37 Best universities for Architectural 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 Architectural Engineering. A graph of 92.3K citations received by 6.88K academic papers made by 37 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

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#40 in Asia

#147 in the World

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

2. Iran University of Science and Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#84 in Asia

#289 in the World

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

3. Tarbiat Modares University

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#89 in Asia

#301 in the World

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

4. Amirkabir University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#108 in Asia

#350 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Sharif University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#115 in Asia

#367 in the World

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

6. Shahid Beheshti University

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#146 in Asia

#487 in the World

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

7. University of Tabriz

Iran | Tabriz

For Architectural Engineering

#157 in Asia

#526 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

8. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#189 in Asia

#624 in the World

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

9. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

Iran | Shirvan

For Architectural Engineering

#223 in Asia

#734 in the World

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

10. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Iran | Mashhad

For Architectural Engineering

#252 in Asia

#811 in the World

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

11. Isfahan University of Technology

Iran | Isfahan

For Architectural Engineering

#261 in Asia

#832 in the World

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

12. University of Isfahan

Iran | Isfahan

For Architectural Engineering

#305 in Asia

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

13. Shiraz University

Iran | Shiraz

For Architectural Engineering

#318 in Asia

#953 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

14. University of Guilan

Iran | Rasht

For Architectural Engineering

#343 in Asia

#1005 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

15. Imam Khomeini International University

Iran | Qazvin

For Architectural Engineering

#400 in Asia

#1126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,547
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1983

16. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#443 in Asia

#1197 in the World

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

17. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

Iran | Kerman

For Architectural Engineering

#446 in Asia

#1201 in the World

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

18. Yazd University

Iran | Yazd

For Architectural Engineering

#491 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

19. Tabriz Islamic Art University

Iran | Tabriz

For Architectural Engineering

#493 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Enrollment: 1,743
Founded: 1999

20. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Architectural Engineering

#521 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

21. Shahrood University of Technology

Iran | Shahrud

For Architectural Engineering

#523 in Asia

#1364 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

22. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#534 in Asia

#1393 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

23. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz

Iran | Tabriz

For Architectural Engineering

#552 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Founded: 1982

24. University of Kashan

Iran | Kashan

For Architectural Engineering

#576 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

25. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#590 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

26. Semnan University

Iran | Semnan

For Architectural Engineering

#595 in Asia

#1493 in the World

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

27. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#623 in Asia

#1552 in the World

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

28. University of Kurdistan

Iran | Sanandaj

For Architectural Engineering

#628 in Asia

#1557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1991

29. Islamic Azad University, Qazvin

Iran | Qazvin

For Architectural Engineering

#648 in Asia

#1585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

30. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#688 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

31. Islamic Azad University Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch

Iran | Isfahan

For Architectural Engineering

#696 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 1987

32. Bu-Ali Sina University

Iran | Hamadan

For Architectural Engineering

#700 in Asia

#1667 in the World

Founded: 1973

33. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

Iran | Ahvaz

For Architectural Engineering

#713 in Asia

#1682 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

34. Urmia University

Iran | Urmia

For Architectural Engineering

#718 in Asia

#1689 in the World

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

35. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Shiraz

For Architectural Engineering

#743 in Asia

#1719 in the World

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

36. Kharazmi University

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#747 in Asia

#1724 in the World

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

37. Islamic Azad University of Mashhad

Iran | Mashhad

For Architectural Engineering

#770 in Asia

#1757 in the World

Founded: 1982

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