25 Best universities for Structural Engineering in Iraq

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Iraq ranked based on their research performance in Structural Engineering. A graph of 113K citations received by 13.2K academic papers made by 25 universities in Iraq 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 Baghdad

For Structural Engineering

#191 in Asia

#638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 70,614
Founded: 1957

2. University of Technology - Baghdad

For Structural Engineering

#216 in Asia

#709 in the World

Founded: 1960

3. University of Mustansiriyah

For Structural Engineering

#357 in Asia

#992 in the World

Founded: 1963

4. University of Babylon

For Structural Engineering

#492 in Asia

#1253 in the World

Founded: 1991

5. Al Nahrain University

For Structural Engineering

#537 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Enrollment: 1,171
Founded: 1987

6. University of Mosul

For Structural Engineering

#545 in Asia

#1359 in the World

Founded: 1967

7. University of Anbar

For Structural Engineering

#569 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Enrollment: 24,970
Founded: 1970

8. University of Basrah

For Structural Engineering

#600 in Asia

#1466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1964

9. University of Diyala

For Structural Engineering

#632 in Asia

#1551 in the World

Enrollment: 26,887
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1999

10. University of Kufa

For Structural Engineering

#636 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1987

11. University of Sulaimani

Iraq | Sulaymaniyah

For Structural Engineering

#730 in Asia

#1753 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1967

12. University of Tikrit

For Structural Engineering

#740 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Founded: 1987

13. University of Wasit

For Structural Engineering

#816 in Asia

#1928 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2003

14. Salahaddin University - Erbil

For Structural Engineering

#855 in Asia

#2015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1968

15. University of Duhok

For Structural Engineering

#954 in Asia

#2193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1992

16. University of Thi-Qar

Iraq | Nasiriyah

For Structural Engineering

#1043 in Asia

#2374 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 2002

17. University of Misan

For Structural Engineering

#1153 in Asia

#2594 in the World

Founded: 2007

18. University of Kirkuk

For Structural Engineering

#1262 in Asia

#2828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2003

19. Al Muthanna University

For Structural Engineering

#1265 in Asia

#2835 in the World

Founded: 2007

20. Tishk International University

For Structural Engineering

#1331 in Asia

#2968 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 2008

21. Koya University

For Structural Engineering

#1398 in Asia

#3113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 4,500
Founded: 2003

22. Soran University

For Structural Engineering

#1560 in Asia

#3450 in the World

Enrollment: 4,992
Founded: 2009

23. Cihan University

For Structural Engineering

#1601 in Asia

#3535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2007

24. University of Zakho

For Structural Engineering

#1715 in Asia

#3780 in the World

Enrollment: 10,058
Founded: 2010

25. Hawler Medical University

For Structural Engineering

#1818 in Asia

#3992 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2005

The best cities to study Structural Engineering in Iraq based on the number of universities and their ranks are Baghdad, Hillah, Mosul, and Ramadi.

Engineering subfields in Iraq

Acoustical Engineering25

Aerospace Engineering24

Agricultural Engineering3

Applied/Engineering Physics9

Architectural Engineering9

Automation and Control engineering9

Automotive Engineering12

Biochemical Engineering7

Biomedical Engineering6

Biotechnology20

Chemical Engineering28

Civil Engineering23

Computer Engineering12

Computer Networking23

Construction Management3

Electrical Engineering26

Electronic Engineering22

Environmental Engineering21

Firefighting and Fire Science3

Geotechnical Engineering25

Human-Computer Interaction10

Industrial Engineering2

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering2

Materials Science28

Mechanical Engineering28

Metallurgical Engineering28

Mining Engineering4

Nanotechnology28

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research10

Optical Engineering27

Petroleum Engineering13

Polymer science and Plastics engineering2

Reliability and Quality Engineering7

Remote Sensing13

Renewable Energy Engineering15

Systems Engineering17

Technical Drawing2

Telecommunications24

Transportation Engineering6