26 Best universities for Electrical Engineering in Iraq

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 115K citations received by 16.8K 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 Baghdad

For Electrical Engineering

#510 in Asia

#1292 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Electrical Engineering

#522 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Electrical Engineering

#668 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Electrical Engineering

#677 in Asia

#1631 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Mosul

For Electrical Engineering

#757 in Asia

#1763 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Basrah

For Electrical Engineering

#822 in Asia

#1866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. Al Nahrain University

For Electrical Engineering

#1027 in Asia

#2253 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Kufa

For Electrical Engineering

#1073 in Asia

#2349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

9. University of Diyala

For Electrical Engineering

#1096 in Asia

#2412 in the World

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

10. University of Anbar

For Electrical Engineering

#1213 in Asia

#2648 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

11. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Electrical Engineering

#1225 in Asia

#2668 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

12. University of Tikrit

For Electrical Engineering

#1232 in Asia

#2676 in the World

Founded: 1987

13. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Electrical Engineering

#1299 in Asia

#2823 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

14. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Electrical Engineering

#1307 in Asia

#2840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

15. University of Wasit

For Electrical Engineering

#1406 in Asia

#3019 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

16. University of Duhok

For Electrical Engineering

#1580 in Asia

#3403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. Koya University

For Electrical Engineering

#1626 in Asia

#3480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

18. University of Kirkuk

For Electrical Engineering

#1647 in Asia

#3528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

19. University of Zakho

For Electrical Engineering

#1663 in Asia

#3554 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

20. University of Misan

For Electrical Engineering

#1724 in Asia

#3707 in the World

Founded: 2007

21. Cihan University

For Electrical Engineering

#1729 in Asia

#3714 in the World

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

22. Tishk International University

For Electrical Engineering

#1845 in Asia

#4007 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

23. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Electrical Engineering

#1878 in Asia

#4099 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

24. Al Muthanna University

For Electrical Engineering

#1971 in Asia

#4312 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Electrical Engineering

#2110 in Asia

#4637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

26. Soran University

For Electrical Engineering

#2122 in Asia

#4675 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 Engineering23

Aerospace Engineering24

Agricultural Engineering2

Applied/Engineering Physics2

Architectural Engineering5

Automation and Control engineering8

Automotive Engineering9

Biomedical Engineering4

Biotechnology16

Chemical Engineering27

Civil Engineering22

Computer Engineering9

Computer Networking23

Electronic Engineering19

Environmental Engineering18

Firefighting and Fire Science2

Geotechnical Engineering24

Human-Computer Interaction4

Landscape Architecture4

Marine Engineering2

Materials Science28

Mechanical Engineering27

Metallurgical Engineering28

Mining Engineering3

Nanotechnology28

Nuclear Engineering3

Operations Research5

Optical Engineering27

Petroleum Engineering7

Reliability and Quality Engineering6

Remote Sensing9

Renewable Energy Engineering12

Structural Engineering24

Systems Engineering14

Telecommunications23

Transportation Engineering6