28 Best universities for Chemical Engineering in Iraq

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 277K citations received by 22.3K 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

#348 in Asia

#826 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Chemical Engineering

#355 in Asia

#845 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Babylon

For Chemical Engineering

#510 in Asia

#1125 in the World

Founded: 1991

4. University of Mustansiriyah

For Chemical Engineering

#712 in Asia

#1489 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. University of Basrah

For Chemical Engineering

#824 in Asia

#1709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

6. University of Mosul

For Chemical Engineering

#916 in Asia

#1867 in the World

Founded: 1967

7. University of Anbar

For Chemical Engineering

#982 in Asia

#1991 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

8. Al Nahrain University

For Chemical Engineering

#1007 in Asia

#2035 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

9. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Chemical Engineering

#1073 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

10. University of Kufa

For Chemical Engineering

#1098 in Asia

#2219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

11. University of Tikrit

For Chemical Engineering

#1133 in Asia

#2275 in the World

Founded: 1987

12. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Chemical Engineering

#1142 in Asia

#2293 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

13. University of Diyala

For Chemical Engineering

#1146 in Asia

#2299 in the World

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

14. Soran University

For Chemical Engineering

#1169 in Asia

#2341 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

15. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Chemical Engineering

#1268 in Asia

#2544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

16. University of Wasit

For Chemical Engineering

#1402 in Asia

#2797 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

17. University of Kirkuk

For Chemical Engineering

#1634 in Asia

#3303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

18. Cihan University

For Chemical Engineering

#1647 in Asia

#3321 in the World

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

19. Tishk International University

For Chemical Engineering

#1664 in Asia

#3345 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

20. Koya University

For Chemical Engineering

#1667 in Asia

#3349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

21. Al Muthanna University

For Chemical Engineering

#1674 in Asia

#3366 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. University of Duhok

For Chemical Engineering

#1699 in Asia

#3428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

23. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Chemical Engineering

#1715 in Asia

#3464 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

24. University of Misan

For Chemical Engineering

#1716 in Asia

#3465 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. University of Zakho

For Chemical Engineering

#1718 in Asia

#3467 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

26. Hawler Medical University

For Chemical Engineering

#1918 in Asia

#3924 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

27. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Chemical Engineering

#2081 in Asia

#4307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

28. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Chemical Engineering

#2120 in Asia

#4395 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 Physics8

Architectural Engineering8

Automation and Control engineering9

Automotive Engineering12

Biochemical Engineering6

Biomedical Engineering6

Biotechnology19

Civil Engineering23

Computer Engineering12

Computer Networking23

Construction Management3

Electrical Engineering26

Electronic Engineering20

Environmental Engineering21

Firefighting and Fire Science3

Geotechnical Engineering25

Human-Computer Interaction9

Industrial Engineering2

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering2

Materials Science28

Mechanical Engineering27

Metallurgical Engineering28

Mining Engineering4

Nanotechnology28

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research9

Optical Engineering27

Petroleum Engineering12

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Reliability and Quality Engineering7

Remote Sensing13

Renewable Energy Engineering15

Structural Engineering25

Systems Engineering17

Technical Drawing2

Telecommunications23

Transportation Engineering6