35 Best universities for Petroleum Engineering in Iran

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 190K citations received by 10.6K 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

#11 in Asia

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1939

2. University of Tehran

For Petroleum Engineering

#19 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

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

4. Sharif University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#36 in Asia

#101 in the World

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

5. Shiraz University

For Petroleum Engineering

#45 in Asia

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

6. Tarbiat Modares University

For Petroleum Engineering

#83 in Asia

#236 in the World

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

7. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#115 in Asia

#309 in the World

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

8. Shahrood University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#125 in Asia

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

9. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Petroleum Engineering

#134 in Asia

#386 in the World

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

10. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Petroleum Engineering

#148 in Asia

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

11. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Petroleum Engineering

#156 in Asia

#475 in the World

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

12. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Petroleum Engineering

#162 in Asia

#502 in the World

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

13. Isfahan University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#171 in Asia

#526 in the World

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

14. University of Tabriz

For Petroleum Engineering

#178 in Asia

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

15. Shahid Beheshti University

For Petroleum Engineering

#184 in Asia

#571 in the World

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

16. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#206 in Asia

#647 in the World

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

17. Persian Gulf University

For Petroleum Engineering

#207 in Asia

#651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1991

18. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

For Petroleum Engineering

#221 in Asia

#700 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

19. University of Isfahan

For Petroleum Engineering

#244 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

20. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Petroleum Engineering

#245 in Asia

#789 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

#837 in the World

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

22. Semnan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#299 in Asia

#928 in the World

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

23. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#300 in Asia

#929 in the World

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

24. Yazd University

For Petroleum Engineering

#313 in Asia

#951 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

25. Zanjan University

For Petroleum Engineering

#315 in Asia

#957 in the World

Founded: 1975

26. Urmia University

For Petroleum Engineering

#378 in Asia

#1069 in the World

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

27. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Petroleum Engineering

#407 in Asia

#1134 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

28. University of Guilan

For Petroleum Engineering

#409 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

29. Islamic Azad University, Shiraz

For Petroleum Engineering

#443 in Asia

#1198 in the World

Founded: 1987

30. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Petroleum Engineering

#450 in Asia

#1208 in the World

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

31. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Petroleum Engineering

#466 in Asia

#1241 in the World

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

32. Islamic Azad University, Mahshahr

Iran | Mahshahr

For Petroleum Engineering

#473 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Founded: 1982

33. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Petroleum Engineering

#485 in Asia

#1271 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

34. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

For Petroleum Engineering

#493 in Asia

#1282 in the World

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

35. Kharazmi University

For Petroleum Engineering

#494 in Asia

#1288 in the World

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

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 Engineering109

Agricultural Engineering22

Applied/Engineering Physics16

Architectural Engineering37

Automation and Control engineering51

Automotive Engineering66

Biochemical Engineering26

Biomedical Engineering54

Biotechnology90

Chemical Engineering120

Civil Engineering91

Computer Engineering28

Computer Networking95

Construction Management19

Electrical Engineering117

Electronic Engineering97

Engineering Management7

Environmental Engineering93

Firefighting and Fire Science15

Geotechnical Engineering93

Human-Computer Interaction43

Industrial Engineering16

Landscape Architecture16

Marine Engineering18

Materials Science122

Mechanical Engineering119

Metallurgical Engineering121

Mining Engineering29

Nanotechnology117

Nuclear Engineering27

Operations Research68

Optical Engineering119

Polymer science and Plastics engineering14

Product and Industrial Design10

Reliability and Quality Engineering60

Remote Sensing53

Renewable Energy Engineering63

Structural Engineering101

Systems Engineering79

Technical Drawing12

Telecommunications113

Transportation Engineering33