21 Best universities for Mining Engineering in Iran

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iran ranked based on their research performance in Mining Engineering. A graph of 63.1K citations received by 3.27K academic papers made by 21 universities in Iran 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. Tarbiat Modares University

For Mining Engineering

#17 in Asia

#29 in the World

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

2. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#19 in Asia

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

3. University of Tehran

For Mining Engineering

#26 in Asia

#46 in the World

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

4. Shahrood University of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#27 in Asia

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

5. Isfahan University of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#66 in Asia

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 10,064
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 1977

6. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Mining Engineering

#72 in Asia

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1972

7. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Mining Engineering

#76 in Asia

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

8. Shiraz University

For Mining Engineering

#105 in Asia

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

9. University of Kashan

For Mining Engineering

#112 in Asia

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

10. University of Tabriz

For Mining Engineering

#117 in Asia

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

11. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Mining Engineering

#122 in Asia

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 1,702,231
Founded: 1984

12. Urmia University of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#133 in Asia

#375 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

13. Yazd University

For Mining Engineering

#137 in Asia

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

14. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Mining Engineering

#142 in Asia

#397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 24,186
Founded: 1949

15. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Mining Engineering

#144 in Asia

#401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

16. Bu-Ali Sina University

For Mining Engineering

#178 in Asia

#494 in the World

Founded: 1973

17. Urmia University

For Mining Engineering

#185 in Asia

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 13,831
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1965

18. Sharif University of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#191 in Asia

#529 in the World

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

19. Shahid Beheshti University

For Mining Engineering

#203 in Asia

#561 in the World

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

20. Petroleum University of Technology

For Mining Engineering

#211 in Asia

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

21. University of Isfahan

For Mining Engineering

#223 in Asia

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

The best cities to study Mining Engineering in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Shahrud, Isfahan, and Kerman.

Engineering subfields in Iran

Acoustical Engineering110

Aerospace Engineering109

Agricultural Engineering22

Applied/Engineering Physics16

Architectural Engineering37

Automation and Control engineering51

Automotive Engineering66

Biochemical Engineering26

Biomedical Engineering54

Biotechnology90

Chemical Engineering120

Civil Engineering91

Computer Engineering28

Computer Networking95

Construction Management19

Electrical Engineering117

Electronic Engineering97

Engineering Management7

Environmental Engineering93

Firefighting and Fire Science15

Geotechnical Engineering93

Human-Computer Interaction43

Industrial Engineering16

Landscape Architecture16

Marine Engineering18

Materials Science122

Mechanical Engineering119

Metallurgical Engineering121

Nanotechnology117

Nuclear Engineering27

Operations Research68

Optical Engineering119

Petroleum Engineering35

Polymer science and Plastics engineering14

Product and Industrial Design10

Reliability and Quality Engineering60

Remote Sensing53

Renewable Energy Engineering63

Structural Engineering101

Systems Engineering79

Technical Drawing12

Telecommunications113

Transportation Engineering33