53 Best universities for Remote Sensing 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 Remote Sensing. A graph of 255K citations received by 13.4K academic papers made by 53 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

#112 in the World

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

2. Khaje Nasir Toosi University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#67 in Asia

#240 in the World

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

3. Tarbiat Modares University

For Remote Sensing

#68 in Asia

#242 in the World

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

4. Amirkabir University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#106 in Asia

#439 in the World

Enrollment: 12,468
Founded: 1958

5. Shiraz University

For Remote Sensing

#113 in Asia

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1946

6. University of Tabriz

For Remote Sensing

#154 in Asia

#593 in the World

Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1947

7. Shahid Beheshti University

For Remote Sensing

#171 in Asia

#658 in the World

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

8. Iran University of Science and Technology

For Remote Sensing

#174 in Asia

#662 in the World

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

9. Isfahan University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#209 in Asia

#754 in the World

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

10. Sharif University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#232 in Asia

#813 in the World

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

11. Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

For Remote Sensing

#266 in Asia

#892 in the World

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

12. University of Isfahan

For Remote Sensing

#284 in Asia

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

13. Yazd University

For Remote Sensing

#294 in Asia

#959 in the World

Enrollment: 14,372
Founded: 1988

14. Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz

For Remote Sensing

#297 in Asia

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 15,860
Founded: 1955

15. Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

For Remote Sensing

#310 in Asia

#1014 in the World

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

16. Islamic Azad University, Shirvan

For Remote Sensing

#331 in Asia

#1061 in the World

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

17. University of Kurdistan

Iran | Sanandaj

For Remote Sensing

#334 in Asia

#1065 in the World

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

18. Lorestan University

Iran | Khorramabad

For Remote Sensing

#392 in Asia

#1173 in the World

Enrollment: 8,955
Founded: 1977

19. Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

For Remote Sensing

#407 in Asia

#1204 in the World

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

20. Kharazmi University

For Remote Sensing

#408 in Asia

#1206 in the World

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

21. Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University

For Remote Sensing

#411 in Asia

#1210 in the World

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

22. University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

For Remote Sensing

#421 in Asia

#1230 in the World

Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1978

23. University of Kashan

For Remote Sensing

#435 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 1974

24. Shahrood University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#477 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1974

25. Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University

For Remote Sensing

#480 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

26. Imam Khomeini International University

For Remote Sensing

#488 in Asia

#1366 in the World

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

27. Urmia University

For Remote Sensing

#522 in Asia

#1438 in the World

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

28. University of Guilan

For Remote Sensing

#527 in Asia

#1444 in the World

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1974

29. Zanjan University

For Remote Sensing

#535 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Founded: 1975

30. Tehran University of Medical Sciences

For Remote Sensing

#543 in Asia

#1478 in the World

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

31. Shiraz University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#561 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Founded: 2004

32. Razi University

Iran | Kermanshah

For Remote Sensing

#564 in Asia

#1516 in the World

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

33. Shahrekord University

Iran | Shahr-e Kord

For Remote Sensing

#578 in Asia

#1539 in the World

Enrollment: 6,530
Founded: 1927

34. Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#614 in Asia

#1603 in the World

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

35. University of Mazandaran

Iran | Babolsar

For Remote Sensing

#636 in Asia

#1648 in the World

Founded: 1979

36. Bu-Ali Sina University

For Remote Sensing

#650 in Asia

#1680 in the World

Founded: 1973

37. Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences

For Remote Sensing

#675 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Founded: 1991

38. Malek-Ashtar University of Technology

For Remote Sensing

#716 in Asia

#1800 in the World

Founded: 1986

39. Graduate University of Advanced Technology

For Remote Sensing

#734 in Asia

#1845 in the World

Founded: 1990

40. Alzahra University

For Remote Sensing

#745 in Asia

#1871 in the World

Enrollment: 9,962
Founded: 1964

41. Islamic Azad University, South Tehran

For Remote Sensing

#777 in Asia

#1934 in the World

Enrollment: 120,000
Founded: 1982

42. University of Zabol

For Remote Sensing

#780 in Asia

#1941 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1979

43. Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch

For Remote Sensing

#799 in Asia

#1980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1984

44. Hakim Sabzevari University

Iran | Sabzevar

For Remote Sensing

#801 in Asia

#1983 in the World

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

45. University of Birjand

For Remote Sensing

#810 in Asia

#1999 in the World

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

46. Semnan University

For Remote Sensing

#864 in Asia

#2107 in the World

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

47. Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

For Remote Sensing

#885 in Asia

#2146 in the World

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

48. Islamic Azad University Isfahan, Khorasgan Branch

For Remote Sensing

#889 in Asia

#2154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 1987

49. Tafresh University

For Remote Sensing

#919 in Asia

#2214 in the World

Enrollment: 1,834
Founded: 1987

50. Sahand University of Technology

Iran | Sahand Town

For Remote Sensing

#924 in Asia

#2221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1989

51. University of Sistan and Baluchestan

For Remote Sensing

#925 in Asia

#2222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1974

52. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

For Remote Sensing

#944 in Asia

#2253 in the World

Enrollment: 10,355
Founded: 1960

53. Imam Hossein University

For Remote Sensing

#1031 in Asia

#2401 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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