27 Best universities for Nuclear 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 Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 131K citations received by 5.91K academic papers made by 27 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. University of Tehran

For Nuclear Engineering

#39 in Asia

#99 in the World

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

2. Shiraz University

For Nuclear Engineering

#47 in Asia

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

3. Sharif University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#48 in Asia

#123 in the World

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

4. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#51 in Asia

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Shahid Beheshti University

For Nuclear Engineering

#68 in Asia

#172 in the World

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

6. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#88 in Asia

#238 in the World

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

7. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#92 in Asia

#251 in the World

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

8. University of Tabriz

For Nuclear Engineering

#93 in Asia

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

9. University of Isfahan

For Nuclear Engineering

#103 in Asia

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

10. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

For Nuclear Engineering

#116 in Asia

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

11. Tarbiat Modares University

For Nuclear Engineering

#132 in Asia

#361 in the World

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

12. Urmia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#134 in Asia

#363 in the World

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

13. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Nuclear Engineering

#139 in Asia

#376 in the World

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

14. Shahrood University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#197 in Asia

#541 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

15. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#207 in Asia

#558 in the World

Enrollment: 5,744
Male:Female: 67:33
Founded: 1970

16. University of Guilan

For Nuclear Engineering

#210 in Asia

#563 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

17. Semnan University

For Nuclear Engineering

#222 in Asia

#596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1988

18. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Nuclear Engineering

#227 in Asia

#605 in the World

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

19. Isfahan University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#241 in Asia

#634 in the World

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

20. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Nuclear Engineering

#258 in Asia

#673 in the World

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

21. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Nuclear Engineering

#288 in Asia

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

22. Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#292 in Asia

#764 in the World

Founded: 1986

23. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Nuclear Engineering

#304 in Asia

#784 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

24. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Nuclear Engineering

#310 in Asia

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,347
Founded: 1972

25. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Nuclear Engineering

#312 in Asia

#796 in the World

Enrollment: 8,589
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1986

26. Urmia University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#359 in Asia

#913 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

27. University of Kashan

For Nuclear Engineering

#425 in Asia

#1047 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

The best cities to study Nuclear Engineering in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Shiraz, Tabriz, and Isfahan.

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

Mining Engineering29

Nanotechnology117

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