26 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 208K citations received by 23.4K academic papers made by 26 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 Technology - Baghdad

For Electrical Engineering

#393 in Asia

#1036 in the World

Founded: 1960

2. University of Baghdad

For Electrical Engineering

#430 in Asia

#1118 in the World

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

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Electrical Engineering

#578 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Electrical Engineering

#587 in Asia

#1432 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Mosul

For Electrical Engineering

#624 in Asia

#1502 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Basrah

For Electrical Engineering

#733 in Asia

#1707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. Al Nahrain University

For Electrical Engineering

#913 in Asia

#2014 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Kufa

For Electrical Engineering

#1005 in Asia

#2195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

9. University of Diyala

For Electrical Engineering

#1012 in Asia

#2208 in the World

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

10. University of Anbar

For Electrical Engineering

#1082 in Asia

#2361 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

11. University of Tikrit

For Electrical Engineering

#1117 in Asia

#2436 in the World

Founded: 1987

12. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Electrical Engineering

#1162 in Asia

#2519 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Electrical Engineering

#1225 in Asia

#2652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Wasit

For Electrical Engineering

#1267 in Asia

#2744 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

15. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Electrical Engineering

#1273 in Asia

#2759 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

16. University of Zakho

For Electrical Engineering

#1453 in Asia

#3103 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

17. University of Duhok

For Electrical Engineering

#1473 in Asia

#3152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

18. University of Kirkuk

For Electrical Engineering

#1498 in Asia

#3200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

19. Cihan University

For Electrical Engineering

#1593 in Asia

#3405 in the World

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

20. Koya University

For Electrical Engineering

#1625 in Asia

#3479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

21. University of Misan

For Electrical Engineering

#1666 in Asia

#3553 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. Tishk International University

For Electrical Engineering

#1756 in Asia

#3757 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

23. Al Muthanna University

For Electrical Engineering

#1876 in Asia

#4065 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Electrical Engineering

#1930 in Asia

#4188 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

25. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Electrical Engineering

#2115 in Asia

#4649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

26. Soran University

For Electrical Engineering

#2131 in Asia

#4679 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

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

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

Civil Engineering23

Computer Engineering12

Computer Networking23

Construction Management3

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