85 Best universities for Civil Engineering in Iran

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iran ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 429K citations received by 34.1K academic papers made by 85 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

For Civil Engineering

#42 in Asia

#151 in the World

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

2. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#65 in Asia

#210 in the World

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

3. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#66 in Asia

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

4. Sharif University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#70 in Asia

#228 in the World

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

5. Tarbiat Modares University

For Civil Engineering

#94 in Asia

#339 in the World

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

6. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#120 in Asia

#445 in the World

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

7. Isfahan University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#144 in Asia

#538 in the World

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

8. University of Tabriz

For Civil Engineering

#149 in Asia

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

9. Shiraz University

For Civil Engineering

#166 in Asia

#602 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

10. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Civil Engineering

#168 in Asia

#609 in the World

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

11. University of Guilan

For Civil Engineering

#173 in Asia

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

12. Shahid Beheshti University

For Civil Engineering

#221 in Asia

#765 in the World

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

13. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Civil Engineering

#222 in Asia

#766 in the World

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

14. Imam Khomeini International University

For Civil Engineering

#236 in Asia

#796 in the World

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

15. Urmia University

For Civil Engineering

#279 in Asia

#903 in the World

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

16. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Civil Engineering

#291 in Asia

#929 in the World

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

17. University of Kashan

For Civil Engineering

#299 in Asia

#943 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

18. Semnan University

For Civil Engineering

#323 in Asia

#988 in the World

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

19. Shahrood University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#325 in Asia

#993 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

20. University of Isfahan

For Civil Engineering

#335 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

21. Shahrekord University

Iran | Shahr-e Kord

For Civil Engineering

#371 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Enrollment: 6,530
Founded: 1927

22. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#407 in Asia

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

23. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#424 in Asia

#1217 in the World

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

24. Yazd University

For Civil Engineering

#430 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

25. Zanjan University

For Civil Engineering

#464 in Asia

#1315 in the World

Founded: 1975

26. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Civil Engineering

#467 in Asia

#1321 in the World

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

27. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

For Civil Engineering

#487 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

28. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Civil Engineering

#499 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

29. Kharazmi University

For Civil Engineering

#502 in Asia

#1388 in the World

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

30. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Civil Engineering

#503 in Asia

#1389 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

31. Bu-Ali Sina University

For Civil Engineering

#505 in Asia

#1392 in the World

Founded: 1973

32. Persian Gulf University

For Civil Engineering

#539 in Asia

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1991

33. Shiraz University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#587 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Founded: 2004

34. Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

For Civil Engineering

#593 in Asia

#1610 in the World

Enrollment: 4,290
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1957

35. Babol University of Medical Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#622 in Asia

#1662 in the World

Founded: 1985

36. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Civil Engineering

#626 in Asia

#1666 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

37. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

For Civil Engineering

#698 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

38. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Civil Engineering

#742 in Asia

#1892 in the World

Enrollment: 8,589
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1986

39. University of Mazandaran

Iran | Babolsar

For Civil Engineering

#743 in Asia

#1893 in the World

Founded: 1979

40. Islamic Azad University of Arak

For Civil Engineering

#751 in Asia

#1910 in the World

Founded: 1985

41. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#752 in Asia

#1911 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

42. Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

For Civil Engineering

#755 in Asia

#1919 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1985

43. University of Birjand

For Civil Engineering

#782 in Asia

#1963 in the World

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

44. Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#783 in Asia

#1964 in the World

Founded: 1986

45. University of Sistan and Baluchestan

For Civil Engineering

#793 in Asia

#1984 in the World

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

46. Kerman Medical University

For Civil Engineering

#800 in Asia

#1994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%

47. Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#803 in Asia

#2000 in the World

Founded: 1947

48. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Civil Engineering

#808 in Asia

#2009 in the World

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

49. Islamic Azad University, Qazvin

For Civil Engineering

#815 in Asia

#2031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

50. Lorestan University

Iran | Khorramabad

For Civil Engineering

#818 in Asia

#2040 in the World

Enrollment: 8,955
Founded: 1977

51. University of Qom

For Civil Engineering

#821 in Asia

#2044 in the World

Founded: 1980

52. Arak University

For Civil Engineering

#845 in Asia

#2082 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1971

53. Islamic Azad University of Mashhad

For Civil Engineering

#850 in Asia

#2091 in the World

Founded: 1982

54. University of Kurdistan

Iran | Sanandaj

For Civil Engineering

#856 in Asia

#2105 in the World

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

55. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#860 in Asia

#2118 in the World

Founded: 1946

56. Urmia University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#872 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

57. Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#893 in Asia

#2182 in the World

Founded: 1991

58. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#915 in Asia

#2224 in the World

Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 1949

59. Islamic Azad University Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch

For Civil Engineering

#933 in Asia

#2255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 1987

60. Golestan University

For Civil Engineering

#959 in Asia

#2300 in the World

Founded: 2008

61. Islamic Azad University, Tabriz

For Civil Engineering

#966 in Asia

#2314 in the World

Founded: 1982

62. Graduate University of Advanced Technology

For Civil Engineering

#997 in Asia

#2375 in the World

Founded: 1990

63. Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University

For Civil Engineering

#1040 in Asia

#2460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1974

64. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#1044 in Asia

#2472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

65. Islamic Azad University, Shiraz

For Civil Engineering

#1074 in Asia

#2538 in the World

Founded: 1987

66. Islamic Azad University of Lahijan

For Civil Engineering

#1076 in Asia

#2543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1988

67. Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#1112 in Asia

#2619 in the World

Founded: 1956

68. Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch

For Civil Engineering

#1148 in Asia

#2708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1984

69. Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah

Iran | Kermanshah

For Civil Engineering

#1179 in Asia

#2772 in the World

70. Sirjan University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#1189 in Asia

#2790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

71. Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

For Civil Engineering

#1213 in Asia

#2840 in the World

Founded: 1986

72. Damghan University

For Civil Engineering

#1217 in Asia

#2848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,373
Founded: 1989

73. Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr

Iran | Khomeyni Shahr

For Civil Engineering

#1276 in Asia

#2972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1988

74. University of Maragheh

Iran | Maragheh

For Civil Engineering

#1294 in Asia

#3013 in the World

Founded: 1987

75. Alzahra University

For Civil Engineering

#1299 in Asia

#3022 in the World

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

76. Islamic Azad University, Zanjan

For Civil Engineering

#1303 in Asia

#3031 in the World

Founded: 1985

77. Mazandaran University of Science and Technology

For Civil Engineering

#1318 in Asia

#3067 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

78. Shahed University

For Civil Engineering

#1332 in Asia

#3088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

79. University of Zabol

For Civil Engineering

#1360 in Asia

#3145 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1979

80. University of Bojnord

For Civil Engineering

#1443 in Asia

#3305 in the World

Enrollment: 4,022
Founded: 2005

81. Tabriz Islamic Art University

For Civil Engineering

#1449 in Asia

#3317 in the World

Enrollment: 1,743
Founded: 1999

82. Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Iran | Kermanshah

For Civil Engineering

#1450 in Asia

#3318 in the World

Founded: 1965

83. Imam Hossein University

For Civil Engineering

#1451 in Asia

#3319 in the World

Founded: 1986

84. Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services

For Civil Engineering

#1481 in Asia

#3369 in the World

Enrollment: 5,610
Founded: 1983

85. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Civil Engineering

#1533 in Asia

#3451 in the World

Enrollment: 13,637
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1984

The best cities to study Civil Engineering in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Isfahan, Tabriz, and Shiraz.

Engineering subfields in Iran

Acoustical Engineering105

Aerospace Engineering102

Agricultural Engineering24

Applied/Engineering Physics15

Architectural Engineering29

Automation and Control engineering45

Automotive Engineering55

Biochemical Engineering23

Biomedical Engineering45

Biotechnology84

Chemical Engineering119

Computer Engineering27

Computer Networking94

Construction Management16

Electrical Engineering116

Electronic Engineering89

Engineering Management6

Environmental Engineering91

Firefighting and Fire Science18

Geotechnical Engineering91

Human-Computer Interaction33

Industrial Engineering17

Landscape Architecture16

Marine Engineering19

Materials Science122

Mechanical Engineering118

Metallurgical Engineering119

Mining Engineering28

Nanotechnology116

Nuclear Engineering24

Operations Research63

Optical Engineering119

Petroleum Engineering31

Polymer science and Plastics engineering11

Product and Industrial Design11

Reliability and Quality Engineering58

Remote Sensing49

Renewable Energy Engineering61

Structural Engineering98

Systems Engineering73

Technical Drawing9

Telecommunications112

Transportation Engineering30