27 Best universities for Optical Engineering in Iraq

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 300K citations received by 29K 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

#322 in Asia

#936 in the World

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

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Optical Engineering

#363 in Asia

#1031 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Optical Engineering

#581 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Optical Engineering

#627 in Asia

#1525 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. University of Basrah

For Optical Engineering

#702 in Asia

#1656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

6. University of Mosul

For Optical Engineering

#764 in Asia

#1775 in the World

Founded: 1967

7. Al Nahrain University

For Optical Engineering

#909 in Asia

#2054 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

8. University of Kufa

For Optical Engineering

#1009 in Asia

#2231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

9. University of Anbar

For Optical Engineering

#1036 in Asia

#2284 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

10. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Optical Engineering

#1050 in Asia

#2323 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

11. University of Diyala

For Optical Engineering

#1104 in Asia

#2426 in the World

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

12. University of Tikrit

For Optical Engineering

#1188 in Asia

#2590 in the World

Founded: 1987

13. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Optical Engineering

#1212 in Asia

#2650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Optical Engineering

#1272 in Asia

#2773 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

15. University of Wasit

For Optical Engineering

#1449 in Asia

#3127 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

16. Koya University

For Optical Engineering

#1556 in Asia

#3348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 2003

17. University of Duhok

For Optical Engineering

#1597 in Asia

#3444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

18. University of Kirkuk

For Optical Engineering

#1668 in Asia

#3596 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

19. University of Zakho

For Optical Engineering

#1679 in Asia

#3625 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

20. University of Misan

For Optical Engineering

#1701 in Asia

#3677 in the World

Founded: 2007

21. Soran University

For Optical Engineering

#1777 in Asia

#3849 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

22. Hawler Medical University

For Optical Engineering

#1799 in Asia

#3915 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

23. Al Muthanna University

For Optical Engineering

#1811 in Asia

#3937 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. Cihan University

For Optical Engineering

#1820 in Asia

#3960 in the World

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

25. Tishk International University

For Optical Engineering

#1885 in Asia

#4140 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

26. Komar University of Science and Technology

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Optical Engineering

#1968 in Asia

#4362 in the World

Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 2009

27. University of Fallujah

Iraq | Fallujah

For Optical Engineering

#2222 in Asia

#5043 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 Physics9

Architectural Engineering9

Automation and Control engineering9

Automotive Engineering12

Biochemical Engineering7

Biomedical Engineering6

Biotechnology20

Chemical Engineering28

Civil Engineering23

Computer Engineering12

Computer Networking23

Construction Management3

Electrical Engineering26

Electronic Engineering22

Environmental Engineering21

Firefighting and Fire Science3

Geotechnical Engineering25

Human-Computer Interaction10

Industrial Engineering2

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering2

Materials Science28

Mechanical Engineering28

Metallurgical Engineering28

Mining Engineering4

Nanotechnology28

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research10

Petroleum Engineering13

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Reliability and Quality Engineering7

Remote Sensing13

Renewable Energy Engineering15

Structural Engineering25

Systems Engineering17

Technical Drawing2

Telecommunications24

Transportation Engineering6