31 Best universities for Petroleum 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 Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 122K citations received by 9.3K academic papers made by 31 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

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

2. University of Tehran

For Petroleum Engineering

#16 in Asia

#55 in the World

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

3. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#30 in Asia

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

4. Sharif University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#32 in Asia

#94 in the World

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

5. Shiraz University

For Petroleum Engineering

#40 in Asia

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

6. Tarbiat Modares University

For Petroleum Engineering

#80 in Asia

#239 in the World

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

7. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#110 in Asia

#305 in the World

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

8. Shahrood University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#121 in Asia

#343 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

9. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Petroleum Engineering

#127 in Asia

#372 in the World

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

10. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Petroleum Engineering

#151 in Asia

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

11. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Petroleum Engineering

#154 in Asia

#483 in the World

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

12. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Petroleum Engineering

#163 in Asia

#512 in the World

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

13. Isfahan University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#167 in Asia

#531 in the World

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

14. University of Tabriz

For Petroleum Engineering

#171 in Asia

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

15. Shahid Beheshti University

For Petroleum Engineering

#190 in Asia

#604 in the World

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

16. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#199 in Asia

#645 in the World

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

17. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

For Petroleum Engineering

#221 in Asia

#705 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

18. Persian Gulf University

For Petroleum Engineering

#225 in Asia

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1991

19. University of Isfahan

For Petroleum Engineering

#228 in Asia

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

20. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Petroleum Engineering

#245 in Asia

#799 in the World

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

21. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Petroleum Engineering

#263 in Asia

#838 in the World

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

22. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#300 in Asia

#920 in the World

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

23. Urmia University

For Petroleum Engineering

#315 in Asia

#951 in the World

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

24. Yazd University

For Petroleum Engineering

#325 in Asia

#972 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

25. Semnan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#337 in Asia

#994 in the World

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

26. Zanjan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#358 in Asia

#1032 in the World

Founded: 1975

27. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Petroleum Engineering

#431 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

28. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Petroleum Engineering

#437 in Asia

#1162 in the World

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

29. Islamic Azad University, Mahshahr

Iran | Mahshahr

For Petroleum Engineering

#448 in Asia

#1183 in the World

Founded: 1982

30. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Petroleum Engineering

#454 in Asia

#1190 in the World

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

31. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Petroleum Engineering

#466 in Asia

#1209 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

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 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

Nuclear Engineering24

Operations Research63

Optical Engineering119

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