28 Best universities for Metallurgical 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 Metallurgical Engineering. A graph of 334K citations received by 32.4K 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 Metallurgical Engineering

#272 in Asia

#736 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Metallurgical Engineering

#292 in Asia

#779 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Babylon

For Metallurgical Engineering

#617 in Asia

#1439 in the World

Founded: 1991

4. University of Mustansiriyah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#629 in Asia

#1456 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. University of Mosul

For Metallurgical Engineering

#690 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Basrah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#817 in Asia

#1802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. University of Anbar

For Metallurgical Engineering

#830 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

8. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#875 in Asia

#1924 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

9. Al Nahrain University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#923 in Asia

#2010 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

10. University of Tikrit

For Metallurgical Engineering

#927 in Asia

#2016 in the World

Founded: 1987

11. University of Kufa

For Metallurgical Engineering

#942 in Asia

#2043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

12. University of Diyala

For Metallurgical Engineering

#980 in Asia

#2107 in the World

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

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1086 in Asia

#2317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Wasit

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1266 in Asia

#2654 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

15. University of Duhok

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1328 in Asia

#2786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

16. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1353 in Asia

#2838 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

17. Soran University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1395 in Asia

#2908 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

18. Koya University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1450 in Asia

#3025 in the World

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

19. Al Muthanna University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1493 in Asia

#3113 in the World

Founded: 2007

20. University of Kirkuk

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1531 in Asia

#3179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

21. Tishk International University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1664 in Asia

#3469 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

22. University of Misan

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1683 in Asia

#3529 in the World

Founded: 2007

23. University of Zakho

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1710 in Asia

#3598 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

24. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1938 in Asia

#4162 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

25. Hawler Medical University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1940 in Asia

#4164 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

26. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1959 in Asia

#4216 in the World

Founded: 2014

27. Cihan University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1996 in Asia

#4321 in the World

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

28. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2008 in Asia

#4343 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2007

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

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

Mechanical 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