27 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 146K citations received by 18.7K academic papers made by 27 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 Technology - Baghdad

For Mechanical Engineering

#311 in Asia

#976 in the World

Founded: 1960

2. University of Baghdad

For Mechanical Engineering

#323 in Asia

#999 in the World

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

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Mechanical Engineering

#576 in Asia

#1536 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Mosul

For Mechanical Engineering

#677 in Asia

#1730 in the World

Founded: 1967

5. University of Basrah

For Mechanical Engineering

#689 in Asia

#1757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

6. University of Babylon

For Mechanical Engineering

#734 in Asia

#1846 in the World

Founded: 1991

7. Al Nahrain University

For Mechanical Engineering

#940 in Asia

#2281 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Anbar

For Mechanical Engineering

#949 in Asia

#2296 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

9. University of Tikrit

For Mechanical Engineering

#970 in Asia

#2341 in the World

Founded: 1987

10. University of Diyala

For Mechanical Engineering

#1027 in Asia

#2447 in the World

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

11. University of Kufa

For Mechanical Engineering

#1070 in Asia

#2523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

12. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Mechanical Engineering

#1158 in Asia

#2713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

13. University of Wasit

For Mechanical Engineering

#1176 in Asia

#2746 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

14. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Mechanical Engineering

#1192 in Asia

#2776 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

15. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Mechanical Engineering

#1272 in Asia

#2954 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

16. University of Duhok

For Mechanical Engineering

#1566 in Asia

#3651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. University of Kirkuk

For Mechanical Engineering

#1578 in Asia

#3676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

18. Cihan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1612 in Asia

#3759 in the World

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

19. University of Misan

For Mechanical Engineering

#1691 in Asia

#3940 in the World

Founded: 2007

20. University of Zakho

For Mechanical Engineering

#1720 in Asia

#3998 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

21. Tishk International University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1767 in Asia

#4108 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

22. Soran University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1849 in Asia

#4323 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

23. Koya University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1878 in Asia

#4375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

24. Al Muthanna University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1900 in Asia

#4426 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. Hawler Medical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#2083 in Asia

#4861 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

26. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Mechanical Engineering

#2283 in Asia

#5284 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

27. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Mechanical Engineering

#2315 in Asia

#5365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

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

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

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