21 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Engineering. A graph of 57.6K citations received by 5.56K academic papers made by 21 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 Environmental Engineering

#139 in Asia

#404 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Environmental Engineering

#208 in Asia

#614 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Environmental Engineering

#444 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Environmental Engineering

#461 in Asia

#1191 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Basrah

For Environmental Engineering

#467 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

6. University of Mosul

For Environmental Engineering

#565 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Founded: 1967

7. University of Tikrit

For Environmental Engineering

#709 in Asia

#1654 in the World

Founded: 1987

8. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Environmental Engineering

#744 in Asia

#1719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

9. University of Wasit

For Environmental Engineering

#757 in Asia

#1752 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

10. University of Anbar

For Environmental Engineering

#787 in Asia

#1821 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

11. University of Kufa

For Environmental Engineering

#851 in Asia

#1949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

12. Al Muthanna University

For Environmental Engineering

#857 in Asia

#1960 in the World

Founded: 2007

13. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Environmental Engineering

#874 in Asia

#1993 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

14. Al Nahrain University

For Environmental Engineering

#915 in Asia

#2061 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

15. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Environmental Engineering

#1036 in Asia

#2300 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

16. University of Duhok

For Environmental Engineering

#1157 in Asia

#2520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. University of Kirkuk

For Environmental Engineering

#1204 in Asia

#2616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

18. University of Diyala

For Environmental Engineering

#1264 in Asia

#2717 in the World

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

19. Koya University

For Environmental Engineering

#1299 in Asia

#2795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

20. University of Zakho

For Environmental Engineering

#1351 in Asia

#2892 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

21. Cihan University

For Environmental Engineering

#1384 in Asia

#2951 in the World

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

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

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

Electrical Engineering26

Electronic Engineering20

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