25 Best universities for Geotechnical 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 96.5K citations received by 11.4K 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

#138 in Asia

#424 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#182 in Asia

#548 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Basrah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#317 in Asia

#902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

4. University of Mosul

For Geotechnical Engineering

#383 in Asia

#1042 in the World

Founded: 1967

5. University of Mustansiriyah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#417 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. University of Anbar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#486 in Asia

#1260 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

7. University of Babylon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#561 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Founded: 1991

8. University of Tikrit

For Geotechnical Engineering

#590 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Founded: 1987

9. University of Kufa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#609 in Asia

#1530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

10. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#615 in Asia

#1543 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

11. Al Nahrain University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#692 in Asia

#1691 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

12. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Geotechnical Engineering

#743 in Asia

#1793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

13. University of Diyala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#758 in Asia

#1829 in the World

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

14. University of Wasit

For Geotechnical Engineering

#837 in Asia

#1971 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

15. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#911 in Asia

#2132 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

16. University of Duhok

For Geotechnical Engineering

#925 in Asia

#2154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. Soran University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#986 in Asia

#2290 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

18. University of Kirkuk

For Geotechnical Engineering

#987 in Asia

#2293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

19. Koya University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1152 in Asia

#2618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

20. Al Muthanna University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1330 in Asia

#2989 in the World

Founded: 2007

21. University of Misan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1385 in Asia

#3095 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. University of Zakho

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1447 in Asia

#3216 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

23. Tishk International University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1513 in Asia

#3329 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

24. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1585 in Asia

#3464 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

25. Cihan University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1607 in Asia

#3510 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 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

Environmental Engineering21

Firefighting and Fire Science3

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