25 Best universities for Geotechnical 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 112K citations received by 11.7K academic papers made by 25 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#139 in Asia

#414 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#184 in Asia

#537 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Basrah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#319 in Asia

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

4. University of Mosul

For Geotechnical Engineering

#385 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Founded: 1967

5. University of Mustansiriyah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#421 in Asia

#1111 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. University of Anbar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#483 in Asia

#1242 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

7. University of Babylon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#550 in Asia

#1381 in the World

Founded: 1991

8. University of Tikrit

For Geotechnical Engineering

#582 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Founded: 1987

9. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#610 in Asia

#1512 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

10. University of Kufa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#615 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

11. Al Nahrain University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#705 in Asia

#1701 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

12. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Geotechnical Engineering

#740 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

13. University of Diyala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#749 in Asia

#1795 in the World

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

14. University of Wasit

For Geotechnical Engineering

#831 in Asia

#1948 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

15. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#892 in Asia

#2073 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

16. University of Duhok

For Geotechnical Engineering

#925 in Asia

#2150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. Soran University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#961 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

18. University of Kirkuk

For Geotechnical Engineering

#992 in Asia

#2290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

19. Koya University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1155 in Asia

#2609 in the World

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

20. Al Muthanna University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1340 in Asia

#2990 in the World

Founded: 2007

21. University of Misan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1370 in Asia

#3059 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. University of Zakho

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1450 in Asia

#3218 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

23. Tishk International University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1458 in Asia

#3229 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

24. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1591 in Asia

#3479 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

25. Cihan University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1611 in Asia

#3524 in the World

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

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

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

Environmental Engineering21

Firefighting and Fire Science3

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