24 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering 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 Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 89.7K citations received by 9.81K 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

#326 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Founded: 1960

2. University of Baghdad

For Aerospace Engineering

#336 in Asia

#1062 in the World

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

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Aerospace Engineering

#519 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Aerospace Engineering

#651 in Asia

#1671 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Mosul

For Aerospace Engineering

#702 in Asia

#1767 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Anbar

For Aerospace Engineering

#746 in Asia

#1872 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

7. University of Basrah

For Aerospace Engineering

#762 in Asia

#1897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

8. University of Tikrit

For Aerospace Engineering

#1014 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Founded: 1987

9. University of Kufa

For Aerospace Engineering

#1020 in Asia

#2389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

10. Al Nahrain University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1056 in Asia

#2457 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

11. University of Diyala

For Aerospace Engineering

#1121 in Asia

#2584 in the World

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

12. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Aerospace Engineering

#1123 in Asia

#2589 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Aerospace Engineering

#1230 in Asia

#2800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Wasit

For Aerospace Engineering

#1270 in Asia

#2882 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

15. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Aerospace Engineering

#1341 in Asia

#3033 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

16. University of Duhok

For Aerospace Engineering

#1388 in Asia

#3138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. University of Kirkuk

For Aerospace Engineering

#1506 in Asia

#3403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

18. University of Zakho

For Aerospace Engineering

#1564 in Asia

#3528 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

19. University of Misan

For Aerospace Engineering

#1717 in Asia

#3918 in the World

Founded: 2007

20. Cihan University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1754 in Asia

#3993 in the World

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

21. Koya University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1799 in Asia

#4075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 2003

22. Tishk International University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1821 in Asia

#4121 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

23. Al Muthanna University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1881 in Asia

#4255 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. Soran University

For Aerospace Engineering

#1962 in Asia

#4438 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 Physics9

Architectural Engineering9

Automation and Control engineering9

Automotive Engineering12

Biochemical Engineering7

Biomedical Engineering6

Biotechnology20

Chemical Engineering28

Civil Engineering23

Computer Engineering12

Computer Networking23

Construction Management3

Electrical Engineering26

Electronic Engineering22

Environmental Engineering21

Firefighting and Fire Science3

Geotechnical Engineering25

Human-Computer Interaction10

Industrial Engineering2

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering2

Materials Science28

Mechanical Engineering28

Metallurgical Engineering28

Mining Engineering4

Nanotechnology28

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research10

Optical Engineering27

Petroleum Engineering13

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Reliability and Quality Engineering7

Remote Sensing13

Renewable Energy Engineering15

Structural Engineering25

Systems Engineering17

Technical Drawing2

Telecommunications24

Transportation Engineering6