51 Best universities for Automation and Control 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 Automation and Control engineering. A graph of 247K citations received by 16.1K academic papers made by 51 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 Automation and Control engineering

#53 in Asia

#126 in the World

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

2. Iran University of Science and Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Automation and Control engineering

#56 in Asia

#132 in the World

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

3. Sharif University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Automation and Control engineering

#60 in Asia

#141 in the World

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

4. Amirkabir University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Automation and Control engineering

#68 in Asia

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Automation and Control engineering

#72 in Asia

#173 in the World

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

6. University of Tabriz

Iran | Tabriz

For Automation and Control engineering

#108 in Asia

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

7. Isfahan University of Technology

Iran | Isfahan

For Automation and Control engineering

#117 in Asia

#326 in the World

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

8. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

Iran | Shirvan

For Automation and Control engineering

#146 in Asia

#405 in the World

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

9. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Iran | Mashhad

For Automation and Control engineering

#174 in Asia

#466 in the World

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

10. Shiraz University

Iran | Shiraz

For Automation and Control engineering

#210 in Asia

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

11. Shahrood University of Technology

Iran | Shahrud

For Automation and Control engineering

#218 in Asia

#580 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

12. Shahid Beheshti University

Iran | Tehran

For Automation and Control engineering

#235 in Asia

#610 in the World

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

13. Tarbiat Modares University

Iran | Tehran

For Automation and Control engineering

#239 in Asia

#616 in the World

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

14. University of Kurdistan

Iran | Sanandaj

For Automation and Control engineering

#249 in Asia

#648 in the World

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

15. University of Isfahan

Iran | Isfahan

For Automation and Control engineering

#251 in Asia

#652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

16. Shiraz University of Technology

Iran | Shiraz

For Automation and Control engineering

#271 in Asia

#701 in the World

Founded: 2004

17. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

Iran | Babol

For Automation and Control engineering

#290 in Asia

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 5,744
Male:Female: 67:33
Founded: 1970

18. Zanjan University

Iran | Zanjan

For Automation and Control engineering

#299 in Asia

#777 in the World

Founded: 1975

19. Bu-Ali Sina University

Iran | Hamadan

For Automation and Control engineering

#321 in Asia

#839 in the World

Founded: 1973

20. Islamic Azad University, Qazvin

Iran | Qazvin

For Automation and Control engineering

#339 in Asia

#877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

21. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

Iran | Ardabil

For Automation and Control engineering

#345 in Asia

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

22. University of Guilan

Iran | Rasht

For Automation and Control engineering

#361 in Asia

#923 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

23. University of Kashan

Iran | Kashan

For Automation and Control engineering

#396 in Asia

#992 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

24. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

Iran | Tehran

For Automation and Control engineering

#413 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

25. Islamic Azad University Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch

Iran | Isfahan

For Automation and Control engineering

#423 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 1987

26. Semnan University

Iran | Semnan

For Automation and Control engineering

#425 in Asia

#1052 in the World

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

27. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Automation and Control engineering

#432 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

28. University of Sistan and Baluchestan

Iran | Zahedan

For Automation and Control engineering

#498 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1974

29. Imam Khomeini International University

Iran | Qazvin

For Automation and Control engineering

#504 in Asia

#1208 in the World

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

30. Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

Iran | Isfahan

For Automation and Control engineering

#507 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Founded: 1986

31. University of Birjand

Iran | Birjand

For Automation and Control engineering

#510 in Asia

#1224 in the World

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

32. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

Iran | Kerman

For Automation and Control engineering

#512 in Asia

#1226 in the World

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

33. Yazd University

Iran | Yazd

For Automation and Control engineering

#533 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

34. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

Iran | Tehran

For Automation and Control engineering

#539 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

35. Urmia University

Iran | Urmia

For Automation and Control engineering

#560 in Asia

#1313 in the World

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

36. Kharazmi University

Iran | Tehran

For Automation and Control engineering

#563 in Asia

#1317 in the World

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

37. Shahrekord University

Iran | Shahr-e Kord

For Automation and Control engineering

#583 in Asia

#1349 in the World

Enrollment: 6,530
Founded: 1927

38. Islamic Azad University, Garmsar

Iran | Garmsar

For Automation and Control engineering

#617 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Founded: 1988

39. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Automation and Control engineering

#619 in Asia

#1416 in the World

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

40. Shahed University

Iran | Tehran

For Automation and Control engineering

#655 in Asia

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

41. Petroleum University of Technology

Iran | Tehran

For Automation and Control engineering

#678 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

42. Islamic Azad University of Mashhad

Iran | Mashhad

For Automation and Control engineering

#682 in Asia

#1532 in the World

Founded: 1982

43. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

Iran | Ahvaz

For Automation and Control engineering

#693 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

44. Urmia University of Technology

Iran | Urmia

For Automation and Control engineering

#697 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

45. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

Iran | Tehran

For Automation and Control engineering

#740 in Asia

#1651 in the World

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

46. Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

Iran | Tabriz

For Automation and Control engineering

#748 in Asia

#1667 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1985

47. Mazandaran University of Science and Technology

Iran | Babol

For Automation and Control engineering

#805 in Asia

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

48. Persian Gulf University

Iran | Bushehr

For Automation and Control engineering

#821 in Asia

#1802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1991

49. Arak University

Iran | Arak

For Automation and Control engineering

#835 in Asia

#1823 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1971

50. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz

Iran | Tabriz

For Automation and Control engineering

#866 in Asia

#1879 in the World

Founded: 1982

51. University of Bonab

Iran | Bonab

For Automation and Control engineering

#875 in Asia

#1891 in the World

Enrollment: 2,089
Founded: 2004

The best cities to study Automation and Control engineering in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Tabriz, Isfahan, and Shirvan.