26 Best universities for Nuclear Engineering in Iran

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 118K citations received by 5.8K academic papers made by 26 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

#105 in the World

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

2. Shiraz University

For Nuclear Engineering

#43 in Asia

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

3. Sharif University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#48 in Asia

#124 in the World

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

4. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#49 in Asia

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Shahid Beheshti University

For Nuclear Engineering

#67 in Asia

#173 in the World

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

6. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#89 in Asia

#242 in the World

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

7. University of Tabriz

For Nuclear Engineering

#90 in Asia

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

8. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#94 in Asia

#258 in the World

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

9. University of Isfahan

For Nuclear Engineering

#105 in Asia

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

10. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

For Nuclear Engineering

#118 in Asia

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

11. Tarbiat Modares University

For Nuclear Engineering

#134 in Asia

#369 in the World

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

12. Urmia University

For Nuclear Engineering

#135 in Asia

#375 in the World

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

13. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Nuclear Engineering

#136 in Asia

#379 in the World

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

14. Shahrood University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#200 in Asia

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

15. University of Guilan

For Nuclear Engineering

#202 in Asia

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

16. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#208 in Asia

#569 in the World

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

17. Semnan University

For Nuclear Engineering

#213 in Asia

#582 in the World

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

18. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Nuclear Engineering

#221 in Asia

#598 in the World

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

19. Isfahan University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#239 in Asia

#639 in the World

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

20. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Nuclear Engineering

#252 in Asia

#669 in the World

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

21. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Nuclear Engineering

#284 in Asia

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

22. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Nuclear Engineering

#292 in Asia

#768 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

23. Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#298 in Asia

#781 in the World

Founded: 1986

24. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Nuclear Engineering

#302 in Asia

#787 in the World

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

25. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Nuclear Engineering

#311 in Asia

#806 in the World

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

26. Urmia University of Technology

For Nuclear Engineering

#352 in Asia

#908 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

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 Engineering108

Agricultural Engineering24

Applied/Engineering Physics16

Architectural Engineering34

Automation and Control engineering50

Automotive Engineering64

Biochemical Engineering26

Biomedical Engineering53

Biotechnology89

Chemical Engineering120

Civil Engineering90

Computer Engineering28

Computer Networking95

Construction Management19

Electrical Engineering116

Electronic Engineering96

Engineering Management7

Environmental Engineering93

Firefighting and Fire Science15

Geotechnical Engineering93

Human-Computer Interaction40

Industrial Engineering16

Landscape Architecture16

Marine Engineering18

Materials Science122

Mechanical Engineering119

Metallurgical Engineering120

Mining Engineering29

Nanotechnology117

Operations Research67

Optical Engineering119

Petroleum Engineering35

Polymer science and Plastics engineering12

Product and Industrial Design10

Reliability and Quality Engineering59

Remote Sensing53

Renewable Energy Engineering63

Structural Engineering100

Systems Engineering79

Technical Drawing11

Telecommunications113

Transportation Engineering33