28 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 905K citations received by 111K academic papers made by 28 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 Engineering

#320 in Asia

#941 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Engineering

#406 in Asia

#1134 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Engineering

#644 in Asia

#1607 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Engineering

#681 in Asia

#1674 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Mosul

For Engineering

#689 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Basrah

For Engineering

#745 in Asia

#1796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. Al Nahrain University

For Engineering

#947 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Anbar

For Engineering

#988 in Asia

#2255 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

9. University of Kufa

For Engineering

#1066 in Asia

#2407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

10. University of Diyala

For Engineering

#1120 in Asia

#2515 in the World

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

11. University of Tikrit

For Engineering

#1149 in Asia

#2565 in the World

Founded: 1987

12. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Engineering

#1165 in Asia

#2597 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Engineering

#1250 in Asia

#2777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Engineering

#1329 in Asia

#2938 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

15. University of Wasit

For Engineering

#1431 in Asia

#3148 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

16. University of Duhok

For Engineering

#1520 in Asia

#3340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. University of Kirkuk

For Engineering

#1690 in Asia

#3700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

18. Soran University

For Engineering

#1770 in Asia

#3893 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

19. Koya University

For Engineering

#1820 in Asia

#4011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

20. Tishk International University

For Engineering

#1835 in Asia

#4051 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

21. University of Zakho

For Engineering

#1855 in Asia

#4095 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

22. Al Muthanna University

For Engineering

#1880 in Asia

#4169 in the World

Founded: 2007

23. Cihan University

For Engineering

#1888 in Asia

#4188 in the World

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

24. University of Misan

For Engineering

#1920 in Asia

#4252 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. Hawler Medical University

For Engineering

#2107 in Asia

#4746 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

26. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Engineering

#2192 in Asia

#4982 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

27. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Engineering

#2376 in Asia

#5486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

28. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Engineering

#2408 in Asia

#5575 in the World

Founded: 2014

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

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

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