24 Best universities for Geotechnical 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 51.8K citations received by 8.19K academic papers made by 24 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

#180 in Asia

#553 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Geotechnical Engineering

#272 in Asia

#801 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Basrah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#350 in Asia

#988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

4. University of Mosul

For Geotechnical Engineering

#511 in Asia

#1329 in the World

Founded: 1967

5. University of Mustansiriyah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#559 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Founded: 1963

6. University of Tikrit

For Geotechnical Engineering

#664 in Asia

#1638 in the World

Founded: 1987

7. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#687 in Asia

#1685 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

8. University of Babylon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#693 in Asia

#1699 in the World

Founded: 1991

9. University of Anbar

For Geotechnical Engineering

#699 in Asia

#1713 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

10. University of Kufa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#706 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

11. Al Nahrain University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#748 in Asia

#1811 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

12. University of Diyala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#796 in Asia

#1919 in the World

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

13. University of Wasit

For Geotechnical Engineering

#863 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

14. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Geotechnical Engineering

#922 in Asia

#2177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

15. Soran University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1033 in Asia

#2405 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

16. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1038 in Asia

#2410 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

17. University of Duhok

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1093 in Asia

#2524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

18. University of Kirkuk

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1134 in Asia

#2608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

19. Koya University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1225 in Asia

#2769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

20. University of Misan

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1366 in Asia

#3040 in the World

Founded: 2007

21. Al Muthanna University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1371 in Asia

#3045 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. University of Zakho

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1457 in Asia

#3210 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

23. Tishk International University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1499 in Asia

#3279 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

24. Cihan University

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1518 in Asia

#3318 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 Tikrit.

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

Electrical Engineering26

Electronic Engineering19

Environmental Engineering18

Firefighting and Fire Science2

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