34 Best universities for Architectural Engineering in Iran

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 80.6K citations received by 6.61K academic papers made by 34 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

#41 in Asia

#148 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

#293 in the World

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

3. Tarbiat Modares University

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#87 in Asia

#300 in the World

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

4. Amirkabir University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#106 in Asia

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Sharif University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#110 in Asia

#356 in the World

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

6. Shahid Beheshti University

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#150 in Asia

#503 in the World

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

7. University of Tabriz

Iran | Tabriz

For Architectural Engineering

#159 in Asia

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

8. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#187 in Asia

#614 in the World

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

9. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

Iran | Shirvan

For Architectural Engineering

#218 in Asia

#715 in the World

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

10. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Iran | Mashhad

For Architectural Engineering

#257 in Asia

#814 in the World

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

11. Isfahan University of Technology

Iran | Isfahan

For Architectural Engineering

#263 in Asia

#835 in the World

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

12. University of Isfahan

Iran | Isfahan

For Architectural Engineering

#308 in Asia

#935 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

13. Shiraz University

Iran | Shiraz

For Architectural Engineering

#324 in Asia

#970 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

14. University of Guilan

Iran | Rasht

For Architectural Engineering

#347 in Asia

#1026 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

15. Imam Khomeini International University

Iran | Qazvin

For Architectural Engineering

#393 in Asia

#1121 in the World

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

16. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

Iran | Kerman

For Architectural Engineering

#448 in Asia

#1216 in the World

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

17. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#455 in Asia

#1231 in the World

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

18. Yazd University

Iran | Yazd

For Architectural Engineering

#479 in Asia

#1282 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

19. Tabriz Islamic Art University

Iran | Tabriz

For Architectural Engineering

#485 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Enrollment: 1,743
Founded: 1999

20. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Architectural Engineering

#513 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

21. Shahrood University of Technology

Iran | Shahrud

For Architectural Engineering

#523 in Asia

#1363 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

22. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#526 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

23. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz

Iran | Tabriz

For Architectural Engineering

#538 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Founded: 1982

24. University of Kashan

Iran | Kashan

For Architectural Engineering

#560 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

25. Semnan University

Iran | Semnan

For Architectural Engineering

#571 in Asia

#1455 in the World

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

26. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#596 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

27. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#621 in Asia

#1533 in the World

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

28. Islamic Azad University, Qazvin

Iran | Qazvin

For Architectural Engineering

#631 in Asia

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

29. Bu-Ali Sina University

Iran | Hamadan

For Architectural Engineering

#678 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Founded: 1973

30. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#689 in Asia

#1642 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

31. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

Iran | Ahvaz

For Architectural Engineering

#693 in Asia

#1649 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

32. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Shiraz

For Architectural Engineering

#712 in Asia

#1674 in the World

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

33. Kharazmi University

Iran | Tehran

For Architectural Engineering

#723 in Asia

#1689 in the World

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

34. Islamic Azad University of Mashhad

Iran | Mashhad

For Architectural Engineering

#739 in Asia

#1709 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.