23 Best universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 55.8K citations received by 7.23K 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

#185 in Asia

#638 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Civil Engineering

#307 in Asia

#939 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Civil Engineering

#431 in Asia

#1195 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Civil Engineering

#513 in Asia

#1385 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Kufa

For Civil Engineering

#572 in Asia

#1517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

6. University of Basrah

For Civil Engineering

#580 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. University of Mosul

For Civil Engineering

#584 in Asia

#1537 in the World

Founded: 1967

8. University of Anbar

For Civil Engineering

#599 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

9. Al Nahrain University

For Civil Engineering

#615 in Asia

#1607 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

10. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Civil Engineering

#702 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

11. University of Diyala

For Civil Engineering

#752 in Asia

#1865 in the World

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

12. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Civil Engineering

#785 in Asia

#1931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

13. University of Wasit

For Civil Engineering

#908 in Asia

#2171 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

14. University of Tikrit

For Civil Engineering

#949 in Asia

#2259 in the World

Founded: 1987

15. University of Duhok

For Civil Engineering

#1035 in Asia

#2437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

16. University of Misan

For Civil Engineering

#1125 in Asia

#2623 in the World

Founded: 2007

17. Soran University

For Civil Engineering

#1127 in Asia

#2628 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

18. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Civil Engineering

#1217 in Asia

#2822 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

19. University of Kirkuk

For Civil Engineering

#1421 in Asia

#3252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

20. Tishk International University

For Civil Engineering

#1431 in Asia

#3273 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

21. Al Muthanna University

For Civil Engineering

#1488 in Asia

#3422 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. Cihan University

For Civil Engineering

#1539 in Asia

#3516 in the World

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

23. Koya University

For Civil Engineering

#1549 in Asia

#3531 in the World

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

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

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

Chemical Engineering28

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