28 Best universities for 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 Engineering. A graph of 485K citations received by 74.1K 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

#404 in Asia

#1150 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Engineering

#573 in Asia

#1481 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Engineering

#768 in Asia

#1855 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Engineering

#808 in Asia

#1924 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Basrah

For Engineering

#846 in Asia

#1989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

6. University of Mosul

For Engineering

#902 in Asia

#2104 in the World

Founded: 1967

7. Al Nahrain University

For Engineering

#1090 in Asia

#2464 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Kufa

For Engineering

#1169 in Asia

#2630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

9. University of Anbar

For Engineering

#1170 in Asia

#2631 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

10. University of Diyala

For Engineering

#1229 in Asia

#2749 in the World

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

11. University of Tikrit

For Engineering

#1237 in Asia

#2763 in the World

Founded: 1987

12. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Engineering

#1254 in Asia

#2796 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Engineering

#1403 in Asia

#3101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Engineering

#1454 in Asia

#3213 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

15. University of Wasit

For Engineering

#1557 in Asia

#3426 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

16. University of Duhok

For Engineering

#1670 in Asia

#3693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. Soran University

For Engineering

#1782 in Asia

#3946 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

18. University of Kirkuk

For Engineering

#1868 in Asia

#4149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

19. Koya University

For Engineering

#1880 in Asia

#4172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

20. University of Zakho

For Engineering

#1963 in Asia

#4400 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

21. Tishk International University

For Engineering

#1974 in Asia

#4427 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

22. Al Muthanna University

For Engineering

#1984 in Asia

#4457 in the World

Founded: 2007

23. University of Misan

For Engineering

#1999 in Asia

#4506 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. Cihan University

For Engineering

#2025 in Asia

#4567 in the World

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

25. Hawler Medical University

For Engineering

#2170 in Asia

#4947 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

26. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Engineering

#2192 in Asia

#5000 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

27. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Engineering

#2468 in Asia

#5769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

28. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Engineering

#2491 in Asia

#5818 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, Basra, and Mosul.

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

Geotechnical Engineering24

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