24 Best universities for Nuclear Engineering in Iran

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 85K citations received by 5.25K academic papers made by 24 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

#41 in Asia

#105 in the World

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

2. Shiraz University

For Nuclear Engineering

#42 in Asia

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

3. Sharif University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#44 in Asia

#116 in the World

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

4. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#48 in Asia

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Shahid Beheshti University

For Nuclear Engineering

#61 in Asia

#169 in the World

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

6. University of Tabriz

For Nuclear Engineering

#86 in Asia

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

7. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#90 in Asia

#248 in the World

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

8. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#96 in Asia

#266 in the World

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

9. University of Isfahan

For Nuclear Engineering

#99 in Asia

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

10. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

For Nuclear Engineering

#106 in Asia

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

11. Tarbiat Modares University

For Nuclear Engineering

#123 in Asia

#340 in the World

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

12. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Nuclear Engineering

#134 in Asia

#386 in the World

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

13. Urmia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#138 in Asia

#392 in the World

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

14. Shahrood University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#193 in Asia

#545 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

15. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Nuclear Engineering

#198 in Asia

#559 in the World

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

16. University of Guilan

For Nuclear Engineering

#200 in Asia

#563 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

17. Semnan University

For Nuclear Engineering

#207 in Asia

#585 in the World

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

18. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Nuclear Engineering

#210 in Asia

#594 in the World

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

19. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#217 in Asia

#604 in the World

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

20. Isfahan University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#252 in Asia

#689 in the World

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

21. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Nuclear Engineering

#255 in Asia

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

22. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Nuclear Engineering

#272 in Asia

#732 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

23. Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#277 in Asia

#745 in the World

Founded: 1986

24. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Nuclear Engineering

#318 in Asia

#837 in the World

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

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 Engineering105

Aerospace Engineering102

Agricultural Engineering24

Applied/Engineering Physics15

Architectural Engineering29

Automation and Control engineering45

Automotive Engineering55

Biochemical Engineering23

Biomedical Engineering45

Biotechnology84

Chemical Engineering119

Civil Engineering85

Computer Engineering27

Computer Networking94

Construction Management16

Electrical Engineering116

Electronic Engineering89

Engineering Management6

Environmental Engineering91

Firefighting and Fire Science18

Geotechnical Engineering91

Human-Computer Interaction33

Industrial Engineering17

Landscape Architecture16

Marine Engineering19

Materials Science122

Mechanical Engineering118

Metallurgical Engineering119

Mining Engineering28

Nanotechnology116

Operations Research63

Optical Engineering119

Petroleum Engineering31

Polymer science and Plastics engineering11

Product and Industrial Design11

Reliability and Quality Engineering58

Remote Sensing49

Renewable Energy Engineering61

Structural Engineering98

Systems Engineering73

Technical Drawing9

Telecommunications112

Transportation Engineering30