21 Best universities for Environmental 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 Environmental Engineering. A graph of 69.1K citations received by 5.73K 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

#136 in Asia

#391 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Environmental Engineering

#199 in Asia

#582 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Environmental Engineering

#445 in Asia

#1148 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Environmental Engineering

#459 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Basrah

For Environmental Engineering

#470 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

6. University of Mosul

For Environmental Engineering

#580 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Founded: 1967

7. University of Tikrit

For Environmental Engineering

#692 in Asia

#1617 in the World

Founded: 1987

8. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Environmental Engineering

#749 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

9. University of Wasit

For Environmental Engineering

#757 in Asia

#1741 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

10. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Environmental Engineering

#773 in Asia

#1783 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

11. University of Anbar

For Environmental Engineering

#787 in Asia

#1809 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

12. Al Muthanna University

For Environmental Engineering

#838 in Asia

#1924 in the World

Founded: 2007

13. University of Kufa

For Environmental Engineering

#845 in Asia

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

14. Al Nahrain University

For Environmental Engineering

#905 in Asia

#2037 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

15. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Environmental Engineering

#1016 in Asia

#2246 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

16. University of Duhok

For Environmental Engineering

#1166 in Asia

#2531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. University of Kirkuk

For Environmental Engineering

#1207 in Asia

#2606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

18. University of Diyala

For Environmental Engineering

#1269 in Asia

#2728 in the World

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

19. Koya University

For Environmental Engineering

#1300 in Asia

#2778 in the World

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

20. University of Zakho

For Environmental Engineering

#1363 in Asia

#2914 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

21. Cihan University

For Environmental Engineering

#1389 in Asia

#2957 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 Physics9

Architectural Engineering9

Automation and Control engineering9

Automotive Engineering12

Biochemical Engineering7

Biomedical Engineering6

Biotechnology20

Chemical Engineering28

Civil Engineering23

Computer Engineering12

Computer Networking23

Construction Management3

Electrical Engineering26

Electronic Engineering22

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