26 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 246K citations received by 24K 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

#383 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Founded: 1960

2. University of Baghdad

For Electrical Engineering

#430 in Asia

#1098 in the World

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

3. University of Babylon

For Electrical Engineering

#556 in Asia

#1356 in the World

Founded: 1991

4. University of Mustansiriyah

For Electrical Engineering

#575 in Asia

#1395 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. University of Mosul

For Electrical Engineering

#632 in Asia

#1508 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Basrah

For Electrical Engineering

#743 in Asia

#1710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. Al Nahrain University

For Electrical Engineering

#904 in Asia

#1990 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Diyala

For Electrical Engineering

#984 in Asia

#2135 in the World

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

9. University of Kufa

For Electrical Engineering

#1003 in Asia

#2169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

10. University of Anbar

For Electrical Engineering

#1072 in Asia

#2325 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

11. University of Tikrit

For Electrical Engineering

#1102 in Asia

#2387 in the World

Founded: 1987

12. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Electrical Engineering

#1129 in Asia

#2450 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Electrical Engineering

#1212 in Asia

#2615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Electrical Engineering

#1266 in Asia

#2716 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

15. University of Wasit

For Electrical Engineering

#1270 in Asia

#2732 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

16. University of Kirkuk

For Electrical Engineering

#1430 in Asia

#3053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

17. University of Zakho

For Electrical Engineering

#1437 in Asia

#3066 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

18. University of Duhok

For Electrical Engineering

#1480 in Asia

#3149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

19. Koya University

For Electrical Engineering

#1568 in Asia

#3340 in the World

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

20. Cihan University

For Electrical Engineering

#1580 in Asia

#3363 in the World

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

21. University of Misan

For Electrical Engineering

#1657 in Asia

#3524 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. Tishk International University

For Electrical Engineering

#1707 in Asia

#3636 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

23. Al Muthanna University

For Electrical Engineering

#1858 in Asia

#4002 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Electrical Engineering

#1921 in Asia

#4159 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

25. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Electrical Engineering

#2092 in Asia

#4589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

26. Soran University

For Electrical Engineering

#2111 in Asia

#4634 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 Physics9

Architectural Engineering9

Automation and Control engineering9

Automotive Engineering12

Biochemical Engineering7

Biomedical Engineering6

Biotechnology20

Chemical Engineering28

Civil Engineering23

Computer Engineering12

Computer Networking23

Construction Management3

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