28 Best universities for Metallurgical 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 Metallurgical Engineering. A graph of 280K citations received by 31.5K 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

#276 in Asia

#756 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Metallurgical Engineering

#298 in Asia

#804 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Babylon

For Metallurgical Engineering

#640 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Founded: 1991

4. University of Mustansiriyah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#645 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Founded: 1963

5. University of Mosul

For Metallurgical Engineering

#681 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Founded: 1967

6. University of Basrah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#809 in Asia

#1800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

7. University of Anbar

For Metallurgical Engineering

#839 in Asia

#1866 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

8. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#909 in Asia

#1997 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

9. Al Nahrain University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#928 in Asia

#2024 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

10. University of Tikrit

For Metallurgical Engineering

#942 in Asia

#2046 in the World

Founded: 1987

11. University of Kufa

For Metallurgical Engineering

#956 in Asia

#2077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

12. University of Diyala

For Metallurgical Engineering

#991 in Asia

#2150 in the World

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

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1114 in Asia

#2376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Wasit

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1275 in Asia

#2690 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

15. University of Duhok

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1345 in Asia

#2833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

16. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1382 in Asia

#2893 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

17. Soran University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1409 in Asia

#2957 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

18. Al Muthanna University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1495 in Asia

#3127 in the World

Founded: 2007

19. Koya University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1537 in Asia

#3201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

20. University of Kirkuk

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1559 in Asia

#3243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

21. Tishk International University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1692 in Asia

#3573 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

22. University of Misan

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1705 in Asia

#3604 in the World

Founded: 2007

23. University of Zakho

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1775 in Asia

#3749 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

24. Hawler Medical University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1966 in Asia

#4260 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

25. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1970 in Asia

#4265 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

26. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1982 in Asia

#4294 in the World

Founded: 2014

27. Cihan University

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2031 in Asia

#4415 in the World

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

28. American University of Iraq, Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2033 in Asia

#4424 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 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

Mechanical Engineering27

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