24 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering 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 Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 76.1K citations received by 9.5K academic papers made by 24 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 Aerospace Engineering

#335 in Asia

#1064 in the World

Founded: 1960

2. University of Baghdad

For Aerospace Engineering

#340 in Asia

#1072 in the World

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

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Aerospace Engineering

#533 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Aerospace Engineering

#654 in Asia

#1690 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Mosul

For Aerospace Engineering

#692 in Asia

#1756 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Anbar

For Aerospace Engineering

#753 in Asia

#1893 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

7. University of Basrah

For Aerospace Engineering

#762 in Asia

#1913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

8. University of Tikrit

For Aerospace Engineering

#1023 in Asia

#2408 in the World

Founded: 1987

9. University of Kufa

For Aerospace Engineering

#1031 in Asia

#2422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

10. Al Nahrain University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1064 in Asia

#2484 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

11. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Aerospace Engineering

#1138 in Asia

#2636 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

12. University of Diyala

For Aerospace Engineering

#1142 in Asia

#2640 in the World

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

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Aerospace Engineering

#1223 in Asia

#2808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Wasit

For Aerospace Engineering

#1286 in Asia

#2932 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

15. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Aerospace Engineering

#1354 in Asia

#3088 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

16. University of Duhok

For Aerospace Engineering

#1390 in Asia

#3161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. University of Kirkuk

For Aerospace Engineering

#1512 in Asia

#3435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

18. University of Zakho

For Aerospace Engineering

#1600 in Asia

#3637 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

19. University of Misan

For Aerospace Engineering

#1745 in Asia

#3986 in the World

Founded: 2007

20. Koya University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1796 in Asia

#4083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

21. Cihan University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1797 in Asia

#4084 in the World

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

22. Tishk International University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1827 in Asia

#4153 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

23. Al Muthanna University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1862 in Asia

#4235 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. Soran University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1957 in Asia

#4430 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

The best cities to study Aerospace Engineering in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Baghdad, Hillah, Mosul, and Ramadi.

Engineering subfields in Iraq

Acoustical Engineering25

Agricultural Engineering3

Applied/Engineering Physics8

Architectural Engineering8

Automation and Control engineering9

Automotive Engineering12

Biochemical Engineering6

Biomedical Engineering6

Biotechnology19

Chemical Engineering28

Civil Engineering23

Computer Engineering12

Computer Networking23

Construction Management3

Electrical Engineering26

Electronic Engineering20

Environmental Engineering21

Firefighting and Fire Science3

Geotechnical Engineering25

Human-Computer Interaction9

Industrial Engineering2

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering2

Materials Science28

Mechanical Engineering27

Metallurgical Engineering28

Mining Engineering4

Nanotechnology28

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research9

Optical Engineering27

Petroleum Engineering12

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Reliability and Quality Engineering7

Remote Sensing13

Renewable Energy Engineering15

Structural Engineering25

Systems Engineering17

Technical Drawing2

Telecommunications23

Transportation Engineering6