22 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Tehran

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Tehran ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 740K citations received by 50.8K academic papers made by 22 universities in Tehran 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 Tehran

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Iran

#54 in Asia

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

2. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Iran

#80 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

3. Sharif University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Iran

#84 in Asia

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

4. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Iran

#86 in Asia

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

5. Tarbiat Modares University

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in Iran

#126 in Asia

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

6. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in Iran

#140 in Asia

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

7. Shahid Beheshti University

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in Iran

#254 in Asia

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

8. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Mechanical Engineering

#18 in Iran

#344 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

9. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Mechanical Engineering

#30 in Iran

#593 in Asia

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

10. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Mechanical Engineering

#31 in Iran

#598 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

11. Petroleum University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#35 in Iran

#662 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

12. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Mechanical Engineering

#41 in Iran

#744 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

13. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Mechanical Engineering

#48 in Iran

#843 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 100,000
Founded: 1982

14. Alzahra University

For Mechanical Engineering

#54 in Iran

#946 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

15. Shahed University

For Mechanical Engineering

#57 in Iran

#964 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1990

16. Kharazmi University

For Mechanical Engineering

#58 in Iran

#971 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1919

17. Imam Hossein University

For Mechanical Engineering

#70 in Iran

#1195 in Asia

Founded: 1986

18. Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University

For Mechanical Engineering

#78 in Iran

#1351 in Asia

Founded: 1994

19. Allameh Tabataba'i University

For Mechanical Engineering

#80 in Iran

#1459 in Asia

Enrollment: 13,637
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1984

20. University of Applied Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#88 in Iran

#1631 in Asia

Enrollment: 780,067
Founded: 1992

21. Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical

For Mechanical Engineering

#106 in Iran

#2058 in Asia

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1983

22. Islamic Azad University, Parand

For Mechanical Engineering

#110 in Iran

#2084 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2003

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Tehran

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
43	Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch	61	Karaj
136	University of Qom	65	Qom
142	Imam Khomeini International University	33	Qazvin
142	Islamic Azad University, Qazvin	56	Qazvin
146	Babol University of Medical Sciences	26	Babol
148	Mazandaran University of Science and Technology	55	Babol
149	Babol Noshirvani University of Technology	17	Babol
157	University of Mazandaran	44	Babolsar
183	Semnan University	13	Semnan
189	University of Kashan	20	Kashan