28 Best universities for Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 337K citations received by 23.2K academic papers made by 28 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 Baghdad

For Chemical Engineering

#342 in Asia

#802 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Chemical Engineering

#350 in Asia

#827 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Babylon

For Chemical Engineering

#490 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Founded: 1991

4. University of Mustansiriyah

For Chemical Engineering

#697 in Asia

#1455 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. University of Basrah

For Chemical Engineering

#827 in Asia

#1696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

6. University of Mosul

For Chemical Engineering

#909 in Asia

#1845 in the World

Founded: 1967

7. University of Anbar

For Chemical Engineering

#964 in Asia

#1947 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

8. Al Nahrain University

For Chemical Engineering

#983 in Asia

#1982 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

9. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Chemical Engineering

#1037 in Asia

#2078 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

10. University of Kufa

For Chemical Engineering

#1102 in Asia

#2207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

11. University of Tikrit

For Chemical Engineering

#1121 in Asia

#2241 in the World

Founded: 1987

12. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Chemical Engineering

#1125 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

13. University of Diyala

For Chemical Engineering

#1128 in Asia

#2255 in the World

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

14. Soran University

For Chemical Engineering

#1156 in Asia

#2312 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

15. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Chemical Engineering

#1252 in Asia

#2493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

16. University of Wasit

For Chemical Engineering

#1386 in Asia

#2761 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

17. Cihan University

For Chemical Engineering

#1593 in Asia

#3191 in the World

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

18. Koya University

For Chemical Engineering

#1595 in Asia

#3193 in the World

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

19. University of Kirkuk

For Chemical Engineering

#1600 in Asia

#3206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

20. Tishk International University

For Chemical Engineering

#1624 in Asia

#3250 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

21. Al Muthanna University

For Chemical Engineering

#1668 in Asia

#3345 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. University of Duhok

For Chemical Engineering

#1696 in Asia

#3399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

23. University of Misan

For Chemical Engineering

#1704 in Asia

#3412 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. University of Zakho

For Chemical Engineering

#1705 in Asia

#3413 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

25. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Chemical Engineering

#1707 in Asia

#3417 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

26. Hawler Medical University

For Chemical Engineering

#1918 in Asia

#3902 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

27. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Chemical Engineering

#2070 in Asia

#4282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

28. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Chemical Engineering

#2115 in Asia

#4391 in the World

Founded: 2014

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

Engineering subfields in Iraq

Acoustical Engineering25

Aerospace Engineering24

Agricultural Engineering3

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Architectural Engineering9

Automation and Control engineering9

Automotive Engineering12

Biochemical Engineering7

Biomedical Engineering6

Biotechnology20

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