23 Best universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 47.1K citations received by 7.04K academic papers made by 23 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 Civil Engineering

#189 in Asia

#654 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Civil Engineering

#313 in Asia

#957 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Civil Engineering

#433 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Civil Engineering

#520 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Basrah

For Civil Engineering

#568 in Asia

#1520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

6. University of Mosul

For Civil Engineering

#571 in Asia

#1526 in the World

Founded: 1967

7. University of Kufa

For Civil Engineering

#594 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

8. Al Nahrain University

For Civil Engineering

#615 in Asia

#1615 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

9. University of Anbar

For Civil Engineering

#618 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

10. University of Diyala

For Civil Engineering

#725 in Asia

#1835 in the World

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

11. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Civil Engineering

#729 in Asia

#1840 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

12. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Civil Engineering

#790 in Asia

#1955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

13. University of Wasit

For Civil Engineering

#909 in Asia

#2181 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

14. University of Tikrit

For Civil Engineering

#967 in Asia

#2292 in the World

Founded: 1987

15. University of Duhok

For Civil Engineering

#1068 in Asia

#2504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

16. Soran University

For Civil Engineering

#1133 in Asia

#2658 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

17. University of Misan

For Civil Engineering

#1155 in Asia

#2704 in the World

Founded: 2007

18. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Civil Engineering

#1239 in Asia

#2882 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

19. University of Kirkuk

For Civil Engineering

#1428 in Asia

#3280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

20. Tishk International University

For Civil Engineering

#1436 in Asia

#3297 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

21. Al Muthanna University

For Civil Engineering

#1491 in Asia

#3429 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. Koya University

For Civil Engineering

#1539 in Asia

#3520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

23. Cihan University

For Civil Engineering

#1590 in Asia

#3598 in the World

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

The best cities to study Civil 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

Chemical Engineering28

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