28 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 172K citations received by 19.1K 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 Technology - Baghdad

For Mechanical Engineering

#310 in Asia

#957 in the World

Founded: 1960

2. University of Baghdad

For Mechanical Engineering

#321 in Asia

#984 in the World

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

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Mechanical Engineering

#568 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Basrah

For Mechanical Engineering

#680 in Asia

#1735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

5. University of Mosul

For Mechanical Engineering

#685 in Asia

#1745 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Babylon

For Mechanical Engineering

#716 in Asia

#1802 in the World

Founded: 1991

7. Al Nahrain University

For Mechanical Engineering

#929 in Asia

#2246 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Anbar

For Mechanical Engineering

#947 in Asia

#2276 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

9. University of Tikrit

For Mechanical Engineering

#957 in Asia

#2309 in the World

Founded: 1987

10. University of Diyala

For Mechanical Engineering

#1023 in Asia

#2429 in the World

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

11. University of Kufa

For Mechanical Engineering

#1052 in Asia

#2479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

12. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Mechanical Engineering

#1147 in Asia

#2660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

13. University of Wasit

For Mechanical Engineering

#1166 in Asia

#2708 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

14. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Mechanical Engineering

#1191 in Asia

#2756 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

15. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Mechanical Engineering

#1269 in Asia

#2925 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

16. University of Duhok

For Mechanical Engineering

#1568 in Asia

#3628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

17. University of Kirkuk

For Mechanical Engineering

#1574 in Asia

#3644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

18. Cihan University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1615 in Asia

#3739 in the World

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

19. University of Misan

For Mechanical Engineering

#1676 in Asia

#3886 in the World

Founded: 2007

20. University of Zakho

For Mechanical Engineering

#1685 in Asia

#3909 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

21. Tishk International University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1747 in Asia

#4049 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

22. Soran University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1828 in Asia

#4245 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

23. Koya University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1864 in Asia

#4333 in the World

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

24. Al Muthanna University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1883 in Asia

#4381 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. Hawler Medical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#2079 in Asia

#4830 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

26. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Mechanical Engineering

#2263 in Asia

#5235 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

27. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Mechanical Engineering

#2294 in Asia

#5306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

28. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Mechanical Engineering

#2382 in Asia

#5497 in the World

Founded: 2014

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

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

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