35 Best universities for Petroleum 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 Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 170K citations received by 10.4K academic papers made by 35 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. Petroleum University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#10 in Asia

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

2. University of Tehran

For Petroleum Engineering

#18 in Asia

#55 in the World

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

3. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#32 in Asia

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

4. Sharif University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#35 in Asia

#104 in the World

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

5. Shiraz University

For Petroleum Engineering

#42 in Asia

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

6. Tarbiat Modares University

For Petroleum Engineering

#86 in Asia

#247 in the World

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

7. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#114 in Asia

#318 in the World

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

8. Shahrood University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#127 in Asia

#366 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

9. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Petroleum Engineering

#132 in Asia

#394 in the World

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

10. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Petroleum Engineering

#150 in Asia

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

11. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Petroleum Engineering

#156 in Asia

#481 in the World

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

12. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Petroleum Engineering

#160 in Asia

#512 in the World

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

13. Isfahan University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#171 in Asia

#540 in the World

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

14. University of Tabriz

For Petroleum Engineering

#183 in Asia

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

15. Shahid Beheshti University

For Petroleum Engineering

#186 in Asia

#582 in the World

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

16. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#206 in Asia

#662 in the World

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

17. Persian Gulf University

For Petroleum Engineering

#214 in Asia

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1991

18. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

For Petroleum Engineering

#228 in Asia

#728 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

19. University of Isfahan

For Petroleum Engineering

#241 in Asia

#778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

20. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Petroleum Engineering

#248 in Asia

#793 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 14,440
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1934

21. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Petroleum Engineering

#263 in Asia

#848 in the World

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

22. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#306 in Asia

#951 in the World

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

23. Semnan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#307 in Asia

#953 in the World

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

24. Yazd University

For Petroleum Engineering

#314 in Asia

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

25. Zanjan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#331 in Asia

#996 in the World

Founded: 1975

26. Urmia University

For Petroleum Engineering

#364 in Asia

#1052 in the World

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

27. University of Guilan

For Petroleum Engineering

#413 in Asia

#1147 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

28. Islamic Azad University, Shiraz

For Petroleum Engineering

#441 in Asia

#1192 in the World

Founded: 1987

29. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Petroleum Engineering

#457 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

30. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Petroleum Engineering

#464 in Asia

#1232 in the World

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

31. Islamic Azad University, Mahshahr

Iran | Mahshahr

For Petroleum Engineering

#466 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Founded: 1982

32. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Petroleum Engineering

#479 in Asia

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 100,000
Founded: 1982

33. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Petroleum Engineering

#484 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

34. Kharazmi University

For Petroleum Engineering

#489 in Asia

#1270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,500
Founded: 1919

35. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Petroleum Engineering

#490 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 9,905
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

The best cities to study Petroleum Engineering in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Shiraz, Shahrud, and Kerman.

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

Nuclear Engineering26

Operations Research67

Optical Engineering119

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