28 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 1.07M citations received by 115K 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

#318 in Asia

#928 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Engineering

#399 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Engineering

#641 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Engineering

#663 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Mosul

For Engineering

#707 in Asia

#1707 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Basrah

For Engineering

#747 in Asia

#1794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. Al Nahrain University

For Engineering

#941 in Asia

#2150 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Anbar

For Engineering

#983 in Asia

#2225 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

9. University of Kufa

For Engineering

#1056 in Asia

#2376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

10. University of Diyala

For Engineering

#1103 in Asia

#2470 in the World

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

11. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Engineering

#1116 in Asia

#2493 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

12. University of Tikrit

For Engineering

#1142 in Asia

#2530 in the World

Founded: 1987

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Engineering

#1239 in Asia

#2742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Engineering

#1301 in Asia

#2861 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

15. University of Wasit

For Engineering

#1421 in Asia

#3100 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

16. University of Duhok

For Engineering

#1502 in Asia

#3288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. University of Kirkuk

For Engineering

#1656 in Asia

#3609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

18. Soran University

For Engineering

#1752 in Asia

#3827 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

19. Koya University

For Engineering

#1773 in Asia

#3889 in the World

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

20. Tishk International University

For Engineering

#1806 in Asia

#3968 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

21. University of Zakho

For Engineering

#1830 in Asia

#4023 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

22. Cihan University

For Engineering

#1855 in Asia

#4083 in the World

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

23. Al Muthanna University

For Engineering

#1871 in Asia

#4121 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. University of Misan

For Engineering

#1895 in Asia

#4182 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. Hawler Medical University

For Engineering

#2094 in Asia

#4701 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

26. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Engineering

#2176 in Asia

#4922 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

27. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Engineering

#2358 in Asia

#5427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

28. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Engineering

#2378 in Asia

#5481 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 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

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