49 Best universities for Remote Sensing 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 Remote Sensing. A graph of 170K citations received by 11.8K academic papers made by 49 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. University of Tehran

For Remote Sensing

#27 in Asia

#121 in the World

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

2. Tarbiat Modares University

For Remote Sensing

#58 in Asia

#229 in the World

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

3. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#62 in Asia

#235 in the World

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

4. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#92 in Asia

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Shiraz University

For Remote Sensing

#101 in Asia

#447 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

6. University of Tabriz

For Remote Sensing

#146 in Asia

#603 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

7. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#160 in Asia

#645 in the World

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

8. Shahid Beheshti University

For Remote Sensing

#163 in Asia

#653 in the World

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

9. Isfahan University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#194 in Asia

#736 in the World

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

10. Sharif University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#229 in Asia

#820 in the World

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

11. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Remote Sensing

#258 in Asia

#909 in the World

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

12. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

For Remote Sensing

#262 in Asia

#923 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

13. Yazd University

For Remote Sensing

#273 in Asia

#950 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

14. University of Isfahan

For Remote Sensing

#275 in Asia

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

15. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Remote Sensing

#289 in Asia

#985 in the World

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

16. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Remote Sensing

#298 in Asia

#1000 in the World

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

17. University of Kurdistan

Iran | Sanandaj

For Remote Sensing

#335 in Asia

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1991

18. Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University

For Remote Sensing

#359 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1974

19. Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

For Remote Sensing

#362 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Enrollment: 4,290
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1957

20. Lorestan University

Iran | Khorramabad

For Remote Sensing

#364 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Enrollment: 8,955
Founded: 1977

21. University of Kashan

For Remote Sensing

#374 in Asia

#1159 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

22. Kharazmi University

For Remote Sensing

#388 in Asia

#1184 in the World

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

23. Imam Khomeini International University

For Remote Sensing

#409 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 9,547
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1983

24. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

For Remote Sensing

#429 in Asia

#1268 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

25. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Remote Sensing

#459 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

26. Shahrood University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#484 in Asia

#1388 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

27. Urmia University

For Remote Sensing

#488 in Asia

#1394 in the World

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

28. Shiraz University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#513 in Asia

#1455 in the World

Founded: 2004

29. Zanjan University

For Remote Sensing

#528 in Asia

#1478 in the World

Founded: 1975

30. University of Guilan

For Remote Sensing

#532 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

31. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Remote Sensing

#538 in Asia

#1495 in the World

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

32. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Remote Sensing

#542 in Asia

#1503 in the World

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

33. Shahrekord University

Iran | Shahr-e Kord

For Remote Sensing

#556 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Enrollment: 6,530
Founded: 1927

34. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#577 in Asia

#1574 in the World

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

35. Bu-Ali Sina University

For Remote Sensing

#614 in Asia

#1628 in the World

Founded: 1973

36. Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences

For Remote Sensing

#631 in Asia

#1669 in the World

Founded: 1991

37. University of Mazandaran

Iran | Babolsar

For Remote Sensing

#632 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Founded: 1979

38. Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#647 in Asia

#1694 in the World

Founded: 1986

39. University of Zabol

For Remote Sensing

#682 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1979

40. Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch

For Remote Sensing

#737 in Asia

#1868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1984

41. Graduate University of Advanced Technology

For Remote Sensing

#742 in Asia

#1881 in the World

Founded: 1990

42. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Remote Sensing

#775 in Asia

#1946 in the World

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

43. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Remote Sensing

#785 in Asia

#1969 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

44. University of Birjand

For Remote Sensing

#787 in Asia

#1972 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1975

45. Semnan University

For Remote Sensing

#813 in Asia

#2025 in the World

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

46. Tafresh University

For Remote Sensing

#840 in Asia

#2063 in the World

Enrollment: 1,834
Founded: 1987

47. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Remote Sensing

#864 in Asia

#2101 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

48. Islamic Azad University Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch

For Remote Sensing

#892 in Asia

#2140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 1987

49. Imam Hossein University

For Remote Sensing

#923 in Asia

#2183 in the World

Founded: 1986

The best cities to study Remote Sensing in Iran based on the number of universities and their ranks are Tehran, Shiraz, Tabriz, and Isfahan.

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