software Engineering

#568 in Asia

#1753 in the World

Founded: 1982

16. Shiraz University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#614 in Asia

#1824 in the World

Founded: 2004

17. Yazd University

For Software Engineering

#642 in Asia

#1886 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

18. Islamic Azad University, Qazvin

For Software Engineering

#687 in Asia

#1973 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

19. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Software Engineering

#733 in Asia

#2078 in the World

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

20. University of Kashan

For Software Engineering

#737 in Asia

#2085 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

21. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Software Engineering

#738 in Asia

#2087 in the World

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

22. Shahrood University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#771 in Asia

#2152 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

23. Islamic Azad University of Mashhad

For Software Engineering

#807 in Asia

#2221 in the World

Founded: 1982

24. Razi University

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For Software Engineering

#820 in Asia

#2242 in the World

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

25. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Software Engineering

#825 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

26. Semnan University

For Software Engineering

#831 in Asia

#2261 in the World

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

27. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Software Engineering

#855 in Asia

#2300 in the World

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

28. Kharazmi University

For Software Engineering

#858 in Asia

#2303 in the World

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

29. Urmia University

For Software Engineering

#909 in Asia

#2402 in the World

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

30. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Software Engineering

#922 in Asia

#2419 in the World

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

31. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Software Engineering

#935 in Asia

#2442 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

32. Alzahra University

For Software Engineering

#938 in Asia

#2448 in the World

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

33. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Software Engineering

#953 in Asia

#2466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

34. Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#956 in Asia

#2470 in the World

Founded: 1986

35. Petroleum University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#1011 in Asia

#2568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

36. University of Birjand

For Software Engineering

#1035 in Asia

#2602 in the World

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

37. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Software Engineering

#1076 in Asia

#2659 in the World

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

38. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Software Engineering

#1079 in Asia

#2663 in the World

Founded: 1946

39. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

For Software Engineering

#1092 in Asia

#2680 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

40. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

For Software Engineering

#1094 in Asia

#2682 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

The best cities to study Software Engineering in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Mashhad, Shirvan, and Tabriz.