27 Best universities for Optical 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 Optical Engineering. A graph of 256K citations received by 28.2K academic papers made by 27 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 Optical Engineering

#325 in Asia

#952 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Optical Engineering

#368 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Optical Engineering

#585 in Asia

#1447 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Optical Engineering

#651 in Asia

#1573 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Basrah

For Optical Engineering

#688 in Asia

#1644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

6. University of Mosul

For Optical Engineering

#749 in Asia

#1757 in the World

Founded: 1967

7. Al Nahrain University

For Optical Engineering

#914 in Asia

#2066 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Kufa

For Optical Engineering

#1017 in Asia

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

9. University of Anbar

For Optical Engineering

#1054 in Asia

#2344 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

10. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Optical Engineering

#1086 in Asia

#2403 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

11. University of Diyala

For Optical Engineering

#1102 in Asia

#2443 in the World

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

12. University of Tikrit

For Optical Engineering

#1191 in Asia

#2624 in the World

Founded: 1987

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Optical Engineering

#1230 in Asia

#2706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Optical Engineering

#1281 in Asia

#2806 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

15. University of Wasit

For Optical Engineering

#1463 in Asia

#3173 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

16. Koya University

For Optical Engineering

#1596 in Asia

#3455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2003

17. University of Duhok

For Optical Engineering

#1631 in Asia

#3532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

18. University of Kirkuk

For Optical Engineering

#1687 in Asia

#3653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

19. University of Zakho

For Optical Engineering

#1728 in Asia

#3748 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

20. University of Misan

For Optical Engineering

#1729 in Asia

#3749 in the World

Founded: 2007

21. Soran University

For Optical Engineering

#1779 in Asia

#3876 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

22. Hawler Medical University

For Optical Engineering

#1810 in Asia

#3956 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

23. Al Muthanna University

For Optical Engineering

#1822 in Asia

#3977 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. Cihan University

For Optical Engineering

#1846 in Asia

#4033 in the World

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

25. Tishk International University

For Optical Engineering

#1937 in Asia

#4290 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

26. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Optical Engineering

#1982 in Asia

#4414 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

27. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Optical Engineering

#2234 in Asia

#5087 in the World

Founded: 2014

The best cities to study Optical Engineering in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Baghdad, Hillah, Basra, and Mosul.

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

Metallurgical Engineering28

Mining Engineering4

Nanotechnology28

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research9

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