18 Best universities for Marine Engineering in Iran

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iran ranked based on their research performance in Marine Engineering. A graph of 55.4K citations received by 4.2K academic papers made by 18 universities in Iran 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. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#31 in Asia

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

2. University of Tehran

For Marine Engineering

#57 in Asia

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 52,588
Founded: 1934

3. Sharif University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#62 in Asia

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 8,935
Male:Female: 66:34
Founded: 1965

4. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Marine Engineering

#90 in Asia

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1929

5. Tarbiat Modares University

For Marine Engineering

#126 in Asia

#407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 9,270
Founded: 1982

6. Isfahan University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#141 in Asia

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 10,064
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 1977

7. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#148 in Asia

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1928

8. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Marine Engineering

#164 in Asia

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 24,186
Founded: 1949

9. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#170 in Asia

#538 in the World

Enrollment: 5,744
Male:Female: 67:33
Founded: 1970

10. Shiraz University

For Marine Engineering

#193 in Asia

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

11. University of Tabriz

For Marine Engineering

#209 in Asia

#634 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

12. Yazd University

For Marine Engineering

#218 in Asia

#665 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

13. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Marine Engineering

#245 in Asia

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 1,702,231
Founded: 1984

14. Shahid Beheshti University

For Marine Engineering

#248 in Asia

#739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 11,500
Founded: 1959

15. Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#273 in Asia

#786 in the World

Founded: 1986

16. Persian Gulf University

For Marine Engineering

#280 in Asia

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1991

17. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Marine Engineering

#365 in Asia

#974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1972

18. Shahrood University of Technology

For Marine Engineering

#376 in Asia

#997 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

The best cities to study Marine Engineering in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, and Babol.

Engineering subfields in Iran

Acoustical Engineering110

Aerospace Engineering109

Agricultural Engineering22

Applied/Engineering Physics16

Architectural Engineering37

Automation and Control engineering51

Automotive Engineering66

Biochemical Engineering26

Biomedical Engineering54

Biotechnology90

Chemical Engineering120

Civil Engineering91

Computer Engineering28

Computer Networking95

Construction Management19

Electrical Engineering117

Electronic Engineering97

Engineering Management7

Environmental Engineering93

Firefighting and Fire Science15

Geotechnical Engineering93

Human-Computer Interaction43

Industrial Engineering16

Landscape Architecture16

Materials Science122

Mechanical Engineering119

Metallurgical Engineering121

Mining Engineering29

Nanotechnology117

Nuclear Engineering27

Operations Research68

Optical Engineering119

Petroleum Engineering35

Polymer science and Plastics engineering14

Product and Industrial Design10

Reliability and Quality Engineering60

Remote Sensing53

Renewable Energy Engineering63

Structural Engineering101

Systems Engineering79

Technical Drawing12

Telecommunications113

Transportation Engineering33